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Some fun nights out🤪

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Hoi Ann, the city of lanterns, lights around the night market, floating lanterns on the river. The old covered bridge and the temple

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Leaving Hue for bus trip to Hoi Ann along the mountain side with beach views. Stopped at a viewpoint for fresh coconut drinks and a ... debatable bathroom. We can see you Mark! Bus stop at a bakery for lunch. Yummy buns filled with meaty VN delights. Our vegetarian doesn’t seem impressed! Eaten sitting on baby chairs on the sidewalk.

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Leaving Hue for bus trip to Hoi Ann along the mountain side with beach views. Stopped at a viewpoint for fresh coconut drinks and a ... debatable bathroom. We can see you Mark! Bus stop at a bakery for lunch. Yummy buns filled with meaty VN delights. Our vegetarian doesn’t seem impressed! Eaten sitting on baby chairs on the sidewalk.

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Getin’ around!

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This temple held the relics of the famous monk who set himself on fire in protest. It made world news. I still remember it. His heart was incinerated several times and did not burn and is believed to be indestructible. There are varying opinions on the authenticity of this claim. Also we all had to have our knees covered so Christian wore his watermelon wrap.

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Entertainment in the summerhouse at Tu Duc’s Toumb.

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Great fun climbing on a motorbike for a tour around the city! Took a dragon boat ride on the river and visited Tu Duc’s tomb. Loved the statues guarding the tomb. The last is a group of school kids exercising in the square.

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Hue Cyclo tour. Chinese Gardens Fortress and moat Gabby riding and Mat arriving at the hotel

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Lunch at the locals home during our walkabout.

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Walking tour of Hue after the overnight train ride from Hanoi and lunch at the home of a local. Mmmm pumpkin peanut soup.

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Love how colourful the markets are! This one was in Hue during our walk about.

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Side trips Halong Bay: Pottery Making: check out the molds and ovens Hang Sung Sot: caves in Haling Bay, so many huge caves! The Humanitarian Centre where dumb/dead/poor are taught skills and then employed. I bought a beautiful needlework picture made by the man in the photo with me. I think he had been living on the streets.

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Overnight in Halong Bay, North VN. Beautiful despite the fogginess (actually made it mystical)

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Halong Bay VN

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Road tripping! Various buses. Ate and slept on a boat with great little cabins and lovely dining in Halong Bay. Check out the floating confectionary store that came by. Overnight sleeper train from Hanoi to Hue. Shared with Adelaide Ozzies Gabby, Brian and June.

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A club in Hanoi! Didn’t go in tho.