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We travelled from Hoi An to Hue by bus rather than night train, taking in some breathtaking sceneryon the four hour drive up the coast.Firstly the stunning 'marble mountains' , where we climbed up seemingly endless stairs to reach three huge, natural caves within the mountains, the most impressive had several shrines and a gigantic Buddha carved from the rock face.Slightly reminiscent of a secret temple Indiana Jones would stumble upon! An hour or so later we began the treacherous drive over the massive and foggy pass over the Hoi Van mountains, passing waterfalls over sheer cliff faces on one side and a huge drop to the ocean on the other side!However it was cold and rainy when we arrived in the ancient city of Hue (the old capital of Vietnam), but at least we had the biggest hotel room we have ever seen! We arrived late in the afternoon so just got our bearings (unlike Hoi An, hue is pretty modern, apart from its ancient centre) and had a nice meal out before retiring for the night.
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