so now i think we have to pay this place comes highly recommended
that's super good it's really delicate
yesterday we unfortunately had to leave Hoi An we had such a good time there but we got
like a minivan a really fancy minivan bus all the way to way which is where we are
now there was only one bus company that did the trip from hoi an to hue and it was like a VIP
limousine bus so it was expensive but it was really easy so we got in yesterday just after
midday and laid low so that today we can spend the full day exploring Hue it's like
a real ancient imperial city we're staying just outside of that so we're gonna make our way there
now i think we get to walk past the perfume river across a bridge that everyone seems obsessed with
for some reason and then we get to make our way to the imperial city
it is the first day in ages that it's actually cold enough to wear a jumper so Emily's wearing
a jumper she is really excited about it but it does mean that we do have a little bit
of a clock that we have to go against because it is supposed to rain early this afternoon so
we want to see as much as we can in the next couple of hours
it's just instantly more quiet and peaceful as soon as you come into this park
like the honks they all blur into the background and eventually fade away i love it
we have come to our first stop on the exploration of the imperial city of Hue this is the flag
pole it's really cool it's massive first of all but it almost looks like a pirate ship
i think it's because of the cannons and the flag i have no idea the history of this i think we'll
learn that when we go inside hopefully anyway it does look amazing really really cool i'm worried
that the camera is not doing any justice but we'll try especially with the grey skys
pretty crazy going through the tunnel it's like very very tight cars and bikes
All going in in next to each other
this is the imperial gate we need to enter through here to get into the imperial city
but even just this is so intricate all of the detail on the roof and the red
and gold colours contrasting look awesome this is as far as we can go without paying
so now i think we have to pay money but it's worth it because this is such old history it's cool
price to get in seems a little bit more than what we saw online it was 200 000 dong each which
is honestly right on the cusp of what we'd be willing to pay but it's the main thing to do here
this place is huge it's just massive it just keeps going and going and going you go into one
residence and then that offshoots into another one and it's also pretty and detailed and the mosaics
are so beautiful one of the things i really like is that you pay once to get into the imperial city
and then it's free roam you just walk around wherever you want to go and you look for signs
for different palaces and residences and you can do whatever you want at your own pace
it's really nice and they have heaps of plaques and everything everywhere so you can read about
what you're seeing or the history behind it so you really get to learn about what's going on here
that was really cool definitely recommend people coming here if you're not on a
super strict budget pay the money and come in to wander around it is awesome
we're super excited because this place comes highly recommended
no matter what you search on google if you're looking for good food in Hue this restaurant
comes up i think it's because they offer the cool set menu or they just offer so many
different things that you can do a la carte so it means you get to try a whole bunch of stuff
but the service has already been amazing so i'm super excited it's called Hanh pancake
i'm pretty sure it has a different name but it's English name is hanh pancake
thank you the first thing that we've got delivered is
barn cuon khan i don't know how to say it it's BBQ pork wrapped up in a rice paper roll and
it has come with like this gorgeous garlicky sauce for us to dip it in it smells so good
wow that's super good really delicate wrap
they just taste like cold rolls back home but a little bit of spice in the darling sauce
i'm not going to try and pronounce this one because it's intense
that name but it's essentially a Vietnamese fresh spring roll
we went for the pork flavour and it looks delicious it's all char grilled on the inside
looks like it's been double wrapped and we've got peanut sauce which i love
that is amazing the peanut sauce is delicious it's got the beautiful pork on the outside and
all these pickled vegetables just gorgeous i get to try the one that i wanted the most which is the
fried spring rolls we had these in Hoi An and we were a bit surprised about what they look like but
they are uber crispy on the outside and if Hoi An has anything to go
by they should be delicious made all the better buy some sweet chili sauce
so good i'm gonna eat these all you can't have any
that was delicious definitely come here if you're in Hue we have absolutely loved exploring Hue
today but the weather has caught up with us it is about to start raining we're gonna hit a mini-mart
on the way home so we can stock up on some food for our overnight train we've got tomorrow all
the way to Hanoi it's gonna be a big one i'm scared and excited i don't know what to expect
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