Around the World with two heavy bags...
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Hoi An
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Hue
Arrived into Hue at 8am via overnight train from Hanoi.
Cyclo tour of the town in the morning... main site being the Imperial Citadel.
Spent afternoon by a rooftop pool at another hotel.
Awoke at 4am for an early morning 'photography' trip on the back of a motor cycle with a local photographer.
Went along the river delta, caught a bit of the sunrise, visited a riverside market. Fantastic trip and got some great pictures.
Back to the hotel for breakfast and a half hour kip.
Followed this with another motor cycle trip... this time with the group... a 10 strong convoy. Went to Tang Ton markets, saw a fortune teller, though no one took her up on her offers. Had a 75 year demo an irrigation machine and bounding rice... she also kept singing to herself!
Took a boat trip on the Perfume River to the Perfume Pagoda. The monk that famously burnt himself to death in protest came from this temple.
Lunch at a nunnery... it was 38 degrees in the shade!
Visited the Tu Duc tomb... the king/emporer that lost to the French.
Saw incense stick making and a lady with one arm making the traditional conical hats.
Evening meal near to hotel... bar as well. Stunning waitresses!!!
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Halong Bay
Halong Bay... beautiflul... junks, kyaking, crashes, and photos...
Last days in Hanoi
On the 18th June I joined an Intrpid group tour of Vietnam... taking in Hanoi, Halong Bay, Hue, Hoi An, Nha Trang, Mekong Delta and Saigon...