Tombs and Cobra Blood.

Our second day in Hue also started quite early - we wanted to do some sight seeing before leaving for Hoi An. So, we got up early, had a quick breakfast and got on a cyclo for visiting the Citadelle. Pretty nice I think, even there are just a few buildings left... Next on the list was the Tu Duc Tomb and after an endless discussion with some motorbike drivers, we decided to get a cyclo again which took us two to the tomb. The driver told us, that it won't be a problem to get the two of us on one cyclo to the tomb, it will only be a ride of about 20 minutes. But as it turned out, most of the way was uphill and after ten minutes the driver was really exhausted. Gaby thought about getting off the cyclo for a moment but then, the driver got some help from a guy running a motorbike and he pushed us up all this little hills to the tomb.
The tomb was really impressive, but it was sooooooo hot, that we did not want to go to other tombs. Instead we got back to the city for quick vegeterian lunch and got on the bus to Hoi An which was supposed to be an AC comfortable bus. Supposed to be... the AC was a few open windows and as Gaby tried to hold on to her seat the guy in front of her was lying almost between us. But it was only a 4 hours ride...

So, our next stop: Hoi An. Hoi An is a pretty nice small town, with a small beach within 4km distance. And with a beautiful Oldtown which reminded us onLuang Prabang in Laos a lot. But as it was already dinner time, we decided to get bikes to explore the city and go to the beach the next day. We just went out for drinks with the guys we met the day before in Hue. A lot of drinks. And ended up at a place called Dream Bar - to drink Vodka with Cobra Blood. Brrrrrrrrrrrr but at least and as always the last guests to leave the bar...
At this point we were sure about the bad hangover that would hit us the next day. But there was this funny "way of living" written on the wall: "Kiss slowly. Forgive quickly. Dance uncontrollably and never have regrets in vietnam." So we had no regrets on all the drinks but were glad to hit the beds around 4.30 am...