Vietnam: Hue, Nha Trang, and Mui Ne

Ok. After leaving Hanoi behind and sending Ethan off on his merry way, I took an overnight train to Hue. Spent a couple of nights there, bicycling around the town, and then headed to Nha Trang, where I stayed 8 nights. Didn't really do anything in Nha Trang except go diving once and eat and sleep and have the occasional beer. Caught a bus to Saigon after Nha Trang, but we stopped off at a town called Mui Ne on the southern coast and I decided to kick it there for a couple of nights. So here are some pictures from Hue, Nha Trang, and Mui Ne.

Hue

On the train again...

In the Royal Palace

Royal Palace

Royal Palace

Royal Palace

Royal Palace

Love some of the signs here.

Royal palace

Ravenous Koi at, yes, the Royal Palace

Moat around the Royal Palace

The old portion of town is surrounded by a big moat and high walls. Here's a look along part of the "moat".

Nearby Pagoda

I don't know if you can read the text, but this is the car driven by the monk that burned himself to death in Saigon in protest to the government's policy on Buddhism. This was the government we were supporting.

Little tree at the pagoda

More Pagoda

Local Hue beer

Nha Trang

Nice beach at Nha Trang but you won't be able to sit there for more than a few minutes without someone coming by and trying to sell you something. Mui Ne was much nicer for that.

More good signs. Although I'm not really sure why they even have cross walks there.

On the boat to go diving. Good diving and super cheap, only $35 for two dives and lunch.

The dive boat.

Post dive joy??

One of the two dive sites.

Port of departure and return.

Yeah, when I'm thirsty I could really use a Soft Prink.


Mui Ne

After having a crap night of sleeping because of mosquitoes I got up around 5:30 and watched the fishermen bring in there catch. Primarily squid and crab.

Crab waiting to be picked out of the net. The took all of them regardless of size or pregnancy status (i.e. carrying eggs).

Picking out crabs. Better than the people picking out lice from each others hair in Saigon.

Crabs. I'm not sure what type but they have little flipper things on their back ends, so it seems as though they swim a little bit.

Looking back towards my hotel from the beach.

Looking along the beach. Much more peaceful than Nha Trang and better weather.

Dog of an English girl I hung out with while I was there. She kept a close eye on her. Apparently dog-napping for ransom is somewhat common.

Looking out at the beach from the hotel. I'm glad I stopped here before entering back into the madness of the big city, Saigon.