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Good morning :)

I've finally found a place where I can upload my
photos but it's taking forever so I've decided to sent
an e-mail about Hue while I wait ;)

Hue was a fantastic little town on the river. I
rented a bicycle and went to see the old citadel. It
was a pleasant cycle and a nice wander through the old
ruins which date back to the 18th century. The
citadel itself was pretty but a slight disappointment
when compared with the ancient cities in Thailand and
Cambodia. The other side of that is that neither of
those countries have suffered through war for as long
as Vietnam has. After my bicycle ride to the Citadel,
I headed about 5 km southwest of the city to a
beautiful pagoda on the side of the lake. From there,
I cycled a bit further through town, checking out some
more temples and a religious park/alter. It was quite
a nice day on the bicycle but I was definitely in need
of a shower by the end.

The next day, I headed to a further pagoda set around
lily pads and a tomb by motorbike. There are plenty
of temples and tombs around Hue but once you've seen a
few, it's not really worth seeing piles more. I
wandered along the river, had lunch and then went to a
luxurious massage for an hour. They have similar
techniques to those used in Thailand but different all
the same. It's funny because here as in every other
Asian country I have visited, they have a saying "Same
same but different" and it applies to shopping, food,
sights, temples and massages :)

I'm in Hoi An right now and I feel like I could spend
the rest of eternity here. I'm going to relax at the
beach this afternoon after having a custom made suit
ordered for myself. The city has a relaxing, happy
atmosphere and I think that I'll stay a few days
before heading south to Nha Trang as there's stuff to
do and a beach a short distance away.

For those of you who have been curious, I've managed
to get a few photos up on the internet (it took 5
attempts and 2 hours of internetting) but they can be
found at the following link:
http://picasaweb.google.com/decouvert.sarah I may add
more later but for the majority of the photos, you'll
have to make time to visit with me;)

Thank you all for writing and I apologize about not
always being ableto get back right away.

Miss you all,
Sarah

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