TRAVEL IN STYLE!

We have decided that we are going to go for the record for most different types of transport used in one holiday! So far there’s been car, plane, minibus, cruise ship, sampan and today - sleeper bus!

We weren’t expecting this for a 5 hour journey!!

We started the day early by being taken to the Gecko hostel in Phong Nha to wait for the bus to Hue which is further south down the coast. 

Gecko - best cappuccino yet but unfortunately I’ve been suffering from a decidedly dodgy tummy for a few days so couldn’t sample it!

We were expecting a normal bus but when we got on were told to take off our shoes and put them in a bag and then had to climb up onto our bunks and lie down for the whole trip!! Not a recommended way to travel, especially if you aren’t Vietnamese sized - ie anything above 5”4!!!

However, after being stopped for speeding and the crew seeming to stop and chat with everybody and their mother we arrived to lovely sunny warm Hue. It’s a beautiful city. We were met by our host and taken to our free accommodation for the night which is fab. We took a taxi into the Imperial city which is beautiful and full of amazing bonsai trees.

Another form of transport, sadly only for show!

We then tried to find our way to the restaurant that our host had recommended for the best local food, but failed miserably so ended up taking rickshaws to it. The driving here is crazy, we cannot work out any rules so going across junctions in them was hairy to say the least!

They were actually very comfortable but felt very sorry for the guys riding them!

Food was lovely, different from what we’d had before. Especially loved the fried rice pancake!

Back to our accommodation for the night having stopped for a coffee, several rounds of Shithead and an early night, as we have an early start tomorrow on our next form of transport, motorbikes!