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| Dragon on gate to Imperial City |
So we left the crazy streets of the Old Quarter in Hanoi behind and made our way to Central Vietnam, namely the city of Hue. Today Hue is known for all the historic monuments, pagodas and tombs within the city. We are not far from both the old DMZ (demilitarized zone) or the coast. During the war, Hue saw very heavy fighting. It is slightly warmer here, but we are getting rain - its not stopping us from seeing what we want to though!
We arrived kind of late yesterday, so didn't see much besides the streets close to our hotel - there are a lot of Europeans in this area. Today we spent most of our time in the Imperial City - also known as the Citadel or in Vietnamese Dai Noi. It is HUGE! It was established by Emperor Gia Long in 1805. There are numerous buildings within the walls of the city. We spent 5 hours exploring different areas.
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| Looking in on the queen's palace |
Tomorrow we plan to hit some historic pagodas and tombs that lie on the amusingly named Perfume River (it does not smell like perfume....).
There are several local bars in the area quite near our hotel that we have spent our evenings at, enjoying the local brews. The names of the bars are funny: The DMZ and the Why Not? bar. As for food (this is for you Dawn) we have mainly been eating Vietnamese style noodles and spring rolls in this area.
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| Heading in to the Imperial City |
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| A gate decorated with carvings |
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| Yummy crispy noodles |
2 comments:
Hello Ladies!
I'm just sitting here with a some strange kitty and thought I'd check in and see what all you've been up to!
I think you should make Teter and I some authentic food when you get back! I like noodles!
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