Hell's Angels

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For once we traveled to our next destination, Hue, by bus! It was a very scenic drive over a mountain pass and past some beautiful beaches, a shame about the rain!

Hue is a town on the banks of the Perfume River, mainly known for its citadel and tombs. We did a great fun day trip on motorbikes (don't worry mum, we wore helmets and they never did over 50km/h!) We travelled through some beautiful countryside (it'a always nice to get out of the cities in Vietnam) and went to a royal tomb of an emperor. The tombs were actually more like holiday homes! The emperors would have them built while they were still alive and spend time there with their families. This one had a temple, a house, an island for hunting and huge grounds! From here we visited a few tradition villages where they make the conical hats, incense sticks and a small village with a Japanese bridge where some people had their fortune told by a very very old lady! I gave it a miss, I don't want to know...!

We had a 10 course lunch at a Buddhist nunnery before visiting the citadel. This massive complex also had a large tomb at its centre - The Forbidden Purple City - but unfortunately (once again) American bombs destroyed all but one building.

Our next destination was the capital, Hanoi.

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