So the night out in Hue commenced. Tam met me at my hotel and we headed out to meet up with his friends. It was a good laugh, we ate some good food and wandered around a few places to drink. The night wore on and eventually we ended up in a karaoke bar.
My host and his friends were seasoned karaoke goers, so were quick to get involved and bang out a few pop hits.
When It was my turn, I had to spend a good few minutes leafing through the giant ring binder filled with reams and reams of songs from across the globe listed in tiny writing. It was a job to find a song that was actually in English - let alone a song I actually knew. I settled on Bohemian Rhapsody by Queen. It was a stupid choice in hindsight. It was nothing like what we’d been hearing so far. I forgot that it’s bloody long and a little unusual as pop songs go. None of them knew it either, so they sat in confusion whilst their new English friend badly attempted to sing an avant garde prog rock suite.
Eventually I finished, and normal service was resumed when Tam smashed out another Vietnamese pop belter. I decided to win back favour with my new friends by going to fetch drinks for everyone - but only managed to get lost and ended up wandering about for ages in the garage under the building.
On the final day I had a self guided walking tour of Hue. Historically the town used to be where the emperor lived, and still boasts a huge imperial city grounds and nearby citadel you can visit. They are absolutely incredible and well worth it.
The next day I’d be headed to my Final stop: Hanoi so I decided that I should get something “safe” to eat. At this point I really wanted to avoid any digestion based troubles since I’d be on a long bus trip to Hanoi, and not long after that: a mammoth flight back to England. As such on the way back from the citadel (after some extensive wandering and searching) I found a normal looking shop and picked up a box of prepackaged “twinky” style cakes which I figured wouldn’t trouble my innards.
My host and his friends were seasoned karaoke goers, so were quick to get involved and bang out a few pop hits.
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| This is the best shot I could manage in my drunken state |
When It was my turn, I had to spend a good few minutes leafing through the giant ring binder filled with reams and reams of songs from across the globe listed in tiny writing. It was a job to find a song that was actually in English - let alone a song I actually knew. I settled on Bohemian Rhapsody by Queen. It was a stupid choice in hindsight. It was nothing like what we’d been hearing so far. I forgot that it’s bloody long and a little unusual as pop songs go. None of them knew it either, so they sat in confusion whilst their new English friend badly attempted to sing an avant garde prog rock suite.
Eventually I finished, and normal service was resumed when Tam smashed out another Vietnamese pop belter. I decided to win back favour with my new friends by going to fetch drinks for everyone - but only managed to get lost and ended up wandering about for ages in the garage under the building.
On the final day I had a self guided walking tour of Hue. Historically the town used to be where the emperor lived, and still boasts a huge imperial city grounds and nearby citadel you can visit. They are absolutely incredible and well worth it.
The next day I’d be headed to my Final stop: Hanoi so I decided that I should get something “safe” to eat. At this point I really wanted to avoid any digestion based troubles since I’d be on a long bus trip to Hanoi, and not long after that: a mammoth flight back to England. As such on the way back from the citadel (after some extensive wandering and searching) I found a normal looking shop and picked up a box of prepackaged “twinky” style cakes which I figured wouldn’t trouble my innards.
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