The Citadel and the Forbidden Purple City are undoubtedly the main attractions in Hue. The Citadel The citadel is laid out squarely with a side length of 2.5 km and is surrounded by a 6 m high fastening wall and a 4 m deep and 23 m wide moat. 11 gates allow the access. Inside […]
Boat Trip on the Perfume River to the Thiên Mụ Pagoda
The peaceful atmosphere of the Perfume River makes it easy today to forget the terrible events, that happened here during the Vietnam War. Our boat travels upstream, along the citadel. On the way, some goods are delivered to another boat. A police checkpoint on a boat, inspect if the tourist boats have the prescribed licenses. […]
Flight from Hanoi to Hue and Evening Walk to Perfume River
Back from Ha Long Bay to Hanoi, we want to visit the famous Vietnam Museum of Ethnology. But it is closed. Actually we should have known better, because almost all museums in southeast Asia are closed on Mondays. So we allow ourselves a coffee before we go to the airport to fly from Hanoi to Hue. Flight from […]