Hue

The train took us to Hue over about 12 hours. We were in soft sleepers, so we got a bit of a snooze, but the music, the partying Dutch hooligans next door, and the second hand smoke (free!) might have disturbed the sleep a bit.

My rumbling tummy didn't bother me too much, although it would limit the distance of my venturing from the hotel on our fist day in Hue, but that is all I'm going to say about that.

Hue is a river town, and a former Capitol, with some pretty random preserved heritage buildings amongst rapid new development. Sound familiar to anyone back home?

The first impression we got of Hue is of the ample green space that lines both shores of the Perfume River - the lazy muddy waterway that bisects the town - as well-maintained waterfront parks line much of the shore. There are several other small rivers, canals, and moats (more on them later) that cut through the City, so it seems we're always crossing a bridge. This makes navigating by foot much easier on the narrow twisty roads - just count the rivers you cross and note which bridge you used.

Our first day wanting the (closer) streets of Hue led us to a few older Pagodas (Pagodi?)

...and the expansive old waterfront market that had an absolutely spectacular variety of fruit and vegetables.

But mostly, we caught the ambience, and had our first Bahn Khoai.

 

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