We spent the day walking the city by foot, checked out the railway station to be sure that we know where to catch the train tomorrow as it is stopping enroute from Saigon so we'll need to board quickly. We walked through a lot of local districts and small markets full of beautiful flowers and fruit. We also found a supermarket - the very first we have seen in over a fortnight in Vietnam. It was really interesting to check out the prices as there aren't even an...

Woke to bright skies this morning and set out on foot to explore the Citadel and Imperial City about 2km from our hotel. The Citadel was heavily bombed by the Americans but the restoration project is well under way and there is plenty to see. As we are out of the main season there were very few other visitors - great for photo opportunities. The Imperial City was modelled on the Forbidden City in Beijing on a much smaller scale and it was fascinating to learn o...