Hue

Sorry for the lack of updates, Internet coverage in Vietnam is ropey at best..

Hue was a really nice town for a quick stop down the coast from Hanoi. Nice but wet, very wet.

In the end I stopped in Hue for 2 nights day one involved I scooter ride to visit the tombs of former emperors dotted around the area. I found 1 in 5 hours. I also got soaked!!

Day two involved a walk around the formal royal palace complex including the Purple Forbidden City. The central complex had been almost entirely flattered during the Vietnam war, although having visited the Forbidden City in Beijing it was easy to picture it in it's former glory.

Having only taken a morning to visit the forbidden city, I also managed to catch a Vietnamese 2nd tier football match!

Vietnam had a really nice bar and restaurant scene, although it was the same old crowd from Hanoi. With this in mind I decided that my next stop would be the little visited city of De Nang rather than Hoi An. This turned out to be a great decision, but more about that later....