Travelogues Hue

17.04. Welcome to the imperial city of Huế after an 11-hour night train ride 🚊😴⛩ Geographically, Huế is located in Central Vietnam. In Huế, we noticed the first difference: it...

[by Franzi] So, once again, we had a night journey ahead of us. This time to Hue, as Jonas mentioned in the last blog. So, as planned, we waited in the hotel lobby at 5.45 PM,...

Entrance to the Imperial Citadel

Hue

Noooobad mitanand. Sorry not sorry for not getting back to you yesterday, we were once again in a vehicle all night and all evening. Yesterday we got up quite late, packed and...

The next morning a motorbike was ready for us. No, not a scooter, but a real one! A Honda to be exact. Because today we wanted to ride over the Hai Van Pass, which separates the...

Good evening, We're back in the game after a saaaau exhausting day. When we had breakfast this morning, we were still sure that we'd rent a scooter. However, after reading some...

Today (24.01.18) we got up at 6:00 AM. We arranged with the hostel staff to have breakfast and pay at 7:00 AM, and then get a taxi to the train station at 7:15 AM. We sat...

December 10, 2019 Around 6:00 am (two hours BEFORE the planned arrival time - and that was without the delay our bus in Ninh Binh had), the bus stopped and we were confusedly...

Another 'Must See' on the list of all Vietnam travelers is Hue, the former capital of the Vietnamese Empire during the Nguyen Dynasty. The 13 emperors, who ruled for over...

From 1802 to 1945, Hue was the capital of Vietnam. Today, with a population of 340,000, it is a major city located on the Perfume River, called Huong Giang in Vietnamese. At...

Wednesday, 14.2.2018 and Thursday, 15.2.2018 The sun is shining today. We take a bus to the outskirts of the city, from where we start our 50 km bike tour. We ride about 15 km...

Huế

In the morning, we arrive in Hue by train and the weather is quite nice. A bit cloudy, but the sun comes out from time to time. We walk the nearly 3km to our hostel on foot,...

A journey through part of history

Tommy and I had separated for the onward journey to Hue. I really wanted to ride the 180km by scooter. That's why on Monday I had actually booked a group trip with a driver, at...

View from the Hai Van Pass

Von der Halong Bay gings erst mal 13 Stunden mit dem Sleeping Bus nach Hue. Hört sich schlimmer an, als es ist. Der Bus ist der WAHNSINN, man liegt in seinem eigenen 'Bett' und...

After freezing enough in the north of Vietnam, we are slowly making our way south. And I mean that literally, because supposedly there are very comfortable sleeper trains....

My Son

Hue was once the imperial and capital city of Vietnam. Here, we explored the Imperial Citadel and one of the tombs of the former rulers.

With heavy hearts, we said goodbye to Hoi An to take the train to the approximately 3-hour away Hue, the Imperial City. The train journey was beautiful! Along the coast, the...

In Hue, which was Vietnam's capital from 1802 to 1945, there is a lot to see. On my first day, I spent a whopping four hours exploring the old 'Forbidden City'. However, because...

Today's journey took us to two amazing viewpoints on the way to Hue. One is the view of Danang Beach and the other is the view of Lang Co Lagoon. We...

A few hours train ride further north lies Hue - the old imperial city. The start was not smooth. The last-minute booked hotel was fully booked when we arrived relatively late....

In Hue, we visit the citadel and enjoy the nature outside the city.

We visit the Citadel in the ancient imperial city of Hue and embark on a long (and even longer) train journey to the capital Hanoi.

From Phong Nha, we continued on the legendary Ho Chi Minh Road to Hué. The road used to be just a trail that the North Vietnamese used during the war against the USA to secretly...

On Friday, January 17, 2020, I took the bus to Hue in the morning. The famous Hai Van Pass is located between Hoi An and Hue, a 20km long stretch that runs along the sea and...

After getting enough rest, we had breakfast at the hotel and prepared ourselves for the day. Then, we walked along the Perfume River until we reached the Citadel of Hue. It was...