Hue

I spent a few days in Hue which is a nice little stop. We did a motorbike tour which took us out into the country where the kids treated us like celebrities, giving us high fives and screaming hello as we zoomed past on our bikes. This was by far the highlight in this former capital of Vietnam. We stopped at a few temples along the way but the most interesting thing was where we stopped for lunch. We decided to have lunch in a monastery with some vegetarian, female monks. The food was quite good but the conversation lacked as the female monks were not allowed to talk to any males due to religious beliefs.

The other thing to see in Hue is the Citadel situated right in the middle of town on the banks of the Perfume River. I felt it looked very Chinese like one of the many walled cities or bell towers through out China. It has quite a big war time history after being burnt and pillaged by the French & then blown up several times by the Americans during their war in the 60's & 70's. Parts of it has been rebuilt several times & some of it was still being restored during our visit.