Tuesday 2nd March
Arrived early in the morning at Hue and got taxi to hotel. Then walked around the citadel, its magnificent temple complexes, palaces, pavilions and residences before finding the ice cream parlour that Em and Steve found last year.
As journey times anywhere in this country seem to take so long (you can't get faster than 30mph on average by road or rail), decided to miss out Da Lang and instead fly from Da Nang to Ho Chi Minh city. Booked hotel in Hoi An and Jetstar flight, Also booked trip up Perfumed River tomorrow.
Monday 1st March
Walked down to French quarter, got lost and ended up by Lenin park which is still being reconstructed. Finally found the French quarter, but really the only lasting cultural legacies the French left here comprise the baguette and the habit of urinating on any convenient wall.
Back to hotel and taxi to station. After panic until ticket vouchers were exchanged for tickets, we boarded the train. Sharing a sleeping compartment with a pleasant Australian couple, we drank beer and stronger rice sourced spirits to aid sleep as we rumbled southwards.
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