Its so cold up here! This city's so confusing, it tested my map reading skills to the limit... So, we got lost about 5 times then went for Bia Hoi to find out bearing. Bia Hoi is draught beer for 2,000 vnd a glass (about 6p), served on the street. Yes, its those plastic stools on the pavement again! Wandered around and had a meal then found our way back to the hotel through the many offers of a lift ("motobike?"), quickly followed by offers of drugs ("...

Checked out of hotel and sat in the vegetarian restaurant/cafe outside. We met an hilarious guy who was with a Vietnamese wedding party (wedding was next day). He introduced us to his friend, Mr Cao Tai (no idea about spelling). He was a professional singer and was going to be singing at the wedding the next day. He was very mysterious with dark glasses on. He sang 'When I Fall In Love'but was really just speaking with a heavy accent. very funny. The other guy ga...

We've realised that our oh-so-smug-getting -a-room-for-$5-night has backfired on us... Its damp and dreary. Definitely the worst room we've been in. And there's no housekeeping for $5 either. Yuk. Thanks goes to Hels for advising us to take our own sheets and pillowcases! We set out to go to the citadel today, which is on the north side of the river, and thought it would be nice to do it on cyclos. So we agreed a price (40,000 vnd for both of us)and they sa...

The bikes were waiting for us at our hotel at 9am. I didn't even have time to get worried because I sat down and we were off down the alley and into the moring traffic madness (Sunday isn't quieter). I was hanging on to the driver's jacket at this point. We were weaving in and out of the traffic and beepong the horn and all I could think about and look at was the tiny spaces we were getting through and the hundreds of other bikes and cars and buses. I'd rea...

Aching this morning from the cycling, and didn't feel too spritely from the booze and lack of sleep either. The bus journey wasn't too bad, we arrived in Hue at 12pm. Went to look at a room in the hotel where we got off the bus. We were determined to get a room here for less than $8/night and bet those damn Swedes. We looked at an $8 one then asked for a $6. He took us up to the top floor (again! and never any lifts...) which had a great view over the c...