Yesterday morning we hired a driver to take us to the Imperial Tombs just outside of Hue. We could have saved a few pounds by going on a group tour but due to the heat the last few days we opted for the comfort of the aircon with driver. This was a great choice as yesterday was even hotter, the heat index on the internet said it was 45 degrees and there was a lot of walking around the tomb complexes. The three tombs were very different from each other and all very impressive. Very hard to describe without photos (which I can't seem to get off my camera without a laptop) but well worth visiting when in Hue.
Our driver's name was Nin and he was able to tell us a bit about the tombs but a lot more about life generally in Vietnam. It was great to get such a personal insight into the country.
After getting out of the sun for a few hours were had a last wander around Hue. We sat for a while waiting for the sun to set, having a drink, watching the crowds of the docks and listening to a local Blues band warming up on one of the Dragon Boats.
After waiting patiently for the light to reach just the right point and the bridge to light up I was about to make a few photographs when over came a Vietnamese girl who wanted to practice her English. This, as I think that we have mentioned before, is a regular occurrence in Vietnam but rather than the five minutes of Q and A that we normally get this time we were chatting for over an hour. Similar to our morning with Nin we found out so much about Vietnam, strangely similar to the UK when it comes to teenage love lives and job hunting. We were both asleep on our feet by the time we got back to the hotel and we still had to pack.
I missed my photograph.
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