Train to Hue

This morning we packed all our belongings yet again and went to the Danang train station to take the train to Hue. We managed to buy two "reserved" seat tickets for a "soft seat" car –for $3 a piece. Immediately after we got to the station some old guy, a porter grabbed our suitcases, put them on a little cart and positioned them together with us in the waiting room until it was time to get on the train. Once the train was announced, he grabbed the cart and us and ran to the right carriage, dragged both heavy suitcases into the car and onto the rack. How a tiny little old guy could do this all by himself, OK with a little help from Al…
The train must have been quite nice in its heyday, but now quite faded. Again, we were the only foreigners on the train, which was even printed on our $3 ticket. The ride was very scenic, beautiful view of the coast almost all the way. During the three hour ride to Hue, a woman with a huge pot full of hard boiled eggs came twice and another one selling coffee and other drinks also came twice. It should be mentioned that our ticket included a free bottle of water.
We checked into our lovely hotel, which we booked through Expedia. It appears to be an unbelievable bargain – a 4-start hotel with great amenities for $47/night.