Hue to Hoi An.
Hollerrr.
We are getting so relaxed I am even finding it hard to bring myself to get on the internet, yup, it's pretty serious.
The night bus from Hanoi to Hue was pretty interesting, there was some sensational driving to say the least.
Hue was good - it's an ancient, ancient town which copped a lot from both wars, so it has an odd feel to it though. We went and checked out the amazing Citadel, and on the second day succumbed to a tour of the DMZ (Demilitarization Zone of the U.S war). Was really good actually - we got to go down into the tunnels where up to 300 North Vietnamese hid for 6-7 years... some of the tunnels are as deep as 23m. Amazing tactics. They had built family rooms (tiny), a maternity room (17 babies were born underground over the time period) and even an operations room. There were some crafty exits to the sea so they could sneak out and catch fish. These tunnels were mostly 150-200cm tall, so they were not claustrophobic like I imagine those of the Viet Cong - not sure if we'll be brave enough to get down those if we get the chance, I might get stuck like Winnie the Pooh.
We headed to Hoi An yesterday and it's been lovely. There is sooooo much shopping to do here - it's the best place in the country to get clothes and shoes made so we've been taking advantage - yesterday afternoon I ordered three pairs of shoes, two tops, a dress, more yoga trousers and a jacket and still walked out smiling - and they will all be made by this afternoon. Blimey. I was telling them it doesn't need to be so fast as I don't want them to stay up all night, poor things! We could have bartered them down loads more but just didn't have the heart.
The hotel we stayed in last night had a witch at the front desk and was sooooo noisy so we've splashed out on a $12 a night one for the next few nights, complete with swimming pool, ahhhh the luxury!
We are getting so relaxed I am even finding it hard to bring myself to get on the internet, yup, it's pretty serious.
The night bus from Hanoi to Hue was pretty interesting, there was some sensational driving to say the least.
Hue was good - it's an ancient, ancient town which copped a lot from both wars, so it has an odd feel to it though. We went and checked out the amazing Citadel, and on the second day succumbed to a tour of the DMZ (Demilitarization Zone of the U.S war). Was really good actually - we got to go down into the tunnels where up to 300 North Vietnamese hid for 6-7 years... some of the tunnels are as deep as 23m. Amazing tactics. They had built family rooms (tiny), a maternity room (17 babies were born underground over the time period) and even an operations room. There were some crafty exits to the sea so they could sneak out and catch fish. These tunnels were mostly 150-200cm tall, so they were not claustrophobic like I imagine those of the Viet Cong - not sure if we'll be brave enough to get down those if we get the chance, I might get stuck like Winnie the Pooh.
We headed to Hoi An yesterday and it's been lovely. There is sooooo much shopping to do here - it's the best place in the country to get clothes and shoes made so we've been taking advantage - yesterday afternoon I ordered three pairs of shoes, two tops, a dress, more yoga trousers and a jacket and still walked out smiling - and they will all be made by this afternoon. Blimey. I was telling them it doesn't need to be so fast as I don't want them to stay up all night, poor things! We could have bartered them down loads more but just didn't have the heart.
The hotel we stayed in last night had a witch at the front desk and was sooooo noisy so we've splashed out on a $12 a night one for the next few nights, complete with swimming pool, ahhhh the luxury!
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