Get me Hue outta here

Nothing a cold beer and Pho wouldn't fix:)

"I've had it just about up to here," as I motioned my hand over the top of my head as Shawn sat across from me, and agreed. "I'm really tired of all the harassment and scams everywhere you turn." Of course I'm venting now. Was it the "taxi driver" who ripped us off in Hanoi by charging us triple what we paid for the same ride two days prior? The constant harassment of motorcyclists, cyclotaxis, and taxis pestering you to take you somewhere...anywhere..and usually not the place you want to go at that. The same guys turning into drug dealers at night and following you down the street trying to sell you anything and everything, even after refusing 5 times! Or the local bus that charged us 5x what they should have because they figured they could get away with it...then we got kicked off the bus because we stood up to them, in the middle of nowhere! Or just the general bartering for everything you buy, and still getting ripped off, even if it's a bottle of water? *sigh* Ok, take a deep breath, there has to be some genuineness in this country, surely?! And trust us, there is! We're just learning to pick our battles and take it for what it is. So we decided to cut Vietnam short, enjoy the rest of our time here, and not sweat the small stuff. None-the-less, Huy ('h-way') was a pretty place and had some neat attractions to see. A few days here and we're off to the pretty UNESCO town of Hoian for some R&R;)

Renting a motorbike in Hue gave us a chance to escape the hassles and independently tour into the countryside to see the sites. A great get-a-way day!