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Hue was a brief stop for us on our trip down Vietnam. We arrived in the morning and went on a tour in the afternoon to see the Citadel, Pagoda and an old Garden House. It was a good afternoon although our guide didn't speak very good english so we struggled to understand exactly what we were looking at sometimes!!
We had dinner in a nice Vietnamese restaurant although I have to admit that we gave into homa comforts and both ordered Burgers instead of the local food... oops! It ws good though.
The next morning we visited 3 tombs of previous Emperors/ Kings. Its amazing how much land they each had and all the different buildings they contained. One of these Kings became King at the age of 7 years old! i'm sure he'd have preferred to be playing games with his mates than dressing up in the big gowns and attempting to make any kind of sensible decision about the country. Another of the Kings had one wife and 500 concubines, he would spend 5 hours each night with 5 different concubines (an hour for each). His highest assistant would pick which woman spent time with him. Needless to say this didn't come without consequences... 167 children!!! Wow.
So Hue was brief but good and the weather started to pick up, sunny hot climates our coming our way!
Lots of love xxx
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