Hue

We took the over-night train from Hanoi to Hue - it was a little different from our previous train trips as it was the local train. A bit challenging in cleanliness ... and as for the loos... ugh! It was better to not drink anything to spare the experience. Luckily we had a compartment to ourselves so we manged to nestle in ok and clanked and bumped and jerked our way to Hue. Ella had been really worried about the trains after some of the stories we had heard, but she was an intrepid traveller and managed to sleep most of the way.
Arriving at our hotel was fantastic, it is very clean, has air con and a pool, along with a water feature in our room. We decided not to turn it on though or we may have to spend the night having to use the lovely clean toilet here!
Hue has the most amazing Citadel and Purple Forbidden City. Most of it is in ruins, but they are in the process of restoration. Some of the trees and waterliles are flowering and it was so nice to see some colour, even though it is winter here. It is very warm though, not sure how we will cope in Cambodia.
We ate local food last night, very delicious and very cheap.
Today, once we get Ella moving, we are driving to Hoi An. David's brother and wife are there too, so it will be great to catch up with them and maybe even have a family dinner. Pretty cool to think that we are all in the same place at the same time.