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Fondest memory: It may be touristy but I thought that this was the most fun thing at the Imperial Palace. For $10 US you can get all these people to dress up and be in a 8 X 10 picture with you. "I am the King. Bow before me peons!"
Written Mar 28, 2005
Favorite thing: Trang Tien Bridge is the symbol of Hue. It spans the Perfume River right in the middle of town. Cars are not allowed on this bridge so you only see motos and cyclos. At night the bridge is lit up by coloured lights which change colour every ten seconds.
Updated Mar 28, 2005
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Favorite thing: Sometime you will wonder why the bus/van is travel super slow on express way. The reason is there are speed traps or police road block ahead.
Because the penalty for road transport offends is very severe, the motorists had developed a very comprehensive sign language to inform motorists from opposite direction of all possible policemen threats.
Written Oct 13, 2004
Favorite thing: There are heaps of internet cafes. Going rate is generally around 3000 dong per hour.
Sinh Cafe Office
07 Nguyen Tri Phuong St., Hue
Phone: 845022
Sinh Cafe was faster than the one at our hotel, and there were heaps of travellers hanging out there -so lots of people to swap ideas/stories with!
Written Mar 17, 2004
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Favorite thing: The building of the Citadel in Hue begun in 1804, and its perimeter is 10km. This is one of the places the Americans kicked ass during the Vietnamese War (or the American War as it's called here) and got kicked. The flag in the picture is a big flag. Biiig flag.
Updated Mar 15, 2004
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Favorite thing: This small pavillion houses a Stone Tablet (20 tonnes) in which Tu Duc engraved a brief autobiography, writing about some aspects of his life. Surprisingly in this kind of "official stories", he was quite modest and even recognized a few errors he made...
The stone was brough from 500 kms away, taking 4 years to bring it here.
Updated Oct 17, 2003
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Favorite thing: On the way to the Tu Duc tomb, inside the complex, you will find these 2 rows of little stone mandarins.
But wwhy so little? Well, the Emperor himself was small (153 cms) so he made his servants' statues even shorter!!
Updated Oct 17, 2003
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Favorite thing: Tu Duc emperor built here a summer residence, amid frangipani trees and pines. It included a lake with an artificial island in which he used to hunt the animals that his servants previously brought there. There is an embankment too at the lake.
Then there is the Residence, several pavillions, and the tombs, one for him, one for his son.
Inside the main Pavillion you can visit the Reception Hall, in the Hoa Khiem Temple. Tu Duc used this temple as a palace. There are here many furnitures, mirrors, jars, and other personal items. In the pic you can see the 2 thrones, the smallest being the Emperor one: he was only 153 cms high!
Updated Oct 17, 2003
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Favorite thing: This is one of the many Royal Tombs located in the surroundings of the city.
A good way to see several is the River Boat Tour (see transportation tips), but I was tired, wanted to see just one, so I chose this, and reached it by motorbike.
It is located 10 kms south of the city, the moto ride takes no more than 20 minutes and costed me 2.5 USD.
Written Oct 17, 2003
Favorite thing: Coming from Hungary, I found the socialist posters funny: similar to the ones we used to have, but with an oriental flavour. I did not experience any problem because of the political system however: travelling in Vietnam was not any different from travelling in e.g. Thailand.
Updated Jun 12, 2003
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Hue, formerly known as Thuan Hoa, is the most historically interesting city in Vietnam. From 1802 to 1945 it was the imperial capital. Thirteen successive emperors resided here, the last of whom,...
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I Arrived in Hue early morning on a flight from Hanoi. Got the airporter bus to my Hotel which was located in a side lane. After settling in, I went walking, then hired a cyclo to take me past the...
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Hue is a medium size city located in the coast, at about the middle of Vietnam, near Danang. Its main touristic interest comes from the Imperial Nguyen Tombs, the Citadel (former Imperial Palace) and...
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