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The entry in to Chan May was through a narrow marked channel which led to a fairly basic wharf. We nosed in to the wharf at a snail's pace and then had to swing more than 90 degrees to line up with the dock. There was very little room to manoeuvre with boats in the way one side and a rocky promontory on the other. There can't have been a lot of depth either as we stirred up a lot of mud from the bottom with the side thrusters. However, we managed to dock with no incident apart from leaving a large brown mud slick in the otherwise pristine looking water.
The tour to Hue, first took us to the tomb of the second Emperor of Vietnam, Minh Mang. The tomb itself was located somewhere in the side of a treed hill, and it's exact location is apparently unknown. However, it's located within a large area of many hectares covered in lakes, gardens, buildings and statues.
Next, we headed into Hue and had a very nice lunch at the Hotel Saigon Morin where we were also entertained by more Vietnamese dancers.
After lunch we went for a Dragon Boat ride along the Perfume River until we reached the Thien Mu Pagoda. As well as the impressive Pagoda, we also saw the blue Austin car which was owned by the Buddhist Monk who burned himself to death in 1963, in protest against religious persecution.
Next we toured the Imperial Citadel which is a large walled area enclosing many buildings and an inner sanctum called the Forbidden City which was formerly home to the Emperor.
Lastly, we looked through the Dong Ba market where we marvelled at the number of stalls and sellers (mostly women) jammed into every available space.
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