Hue and rainy Hoi An

Hué welcomed us with warm and sunny weather after our night on the train. After we had a rest in the hotel, we hired some bicycles and rode around in the old town. Hué has been the political capital from 1802 to 1954 unter the 13 empererors of the Nguyen Dynasty. The Citadel was the first imperial city on the bank of the Perfume River. We didn't go inside but rode all the way around it. Later on we found a quiet rad along the river where a long row of house boats form a floating village. It was very interesting to see how these people live, in a small boat with very limited space, but with a TV, most of them. Riding along the boats, a lot of children were waving to us, shouting "hello" and "how are you?".
In the evening we had dinner in a place packed with drunken locals drinking even more beer. The ride back to the hotel was then a bit excitign next to all the motorbikes, but we managed to get back safely.

The next morning we were catching a bus to Hoi An and it started raining again. At first sight Hoi An didn't look to be much. Once we had a room fixed, the rain seemed to stop and we took a walk into the old town and could see its charm straight away. The old town sits by the river and is a patchwork of small streets with old single and two storey houses mainly with shops on each side. We found a nice restaurant by the river, where we spent a few hours as it started raining again...
The next morning, still rain :-( We then went straight to a travel agent to book a flight to Saigon in the evening at 8.30pm. The rest of the day was spent in cafés with eating and reading, in between getting wet and trying to get dry again. We took a look at the old Japanese Bridge, which is the only other sight we felt tempted by in the rain. In the late afternoon we set off for the airport, hoping to be in warmer and dryer regions again soon.