Within minutes, we were across the Perfume River and flying past Bald Mountain.

A number of French-style buildings lie along the south bank of the Perfume River.

But even so, the classic cuisine is as endangered as the forests and wildflowers whose dizzying scent gave the Perfume River its name.

To complicate the situation, the Perfume River cuts the city in two.

According to my map, the village was nestled in a bend of a small river: a tributary of the Perfume River.

We hump down to the Perfume River to set in for the night.

Set on the banks of the Perfume River and surrounded by beautiful rolling hills it is a tranquil and idyllic place.

It lies on the southern side of the Perfume River and is approximately one kilometre west of the city centre.

Hue is a fascinating city on the banks of the Perfume River, and should be included in every traveler's itinerary to Vietnam.

The modern swimming pool, though, is welcome after a nighttime promenade in a rickshaw along the Perfume River and around the imperial city.