Postcards from abroad
Hue is an extraordinary royal city, the capital of Vietnam between 1802-1945 and still regarded as ‘somewhat highbrow’ according to the Rough Guide. There are a ton of things to see including a massive, nineteenth-century citadel and Imperial City which we explored yesterday. Today I’ll concentrate on two of the seven royal tombs which lie… Continue reading A tale of two tombs
We took a decision a couple of weeks ago that we would come to Central Vietnam despite the fact that it was likely to rain - we realised that it was far preferable to be wet than extra hot! We were delighted that Josh linked us with his friend Shi (pronounced with an ‘up down… Continue reading Wonderful wet Hue!
We spent the morning walking through fields and Thai villages, enjoying our chats with the locals and watching them gardening and tending to their animals. We came across one woman who was uprooting bamboo from the side of the road to take home and grow into a bamboo fence: We met someone else picking vegetables… Continue reading Gardeners, children and the tale of a duckling
Turns out that Vietnamese Women’s Day is today and not yesterday. So, after a rather hot walk uphill to see a prison (horrible) built by the French at the beginning of the twentieth century and used for political prisoners, we were delighted to find a group of women all dressed up to celebrate. Of course,… Continue reading Women’s day for real!
We left the quiet, rice-growing area of Mau Chi to drive to Son La province and town, stopping for a night on our way to our remote resort in what feels to be quite a prosperous town in the middle of an agricultural area. Our guide Anh had told us that we would see the… Continue reading Son La Town on Vietnamese Women’s Day