This morning Robyn has a touch of the dreaded belly so rests at the hotel while Tyrell and I take a cyclo tour back into the old quarter. We are being collected at 11.30 to go to the airport so we take a 45 minute tour ($5) to fill in time. What an exciting way to be in amongst the traffic, which is a story on its own!
At the airport Chinh stays with us to check us in and then leaves us. He has been so good it is almost like saying goodbye to a friend. I have forgotten that I have duty free grog in my carry on which I cannot take. I opt to check the bag in so have to go back out of security to do so. Half way to the checkin counter I realise I have left my passport and boarding pass with Tyrell & Robyn but as long as I leave the offending bag with them they allow me to go in to retrieve my documentation. All good, and we are on our way to Hue.
This city has a population of only 350,000 so very similar size to Canberra. Different, but not too much so, to Ha Noi although the traffic is one hell of a lot more civilised!! Our hotel for the next 2 nights is lovely although the bed is so hard I think I might be better off on the floor! I had been warned but was not quite expecting the equivalent of concrete!
We are too tired to venture out for a meal so decide to eat at the hotel. Good choice - $5 cocktails!! We have an absolutely sensational 2-course meal and the total bill, including 4 cocktails, comes to the grand total of $64!
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