Our hotel has any number of expensive trips, cramming it all in in one day, but we don't need to do that.
Also laundry can be done here for $2 for a pair of socks. In Luang Prabang hotel it was 1kilo for $1.25. Ted crossed the road here and it's 1kilo for $1! (assuming we get it back...) Last time we got a nice paid of fire engine red mens underwear too! But we gave them back...
Ted has found the hotel's half day $100 trip to the Royal Tombs can be done from the StopNGo restaurant/agency across the road for $30 so you know which one we'll be doing. We don't need a guide, we have the book. So much for the really small costs that people remember from the past here.
It's still pissing down out there. Today on the 3rd floor, we had two swimming pools, one on the deck and one in the outdoor dining room! It's all openair but fortunately the inside dining room is not affected. I am looking forward to eating outdoors later in the week. Also the top 16th floor bar overlooking the river should be nice.
I got on the internet to look up beach hotels and resorts near Hue. Ted had found a listing for a beautiful boutique resort in a village 3km out of Hue, a spa retreat sort of place, so we have booked to go there for 3 days before we leave here. It's pricey - over $100 a night - so I imagine the spa treatments will be too. No note of costs on the web site, but everyone who goes there loves it and the food is supposed to be marvellous. I think a better bet than the beach resort, where you are also a captive audience, but no sign that the food is good...They have a shuttle if Ted gets bored out there...
Also laundry can be done here for $2 for a pair of socks. In Luang Prabang hotel it was 1kilo for $1.25. Ted crossed the road here and it's 1kilo for $1! (assuming we get it back...) Last time we got a nice paid of fire engine red mens underwear too! But we gave them back...
Ted has found the hotel's half day $100 trip to the Royal Tombs can be done from the StopNGo restaurant/agency across the road for $30 so you know which one we'll be doing. We don't need a guide, we have the book. So much for the really small costs that people remember from the past here.
It's still pissing down out there. Today on the 3rd floor, we had two swimming pools, one on the deck and one in the outdoor dining room! It's all openair but fortunately the inside dining room is not affected. I am looking forward to eating outdoors later in the week. Also the top 16th floor bar overlooking the river should be nice.
I got on the internet to look up beach hotels and resorts near Hue. Ted had found a listing for a beautiful boutique resort in a village 3km out of Hue, a spa retreat sort of place, so we have booked to go there for 3 days before we leave here. It's pricey - over $100 a night - so I imagine the spa treatments will be too. No note of costs on the web site, but everyone who goes there loves it and the food is supposed to be marvellous. I think a better bet than the beach resort, where you are also a captive audience, but no sign that the food is good...They have a shuttle if Ted gets bored out there...
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