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Winter Break (2008) Hoi An - Hue

A bit before Christmas and indeed before the Vietnameses New Year Festival ("Tet", 27 Januray 2009), we took a couple of days of leave and head towards Central Vietnam, Hoi An first, and Hue then.


Hoi An's lanternLibrary......
1st day was a really nice day, we rented a motorbike to go around, along the beach and in between rice fields. 2 following days were very rainy and windy, hence we were kind of stuck at the Victoria Resort, in the comfort of the Suite ;) We still took our chance the last time and visited the ancient town of Hoi An, which is less and less attractive from a tourist point of view (more and more mendicity, streets are dirtier than a few years ago, etc.)

@ The Victoria Hoi An ResortBathtub @ The Victoria Hoi An ResortFunMe, blurred@ The Victoria Hoi an Resort
From Hoi An, we took a bloody bus, with beds, and after about 4 hours of backache, we arrived in Hue and check-in our hotel : the Orchid (which I review on tripadvisor). I was so glad to rent a motorbike shortly after we arrived, as the stubbornness of the "cyclos" is impressive... and indeed annoying.

1 GatePrrrrrrttttt....Thu Duc MosoleumVue sur cour, ou vice-versa
Hue was actually the main point of the whole trip, as both of us never went there. We mainly visited the Thu Duc Mausoleum and the Old Citadel. Thu Duc was very pleasant and interesting. The Citadel, supposedly a must-see for tourists in Vietnam is quite pointless.

I'll post a review on TripAdvisor about these two sites shortly. Check out this page.

Stoned Buddy......
On the last night in Hue, we gave back the rented motorbike, but not before taking some night pictures of the Hue Bridge (and buying a bunch of shit stuff for Julie's friends). We also tried some fried food along the river in the evening, don't do it, it is a scam, and awfully don't worth it.

Hue Bridge in RedStallHue Bridge in PinkHue's Citadel
Bad, I mean real bad, weather turned out to be a positive point of the trip. Back in Ho Chi Minh City, you don't have to be Nostradamus to know tomorrow's weather : it never changes. So freshness was really welcomed and all in all, we had a great 6 days break.

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Wet Hoi An

Version francaise dessous !

Lots of water

I arrived Monday 12th November of 2007 in Danang Airport ; the plane did not land I understood already something was wrong : water were usually there is not... Heavy rain, sea turned crazy... Visions of a disaster...

Below is the front page of the English speaking daily newspaper of Vietnam : Vietnam News. For those of you who knows the ancient town of Hoi An, you understand what the pictures means.

If you do not know Hoi An, it looks like this : !!Click! (The river is at the left hand side of the frame)... Now you know.

Other pictures below were taken by a security officer of the Victoria Hoi An Resort (excellent hotel, which stayed dry  by the way) ; you understand these were taken from the roof !

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Que de flotte !
Si jamais, par hasard, vous souhaitez visiter le Vietnam durant la periode humide ; bien que ce soit surement la plus jolie ; attendaez vous a des surprises. En fait, ayez de la chance ; il semblerait que de telles inondation ne soient pas arrivees depuis 1964...

Ci-dessus la une du journal anglophone du Vietnam : Vietnam News. Si vous connaissez Hoi An, vous comprenez le niveau atteint par l'eau tres aisement.

Si vous ne connaissez pas, au sec ca ressemble a ca :!!Click! (La rivier est au fond, sur la gauche du cadre)...

Les photos ci-dessous ont ete prises depuis le toit d'une maison d'Hoi An, par son proprietaire, un agent de securite du Victoria Hoi An Resort (excellent hotel, reste au sec d'ailleurs).

Quid de l'etat des maisons en bois, qui ont fait de Hoi An un site protege par l'UNESCO ?!

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