Blogs from Hué, Thua Thien - Huế, North Central Coast, Vietnam, Asia - page 9

27 – 28 de enero Hue Llegamos a Hue a las 8 y algo de la mañana. El viaje un poco turbulento ya que las carreteras de Vietnam no están bien pavimentadas y hay cráteres, rocas, raíces por todas partes. Además las camas del bus eran muy duras e incomodas. Negociamos un tour con dos conductores de motos para ver unas pagodas, templos, tumbas y palacios y la ciudad amurallada. Kyle se subió detrás de una motocicleta y yo a la otra. Con caso y mochilas puestas partimos a ver Hue. El primer templo que vimos me recordó las ruinas de Angkor Wat. En el medio de la selva, en ruinas, con arboles alrededor, lagos, estanques y muchas edificaciones antiguas con moho y señales de antigüedad. Alrededor de la edificación central habían unas estatua... read more

Geo: 16.4635, 107.585Nachdem zumindest ich dieses mal im Sleeping Bus nicht schlafen konnte (vor allem, weil mir schweinekalt war und ich stets meine Füße versuchte warm zu rubbeln), hielten wir gegen 6.00Uhr morgens in Dong Ha. Als wir wieder in den Bus steigen wollen, spricht uns ein freundlich wirkender Vietnamese an, wo wir her kommen - der Anfang eines typischen Verkaufsgespräches. Glücklicher Weise versteht Netti aber, worum es dem Mann geht: Wenn wir vor hätten in die DMZ (Demilitärisierte Zone) zu fahren, wäre es schlauer hier auszusteigen und nicht noch die 100 KM bis nach Hue zu fahren, um dann von dort aus die Tour in die andere Richtung zu machen. Da gerade Claudi diesen Ausflug eh machen wollte, entscheiden wir uns auszusteigen und das Angebot anzunehmen. Nach kurzem Frühstück geht es dann los: wir fahren ... read more

Hello everyone and merry Christmas! Last time we were leaving Hanoi to go to Ninh Binh. Ninh Binh is like Ha Long Bay but on earth. The town in itself doesn’t have a lot to offer but all around there are beautiful things to see. So we rented some bicycles and drove around. There are temples to see, lovely cruises to do on the river where they drive the boat with their feet (which is quite funny to look at!), there is a nice small hill (with 460 stiff steps to arrive at the top!) to see a stunning point of view of the river. We saw a magnificent temple, the Bai Dinh Pagoda, which is still under construction, but which is already something to visit. This pagoda will be the biggest one in south East ... read more

My travel plans were exciting - we got to Hue and then the plane did a funny thing and stopped mid-decent only to "take-off" again mid-air..... then we were told that the weather was too bad - we'll take a holding pattern... then 15 minutes later – “we are diverting to Da Nang” It is 2 hours away from Hue by car. Then get off the plane and wait in the airport for 2 hours- watching the CRAZY German run around the airport harassing staff and saying “VAITING VAITING – Why are we VAITING!!!” Honestly he pretty much yelled this every 2-3 minutes. The funniest part was when he met 2 Australian ladies and said “Oh Auzzie’s – you have hoppy hoppy Kangaroo’s” and then proceeded to demonstrate the hoppy hoppy kangaroos by hopping around the ... read more

Geo: 16.4635, 107.585After spending a low key day in Hanoi and buying our open bus ticket we were on the road in an overnight bus to Hue. Before we had been liaising with couchsufers in Vietnam to see if we were able to spend a day working with some locals in the rice fields, but we were a few weeks to late and all the fields had been cultivated, a bit of a bummer, I was really looking forward to that experience, nevermind. The trip took around 12 hours and we arrived in a more quieter and low key town compared to the loud and chaotic area of the Old Quarter in Hanoi.We checked in to our hotel and then set about thinking of what we wanted to see and do. We spent the first half ... read more