Lily Lee: Celebrity Solstice day 9 Hue

Tuesday, December 05, 2023

Celebrity Solstice day 9 Hue

Day 9 Chan May port

Beautiful seaview from the balcony.

They made smoked salmon with cream cheese for me which was not in the menu The breakfast in suite is good. We ordered french toast , poached egg on toast, bacon, croissant, fruits, coffee and premium orange juice. The croissants were still warm and flacky.

The photographs taken by the photographer yesterday was already available.

Ship closing up the land near Chan May port.

The giant tetrapods along the groyne are so awesome. So many small boats in the bay.

We waited at Michael's Club for the gangway to be ready.

Our guide, Dong, is already at the port.

Many tetrapods close up along the road

Decided to visit Hue which is nearer to the port instead of Hoi An and Ba Na Hill which we planned to visit in 2024.

Going to engage Lily (same name as me) from UPtravel again (WhatsApp +84964001933) next year as she is really good!

Our guide for the Hue tour is Dong and she is so good I am going to request for her service again next year when we visit Danang.

Explored Hue Citadel - the last Royal Palace of the Nguyen Dynasty where the 13 last Kings of Vietnam worked and stayed in the past.

Outside the Citadel, Dong showed us the moats and explained why there are four cannons representing four seasons and 5 canons on the other side representing the 5 elements. The 3 steps on the flag tower represents earth, man and heaven

Dong is so patient in explaining the different parts of the citidel.

Lunch at Hanh Pancake .

We ordered 1 set and 2 more dishes. My goodness. What a spread with more than 10 local delights!

Banh beo is like our chiu Kueh (rice cake) but with minced dry shrimp instead of caipo (preserved radish).

The crisp spring roll is pretty the same as what we have in Singapore.

Banh nam is like Chee Cheong fun (rolled steam cake) with dried shrimp.

Nem is like our summer roll but dip in peanut sauce

Very nice crispy pancake.

The very nice salted coffee. Was hesitant to try iced coffee as I normally take only hot coffee. This was so good and I am going to miss it!

Banh it is crispy with rice cake and shimp,

Banh Loc is sticky rice with big dried shrimp. It's so nice I took 2. Wish I can take more but so bloated.

Nem lui is wrapped fig, pork skewer and vegetable in rice paper.

Banh Khoai. Very crispy and nice. You dip it in the peanut sauce. Everything is so nice and I wish I had more stomachs for that. Cannot pack as we are not allowed to bring food up the ship.

Thanks to Dong for demonstrating how to eat the local snacks. Love her service and would like to engage her service next year when we visit Danang and Hoi An.

Took a short dragon boat trip (15 minutes) across the Perfume River to visit the romantic riverside pagoda: Lady Pagoda.

Explored the Emperor Tu Duc Mausoleum. A charming architectural design with a long water pond in a traditional way of Hue area: house and garden with pond.

Attracted by the aroma of the curry, we went to the ocean view for dinner

Took Bahama Mama cocktail and hubby Blue Hawaiian at Martini bar.

Souvenirs from today's tour at Hue.

A magic mirror which you press and the photo is lighted up. The 2 photos taken at the citidel today. As well as the pop up cards bought on the dragon boat tour when we were sailing on perfume river.