We had a rather hectic start to today. It's a long story but concerns a pair of handmade sandals which, when delivered to the hotel, did not fit. A phone call assured me that a member of staff would meet me at 6.30 am in the hotel and the situation would be rectified before 8 am when we were scheduled to leave for Hue. 6.30 came and went, several phonecalls were attempted but no member of staff and no reply. We got our exercise by going to the shop at 7.10 to be told that it opened at 7.30, at 7.30 to find it still closed and finally at 7.55 with the intent of getting my money back. No joy on that front - Jim says we were talking to the monkey and not the organ grinder who had not as yet surfaced. Jim got an extra bit of exercise as he ran back to the hotel to get Phuong to mediate and negotiate. Finally an agreement to fix the sandals and send them to the hotel in Hue. Result - another day, possibly 2 days in sopping, stinking shoes.
We finally set off to Hue 20 minutes late. Our first stop was the marble mountain where we climbed 300 steep steps to a pagoda and a holy cave. The view was worth the effort - again photos later when we find out how to do it - Brian help! Then we stopped off at China Beach and at Lang Co Beach. Thet were very nice but many of our own Donegal beaches are just as nice.
We've checked in to a nice hotel in Hue and have already done a tour of the Royal Palace which was great. We are now preparing to go to a royal banquet - in fancy dress!
A Royal banquet for the kings? Stands to reason I suppose. Good job you don't have an ordinary old name like Devenney.
ReplyDeleteYou will be as fit as a fiddle by now. Let's hope you can survive all that wetness! Donegal suddenly seems like a desert compared to that. Hoping for a miraculous dry day tomorrow as we are taking the kids to the beach tomorrow to study the habitat. Well it seemed like a good idea when we organised it. Will be sure to put on my thermals. Adios , Evy ( first Spanish lesson tonight)
Hi Jim, Geoffrey here. Just a quick ps. The legend Kerryman Moss Keane died today after a battle with cancer. Sorry to end on a sad note. Hope you are enjoying the far east experience, really enjoying your blogs, hasta la vista. (am taking this Spanish crash course too!!