Tag: Huế

An Independent Trip To Northern Thailand & Vietnam, Part Twelve: A Day In Huế Before Flying To Ho Chi Minh City, 24 March 1996

Rose early – went on a boat trip along perfume river…

…stopping off at Thien Mu Pagoda (Buddhist haunt)…

and then Minh Mang’s Tomb (old and very impressive) followed by short boat ride to other side and tomb of Khai Dinh…

Above – Minh Mang’s Tomb. Below – the main man with the Minh Manh mandarins
Ao Dais clad women by Minh Mang’s Tomb

Khai Dinh’s Tomb outside (above) and inside (below)
Khai Dinh himself (above) and a more modern symbolic message (below)

…then on to good lunch and cyclo ride around Huế for best part of two hours before setting off for airport.

We loved this marathon cyclo ride -it was an unexpected highlight

Arrived in Saigon [Ho Chi Minh City] quite late – dinner at hotel (Floating!) and Sunday night promenade and then to bed.

All the photos from that Central Vietnam part of our journey can be found through the Flickr link here or below.

=29 Tu Doc Tomb, near Hue (Tu Doc lived here before death as well as after) 087

An Independent Trip To Northern Thailand & Vietnam, Part Eleven: From Da Nang To Huế, 23 March 1996

Drove from Da Nang to Huế – beautiful drive including Hai Van Pass and Lang Co Island.

Vistas on the way to Huế

Arrived in Huế – unloaded/rested then good lunch followed by tour of citadel, Thai Hoa Palace, mandarin halls, dynastic urns etc.

Then on to Tu Duc Tomb – (1864-1867). Excellent home/tomb with ponds etc.

A tomb with both a view (above) and a theatre (below)

Spent the late afternoon by the pool etc. – evening meal in restaurant

I think we stayed at the Century Riverside and we probably ate in the restaurant there…actually, on reflection I think we ate in Lac Thanh, following the strong recommendation of the guide book.

All the photos from that Central Vietnam part of our journey can be found through the Flickr link here or below.

=29 Tu Doc Tomb, near Hue (Tu Doc lived here before death as well as after) 087