We've arrived safely in Hue. What a beautiful city. We spent yesterday touring the Citadel, a beautiful walled in fortification that once housed Vietnam's emperors in the 1800s and early 1900s as Hue used to be the nation's capital. Today we rented bicycles and rode about 30 km to Ming Manh Tomb. It was a gorgeous hot day and cycling was a lovely way to see the city and surrounding countryside. Even though Axel likes to have a map at hand, the nice thing about not exactly knowing where to go is that you come across unexpected sights. Convinced we were on our way to see the first of several tombs around Hue we realized we were wrong when we found a spectacular buddhist cemetery. Similarly, we stopped at a French catholic monastery which was also not on our list. A monk named Dominique took some time and gave us a tour. Eventually and after asking for directions several times we arrived at the Ming Manh tomb built in 1840 and set in a beautiful lush park right next to the Song Huong or Perfume river.
Once we were back in Hue City we enjoyed a nice bowl of pho together with icecold Vietnamese tea. Tomorrow, it's off to Hoi An.
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