Thursday and back on the train

Thursday brought a day of exploring the last hidden treasures of Nha Trang before boarding the train for Hue in the evening. 

We walked to the Long Son Pagoda and also walked up the 152 steps to the large white Buddha on the top, which gave amazing views of the local countryside and surrounding mountains.

We strolled back to downtown and had a bite to eat and drinks before collecting our luggage from the hotel and catching a cab to the train station.

The wait in the station was okay, slightly crowded as the train was delayed by 35 minutes and the people kept coming in (as there was also a train to Saigon that was due at the same time).

When the train finally arrived at just gone 8pm we boarded our carriage and found our cabin...only to be greeted by a small baby (and mother).  Unfortunately for us the baby appeared to be unwell, so the first couple of hours were spent listening to the ipods trying to drown his screams out!  All went well though, and we trundled along through the night - dropping the last lot of passengers off at Danang before starting the final leg of our journey towards Hue.  This part of the journey was rumoured to be stunning - so we were both up at 6am hanging out of the window...the rumours did not disappoint!!  The countryside was still stirring, and it was a real treat to watch this as it happened - we hugged the coast for the best part of the journey and loved every minute!

We arrived into Hue at 8:15am Friday morning - deprived of sleep but feeling quite spoilt that we got to experience the views and hidden countryside that we did along the way.