Overnight train from Hanoi to Hue… Scott and the computer…
Our lovely bathroom on the train
Random street life in Hue
Vendors selling baguettes
One of the great things about travel in southeast Asia—cheap food! We treated ourselves to a steak dinner with a side of fried squid and fries, and a bottle of wine… all for about $21!
First Day in Hue: City tour
We signed up for a “city tour” of Hue, which took us--by riverboat and later by bus—to the various highlights of the city.
A demonstration of Vietnamese martial arts—Vo Thuat--used to defend against the Chinese (three times throughout history), and other invaders before the age of modern weapons. This style of martial arts is believed to be easier and more practical than Chinese martial arts, and therefore could be taught to all people of Vietnamese society. We have some good video which we can’t post at the moment…
We shared a glass of sugar cane juice… shown here being freshly pressed from sugar cane stalks
Tu Duc Tomb, Minh Mang Tomb, and Hon Chen Temple (we need to sort through our pictures… not sure which ones are which!)
Day 2 in Hue: De-militarization Zone (DMZ) tour
“The Rockpile”… a notable US artillery base during the Vietnam War.
One of our photo stops was right on the highway – there was a smalll village about 100ft away; as soon as the kids from the village saw our bus they came running. They were very, very curious about us 30 westerners, and loved posing for photos!
Doc Mieu Base.
Python on the side of the road
Bomb crater
One entrance to the Minh Voc Tunnels
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The tunnels were quite extensive…literally an underground community (more than 25 m deep), complete with meetings rooms, bathrooms, a maternity ward, and sleeping quarters.
The tunnels exited right onto the Gulf of Tonkin
The remnants of the surveillance system put in place along the DMZ
The countryside on our bus ride back to Hue
Site of the DMZ
A bombed-out church riddled with bullet holes
We met up with a few friends from our DMZ tour… Aaron and Lucy, from England… it was Aaron’s birthday. We also ran into Raj, who we’d met several weeks ago at our cooking class in Chiang Mai!
Driving a cyclo and its owner through the streets of Hue (I think it’s supposed to be the other way around)
I can't wait to see the rest of your photos!
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