Monday, July 6, 2009

Some Suggestions for Hue


Eating/Drinking:
  • No.3 Le Loi(local)
  • Huong Giang: 51 Le Loi
  • Mandarin Café: Backpackers fare, run by a photographer, his photos are for sale here and are available as post cards, Hung Vuong
  • Song Huong Floating Restaurant: 3-2 Park, on the river near Le Loi (local)
  • Paradise Garden: Nguyen Dinh Chieu (small st. in front of the Morin Hotel)
  • DMZ Bar: 44 Le Loi(back packer style bar)
  • Ly Lan: N.o1 Nguyen Hue, snake wine bar
  • An Dinh Palace: 97 Phan Dinh Phung & 78A Nguyen Hue (2 entry gates)
  • Club Garden: 12 Vo Thi Sau
  • Mai Huong Cafe: 14 Nguyen Tri Phuong
  • Lach Thanh , Lac Thien (local, south gate side near the river)

Sightseeing:

  • There are 11 tombs. Hire a motorbike, or bicycle and head off on an adventure all your own.
  • Cycle to Thuan An Beach, one of the best rides you will do approx. 16km each way
  • Cyclo tour 25,000VND/hr Town/Hen Island fishing village (agree on price first)
  • Dong Ba Market: Tran Hung Dao, citadel side of town on the river.
  • Ho Chi Minh Museum: 7 Le Loi, Mon-Sat, Uncle Ho’s life as a student in Hue
  • Imperial Museum: 3 Le Truc, daily 6.30am-5.30pm
  • One of Uncle Ho’s houses Duong No Village, 6km along beach rd.

Shop till you drop!!

  • Hue is the home of the Poetry /Conical Hat, the purple ribbon is the preferred colour, the colour of romance & Hue
  • Inexpensive Photographs: the Mandarin Café , Hung Vuong

Kick back & Relax

  • Watch the sunset on the Perfume River
  • Sit in a riverside coffee stall, on the Citadel side.
  • Venture down Han Thuyen with all the oil laps near the Citadel, try the local brew
  • Swimming Pool Huong Giang Hotel, 51 Le Loi
  • No. 1 Nguyen Hue: snake wine bar, good for all ailments

Other Stuff:

  • Vietcombank: Hoang Hoa Tham
  • ATM: just off the car next to the Morin hotel.
  • GPO: Hoang Hoa Tham
  • E-mail: Hung Vuong , back-packer’s strip


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