Day at Hue

Today was a lazy but pretty enjoyable day at Hue.

We got up early in the morning -- daylight starts at 5am and I didn't sleep that well (suffering from not-my-bed-syndrome).

We had a crappy breakfast at one of the guesthouse's cafe. The pho was not fresh (cooked from dried pho) and the soup taste like cooked with msg.

We had an early morning and headed straight to the Dong Ha market to look around. It's a pretty big local market and there are lots of interesting stuff here. Vegetables, grains, fruits, grocery, clothes... We ended up shopping a lot more than we expected. Bought T-shirts (S$2.5 each). Bought slippers (S$2 each). Bought Vietnamese coffee (bargained from S$5 to S$2.7 per pack). Bought water melons, snacks.... CK's did all the bargaining and he's really good.

In the end, instead of heading to the Imperial Palace, we decided to take a cab back to the guest house and dropped our stuff first. Taxi fare's cheap anyway. (like S$2 for a short trip).

We had our most sumptuous and expensive lunch so far (S$18). But the food was good and we enjoyed it. I'm really enjoying the food. Still haven't had enough of pho yet. And yet to try the fresh rice paper rolls.

We headed to the Citadel in the afternoon. There isn't much left of the imperial palace, most of it being destroyed in the war. It would have been more enjoyable if the sun was not so hot. But still it was nice sitting around, hiding from the hot sun while the afternoon drifts away.

CK was clearly unimpressed, having been to grander stuff in Beijing. He did not think he'll come back. But I won't mind coming back again. Hue has its own charm.

As we sit in the short stools by the river side, drinking juices and coffee, I thought it would be nice if I have a partner who enjoy such trips with me.

Tomorrow, we'll be heading to Hoi An.