Monday, April 27
We said goodbye to Hai Yen and Hoi An. Luu and Anh showed up to say goodbye. 6 lovely days with lots of presence of Vietnamese. Now the Hue. First stop on the road was the Marble Mountain. Here are many processing sites of marble. The marble comes from other marble mountains. Marble Mountain is protected. We took an elevator up to the middle of the mountain. There are many temples and pagodas, and also natural caves. It was Emperor Minh Mang, who built these temples / pagodas, and a lookout tower. although there are many stairs is Marble Mountain is always worth a visit. Next stop was Havanpasset. Here are the remains of two gun emplacements. One of the French period and one from the US. On top you can take pictures with Da Nang on one side and Hue on the other. We had arrived at the hotel River view at. 11 and were accommodated. Then we had sightseeing. Doris and Lisse were transported by bicycle taxi - the rest of the bike. We drove to "The deaf restaurant" and got a nice lunch. The host can be a small feat to close five beers with a hand rim shots. We all got a bottle opener as a souvenir. Then we went together at the royal palace. It is constantly being restored, so there is little new each year. Thao and I appeared as king and princess. The Royal Palace is large, so everyone was a little tired when we were finished. Pm. 20 we went out to eat. We met Van, bådførerens daughter "at the restaurant. We were up early the next bed, so it was just about getting home to bed.
Elevator Marble Mountain
Lunch in Hue at the deaf restaurant
whole group together
Tuesday, April 28
Again early. We transported us down to take the boat that I have sailed with the last 10 years. The day should be spent on "Perfume River" Song Duong. On the boat was a lady who was selling clothes. It was very popular. There was traded. First stop was the Thien Mu Pagoda. It was known throughout the world as a monk here in 1963 drove by car to Saigon, poured gasoline over himself and lit himself on fire. He had two purposes. To stop the war and to stop President Diem assault on buddisterne. Diem was himself a Catholic. The image of the burning monk went around the world and had a great influence on world opinion. Next stop Minh Mang Mausoleum. He was Emperor around 1830 and had an incredible number of concubines. His mausoleum is located in a beautiful park. A popular destination. Back to the boat and we were transported to the next stop - Kai Ding Mausoleum. Very nice, built on a high and decorated with mosaics inside. He was the penultimate emperor. After having climbed the many, very steep stairs in the 40 degree heat, we were well tender, hungry and thirsty. Luckily boat people meanwhile arranged a lovely lunch. Someone took the boat home - rest cycled along the river. Back at the hotel we were alternately a shower and then we went out to eat. We reached the airport in good time. The plane was somewhat delayed, so it was late when we were promoting. We were sorry to say goodbye to Thao, who have faithfully helped with all the convenience of last week.
Imperial palace in Hue
Emperor and Empress
Thien Mu Pagoda
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By Minh Mang mausoleum
Khai Dinh mausoleum
Khai Dinh mausoleum
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