The road to Hue Part 2

Ok so I'm finally back to finish my post about the trip Tim and I took to Hue. After we wandered around the Imperial city we walked over to the big markets where you could buy pretty much anything. I took a photo of all the shoes. If my feet had been a little bit smaller you would never have gotten me out of there!!

After that we went for a beer on a floating restaurant. It was here in Hue that I discovered what remains my favourite Vietnamese beer... Huda!!! And at about 90 cents AUD a bottle, the price kept me happy also.














I stupidly told Tim I would buy him a cocktail at the swankiest hotel in town, because Lonely Planet had told us it had an awesome rooftop bar. We did get the opportunity to explore the rooftop however it being cold and wet, there was no table service on the roof. The cocktails were uber expensive and not that great, but the view was awesome so that was ok.

Sunday morning we were woken by drumming and Chinese dragons in the parking lot. Apparantly there was going to be a wedding at our hotel. There were people and motorbikes.













On Sunday we spent the day on a boat on the Perfume River that we had hired. For about $15 AUD each, we hired a boat for about 6 hours and it took us by river, to some of the sites along the river. We felt pretty cool because all the other boats that passed us on the river had lots and lots of people on the boat. And we were chilling out on the river in the sun with only two of us on the boat!

Our first stop was the Thien Mu Pagoda. This place was gorgeous and is known as one of the most famous landmarks in Hue. Therefore it was crawling with tour groups, however I stalked a group whose guide was speaking English and got to learn some of the history of the place. There is a big bell tower and a number of monks still reside here. It also has a seven tiered monument at the entrance. It was quite spectacular!





























Next stop was the Tomb of Tu Duc. It was the final resting place of the Emperor of the same name. There is a lake, a pavillion and a theatre on the grounds of the tomb and it was quite spectacular as well. It was a long walk away from where our boat docked and it was really hot and humid but it was definately worth it.


























After looking around the tombs we went to another pagoda and then headed back to the hotel for a rest. We went for some dinner and spent the night in. Monday morning we headed back to Da Nang on a bus that left 30 mins late and then mysteriously made an unscheduled stop for food at 10am in the morning and then continued to stop along the highway after the bus made some mysterious smells. Eventually we arrived back in Da Nang about 3 hours late, tired but happy to have seen Hue.






























Housewarming post coming up next. Stay tuned


Amy xoxox