Hue

Pronounced Hue0-a!! A short bus ride later and we arrive at another coastal town. Today was a scortcher but we ahd a full packed day to enjoy. The most special was a trip to one of the many but most famous Pagodas. It is set on a big site and had beautiful grounds. It is run by nuns and is actually used as an orphanage for about two hundred children. As per usual as soon as we arrived we were treated like celebrities - and not z-class. The children surround us asking that we take photos and the look on their faces to see their pictures immediatly was quite touching. One little girl borrowed my camera and I have several nice shots of the wall and floor. The nuns and children had prepared us a wonderful and (thanks to the teachings of Buddha) vegetarian feast. And a feast it was. Later on we had a beer at a floating cafe. I bought a watch and we ahd dinner at a local resturant where we decided to ask for the three best things on the menu to share as a surprise. The owner loved this. Then on to a bar - bad pool, bad dancing, met more travellers and had more beer.
During our trip we ahve took several cyclo rides - you sit in a comfotable carrige type seat which is connected to a cycle at the back. On our way to the bar we were approached by - most likely the hundenth cyclo man asking to escort us so we decided to turn the tables. To our surprise they agreed and we ended up cycling them in the crazy Vietnamese traffic and then paying the at the end. Good fun though.