Hanoi to Hue

We spent another couple of days in Hanoi! exploring in the heat and taking refuge in any shop,cafe that had airconditioning.
We had a very special Vietnamese meal which changed my mind on Vietnamese food. Really different flavours,staff were very attentive and showed us how to construct and eat.
After purchasing a rail ticket (with considerable difficulty) to Hue.We caught the 11.00pm night train.All sleepers were booked out for days so we had upright slightly reclining seats for our 14 hour journey.Surprisingly we actually had a good sleep and were awake at dawn to watch the countryside and towns go by.
We arrived in Hue about 1.00pm and with our usual arrival routine we found a very plesant hotel for two nights.We went out to explore the sights and were caught in a torrential down pour which lasted for hours.Thank goodness we had our trusty unbrellas with us and sloshed through the streets.
Next day we went on a Dragon boat up the Perfume river on a tour with an English speaking guide.We were picked up by motor bike and delivered to the boat at 8.00am a very interesting history filled day,including how to make incense sticks.We returned at 5.00pm exhausted with the heat.We had a little lie down to recover and woke at 6.00am next morning!