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05 April 2017

Vietnam Day 4: The Citadel (Hue Imperial City) And Up Cafe, Hue

Previously:
Vietnam Day 3 (Part 2): Hue City And Dong Ba Market

After having our breakfast at the hotel, we walked to Citadel (Imperial City). Again we prefer to walk instead of catching cyclo. Although so many of them offering only $2 ride to Citadel but according to so many stories about cheating cyclo driver and our own bad experience with Vietnam taxi previously, we were comfortably doing this way. It wasn't that far anyway just crossing the Perfume River and turn left instead of turn right like we took yesterday to Dong Ba Market.

Entry fee to Citadel is 150,000VND without guide

On the way back we stopped at UP café. It looks very modern in this heritage town. And it was just newly opened couple days ago. We only had some drinks then for our lunch, we chose some local restaurant not far from our hotel. The restaurant namely, Phuong Nam Café, serve homey dishes with cheap price and big portion and more importantly it was clean.

Ca phe sua da 15,000VND

Mango smoothie 29,000VND

Rice with grilled pork 50,000VND

Rice with roasted chicken 80,000VND

Nam Ran

UP Café
18 Lê Lợi, Vĩnh Ninh, Tp. Huế, Thừa Thiên Huế, Vietnam

Tel: +84 90 569 77 12

Phuong Nam Café

38 Tran Cao Van, Hue

Stay tuned for the next blog still in Vietnam:
Vietnam Day 4 (Part 2): Last Night In Hue - Food Only

16 March 2017

Vietnam Day 3 (Part 2): Hue City And Dong Ba Market

Previously:
Vietnam Day 3: Orchid Hotel Hue and Hue Spring Bar And Restaurant

Walking from our hotel to Dong Ba market will take about 20 minutes or alternatively we can catch this dragon boat for only USD1/one way. We skipped this and use our foot instead, as we never been around the Hue town and we just want to explore the city. I know it will take abit of time but that's the charming of travelling, isn't it? Then we planned to catch the boat back from market to the other side of the river, but unfortunately we couldn't see the wharf from there. Therefore we walked back home again, but not too worry the weather was friendly.

In the afternoon, this small houses-like shop still hasn't open yet. We definitely will back at night to find out what is it!

Perfume River

Dong Ba Market

To To - Café and ice cream shop on the way back

The shop looks very rustic and half loft

Ice cream made with liquid nitrogen 30,000VND

3 layers tang: mango, yogurt and blue curacao 21,000VND

Baking chocolate toast 35,000VND

coconut cake from Bao Thanh Bakery - 30,000VND

Kem Xong Khoi To To
1 Hung Vuong, Hue 054, Vietnam

Phone: +84 91 770 05 25

Tiem Banh Bao Thanh

71 Trần Thúc Nhẫn, Vĩnh Ninh, tp. Huế

Stay tuned for the next blog still in Hue:
Vietnam Day 4: The Citadel (Hue Imperial City) And Up Cafe, Hue

06 March 2017

Vietnam Day 3: Orchid Hotel Hue and Hue Spring Bar & Restaurant

Previously:
Vietnam Day 2 (Part2): Cu Chi Tunnels Tour And Street Food Market, Ho Chi Minh

breakfast - scrambled egg served with banh mi

After staying two nights in Ho Chi Minh, we moved up north to Hue. The flight took roughly about 1 hour and 20 minutes with Vietjet.

welcome drink and banana

After keeping our luggages in the hotel, we strolled along the Parfume river and saw this semi-outdoor restaurant. Looks good and their menu also looks appetizing. In Hue, there are a few specialize food that differ from Ho Chi Minh. For example: their beef noodle soup is creamier than pho beef in Ho Chi Minh with a touch of tomato paste. In here, they also famous with their nam lui hue and nam ran. And while we were in Vietnam, I vowed to myself that I will order Vietnamese coffee whenever I see and I could. Vietnamese drip coffee is very thick and aromatic. It smells lovely and normally served with condensed milk for the sweet finish.