Blogs from Hué, Thua Thien - Huế, North Central Coast, Vietnam, Asia - page 14

We arrived in Hue after getting the overnight train from Hanoi, the Livertrans Express is easily the most luxuriest train we have been on so far even though it was a bit bumpy! Twelve hours in a luxury cabin with a few cans of Tiger was no problem. Hue is on the most peoples list of places to visit in Vietnam and comes recommended in the Lonely Planet so we included it in our stay but neither of us could really work out why! We found a nice enough hotel with a pool (of course) and within budget but there wasn't really much to do or see other than the citadel. We therefore decided that this would be a good place to hire our first moped and go exploring on our own ala Top Gear style. ... read more

well hello everyone . we have now been in Vietnam just over a week and we still love it , just a shame it is raining again , mummy and Daddy dont like the British/Danish weather and up here in the north it is closer to it .. We did do Halong Bay for 3 days and 2 nights and it was wonderful , I even went on a motorbike it was cool so much so I fel a sleep how's about that then .... then Mummy and Daddy went Kayaking they both loved it , I was a sleep when they got back after my racing around playing chase with everyone ... so we are now in Hue it is pretty cool the resort Pilgrim village its just a short distance to the city and ... read more

Eine Zugfahrt, die ist lustig, eine Zugfahrt, die ist schön....vor allem, wenn man sie im Nachtzug in einem Sechs-Betten-Mini-Appartment mit acht Vietnamesen teilt. Eine Liege für mich, eine für eine kräftige Vietnamesin und der Bettenrest wird aufgeteilt, soviel, wie halt reinpassen. Insgesamt sind wir also neun. Meine Liege im Dreistockbett ist ganz oben und des Nächtens muss ich wohl aufpassen, dass ich nicht auf einem zarten Vietnamesen rumtrampele. Es läuft ganz ordentlich und ich werde auch gleich zum Abendbrot, Reis mit Hühnchen und zum Nachtisch Zuckerrohr zum Draufrumkauen, eingeladen. Immer wenn ich dann mein bestes Vietnamesisch: Xin Chao! (Hallo) und Cam On! (Danke) auspacke, ernte ich Lächeln und Nachschlag auf meinem Styroporteller. Satt ist kein Ausdruck und bevor ich es mit meinem Kullerbauch nicht mehr zu meinem Bett hoch schaffe, revangiere ich mich schnell mit ein ... read more

One cloudy day in China Beach is barely tolerable. Two days is insufferable. We figured that Hue was as good a place as any to endure the cooler weather. Probably the best choice given the fine food that Hue is known for. We paid our bill with Hoa, dropped some laundry with Giao, packed 4 days worth of clothing in one bag and deposited the other with Sarah for safe keeping as we planned to return to China Beach when the weather turned. Jeff and Truc found our plan a good one and decided to come along to keep us company. Jeff is a US Army Vet who served in Da Nang and the DMZ from 1968 to 1969. Truc is a human resources director at a large and expensive Saigon hotel. She is a slender ... read more

We arrived in sleepy Hue (pronounced Hu-wey) on Saturday afternoon and within 5 minutes of arriving, I had a slightly embarrassing incident when I decided to get stroppy with the manager of the wrong hotel about our booking (which he obviously knew nothing about!) Another of my now regular 'Basil Fawlty' moments. We eventually realised that we were in the wrong place, apologised and left! Our actual guesthouse is run by a little family who can't do enough to help. When we arrive they sit us down and give us a bowl of homemade soup, before we even see our room. This soon becomes a theme and they offer us snacks and drinks every time we walk through the reception! Unfortunately Hue itself isn't the most exciting place we've been to. The main attraction is the ... read more