Day 38: Húe

I like Hue. A lot. It's a nice little town and it's got a nice feel to it. My hotel is lovely. Probably the nicest room I've had so far, but still incredibly cheap. I even had swan towels on my bed. Who doesn't love towel art? That's a sign of a classy place, innit. 

After I dumped my stuff i went to a place called Hang Me Me for lunch as it crops up everywhere online. They specialise in rice cakes and only have 5 items on the menu (all rice cakes with shrimp of some kind). It was a bit different, and I wasn't sure if I liked it or not. Afterwards I walked to the Imperial Citadel where Emperors of old used to live. Although a lot of has been destroyed during the wars here, much of it has been restored and it's a really interesting place to visit with the palace and all of the various temples. Once I'd done the touristy thing I enjoyed some 70p beers at DMZ bar in town before a couple glasses of wine at Why Not (not as seedy as the one in Edinburgh). I was drunk by 4pm. 

After sobering up ever so slightly after a shower, it was time for dinner. I went to a traditional Vietnamese place called Hanh where I had Nem Lui, which is pork in rice paper with peanut sauce. It sounded a lot better than it was. I found the sauce quite watery and bland. The food in Hue has not been as good as Saigon. 

After dinner I went for a drink in a bar nearby. I was approached by a young Vietnamese girl who asked if I would go over and talk English with her student. 90 mins later and I'd taught them all the swear words I know. They were all super sweet and kept asking me why I didn't have a boyfriend as I was so beautiful. I told them if they ever visited Scotland they'd understand.

I then went to meet a guy called Kirk who I was chatting to on tinder. He's a policeman in London and very cute. He was travelling with his friend Az who was equally as nice. Through them I met a bunch of great folk at their hostel and we all ended up drinking and dancing the night away until 2am. This is where I learnt that Vietnamese men are very very handsy! Random nights out are always the best. Not looking forward to getting up in 6 hours for my train to Danang...