December 24, 2013

Hue - The Former Capital of Vietnam

Nov 27-29, 2013: In 1802 Emperor Gia Long founded the Nguyen dynasty, moved the capital from Hanoi to Hue, trying to unite northern and southern Vietnam, and started building the Citadel.


One of the beautiful gates into the Citadel.


The Citadel was closing when we got there, and the following day it was pouring down rain, so we never got a chance to see it.

We visited the War Museum to learn more about how the Vietnamese portrayed the war, and it was interesting.


As we already knew, the Vietnamese people are very resourceful: They used parts of a plane to make this operating table.


It was a happy time when families were re-united when the war ended in 1975.


Time for a coffee and to rest the brain and the legs - all patio chairs and tables were children-size for us...


We met a British couple and two Danish girls, all of whom we spent time with in Kopan Monastery in Nepal - it is a small world after all!

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