Cambodia & Vietnam Trip – Day 14
Brendan’s 5th Birthday!
A quick look around , the old town, found the real Japanese Bridge, still nothing too grand but it does separate the hustle and bustle of Hoi An from the more arty area of the Old Town. It is very hot & sticky again, so back to the hotel via the “Banana Split” cafe where we had an ice cream. Went to the bank & was able to use our card to draw some extra money out, so was a bit more relieved.
Showered and relaxed till 1:30pm when we went downstairs to finalise our bill, 27,000VDn. While we waited for the bus, Brendan kept the two reception girls occupied! They wrote him “Happy Birthday” in Vietnamese, and he drew pictures for them.
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Finally the bus arrived at 2:20pm, after making some more stops, we left Hoi An, at about 3:30pm. It should take about 3 to 4 hours. There were some very nice views along the way of the mountains and rice paddies, with lots of people working in them later in the afternoon. David is wishing we’d have hired a car, and a driver, so we could have stopped at various places along the way, never mind. Saw plenty of water buffalo too!
Hotel: Thanh Noi
3 Dangdung Street, Hue , Vietnam
Phone: +84-54-522478
Fax: +84-54-522711
10 June -12 June
Arrived a Hue, at around 6pm, and got a taxi to our Hotel. First impression, was nice, but the staff a little unfriendly. Rooms are OK with 2 beds, but nothing flash though. The grounds & restaurant look nice, with a lovely pool area as well.
Had tea here, at the restaurant, Spring Rolls, Rice, Honey Shrimp & Sautéed beef with onion, all quite nice and filling.
We organised a “Dragon” boat trip, up the Perfume River, for tomorrow. It turns out we can go on a tour for about $6 each or charter the boat for ourselves for $15….
Charter it is!
