Once I passed over a canal that led to the Perfume River, I spied Tu Dam Pagoda. After a month in Vietnam, I was on pagoda overload and with three tourist buses outside, even more so. Continue reading The other Hue
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Not just banh beo
One of the joys of travelling for me is food, especially in Asia. So while I sat savouring banh beo, another Vietnamese dish, I heard four English girls order chips and cokes. I thought to myself, why are they bothering to leave England if not to try something new? Continue reading Not just banh beo
Hue’s Museum of Antiques
Outside Hue’s walled complex stood a beautiful wooden building that housed silver and bronze ware, document seals, furniture and glassware that was once used within the Imperial City. Continue reading Hue’s Museum of Antiques
Hue’s Imperial City
I crossed over the first moat, then a second with the throngs of tourists into the Purple Forbidden City. Continue reading Hue’s Imperial City