Day 60

Hue

After getting some breakfast we rented a couple scooters from our hostel as today we were planning on driving to Hue. Now we weren't really that fussed about going to Hue but the journey involved a mountain ride through the Hai Van Pass. After heading out we started to get some beautiful views over the beach and sea next to us down from the mountain pass. I didn't take any photos but as Daisy was on the back of Alfie's scooter she managed to get some.

It wasn't long before we were ascending into the mist and for most the ride we were enveloped in a very eerie feeling fog that honestly reminded me of North Wales. The pass unfortunately didn't last very long but it was quite a nice ride. What wasn't a nice ride was the main road from the end of the pass to Hue. Don't get me wrong there wasn't anything wrong in particular but it was a long straight road with not alot of views. What was quite cool is the alternative Vietnam and Communist flag that lined the central divider for what must have been kilometers upon kilometers.

When we arrived we didn't really know what we were doing so we found somewhere for lunch. That was closed so we wandered about until we found somewhere that was open where we enjoyed a very average meal. After that we headed towards the Ancient City, one of Hue's biggest attraction. There were a few different options with different sights and tombs but we weren't really too fussed so we paid for out parking, I grabbed a lovely blueberry smoothie and we headed in. The whole grounds were quite nice but if I'm being honest I was so hot that I kind of just lounged about most of the day, moving a bit before sitting down for a while again. It was a nice mix of ancient buildings, and nice gardens, which if I were an artist would be a great subject for a painting.

We didn't want to drive back in the dark so we headed out around 4 and made our way back. The flag road was just as long but the pass went by quicker as we weren't stopping for views as much. We got back into town just as it got dark, returned our scooters and went out for some dinner. Alfie and Daisy got an early night whilst I spent hours until early in the morning obsessing about different tents on Marketplace (still addicted).Baca selengkapnya