This journal features the rest of my Hue photos. There's 2 pagodas, a cathedral, a sacrifice altar - without maidens ;o), our Perfume River cruise, an incense village, our hotel, and lo & behold - 2 people pictures - one of a baguette vendor & one of Long, my motorbike taxi guy.
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Our hotel was on busy Le Loi Street a side street within walking distance of a bridge to cross the Perfume...
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Colorful tourist dragon boats singles & double wides, used for excursions on the Perfume River,...
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"Cruising the Perfume River" The citys royal palaces, citadels, temples, shrines, pagodas and...
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House boats Yes, families do live on these. We saw Moms, like this one, doing...
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Going to market?
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A riverside temple with the Citadel and Flag Tower in the background.
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There are 3 bridges here. We crossed one on foot to visit the Citadel.
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An unidentified Christian church? Maybe Portuguese? There's supposed to be one in this area.
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THIEN MU PAGODA or "Pagoda of the Celestial Lady" is situated on a hillock...
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Another similar structure in the complex Built in 1601, this pagoda complex is the oldest one in Vietnam. It was...
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This 6-sided pavilion houses a huge bell that was cast in 1710. It weighs 2,632 kgs, is 1.4 m in circumference, and is...
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The car used by Thich Quang Duc, the Buddhist monk from this pagoda whose self-immolation in Saigon in 1963 to...
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A lily pond complete with frog ;o)
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Our dragon boat (the big one) docked at the pagoda site.
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"Incense village" After visiting the pagoda, we walked a short distance to Tu Doc's...
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The scented mud they roll onto the sticks.
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Then they set them along the road to dry
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BAO QUOC PAGODA entrance gate The group tour ended at the Tu Doc tomb site & we went back to the...
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Colorful detail Note the student on the right. There were several here in this peaceful site,...
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I love that tree
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Temple guardian?
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another student
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closeup
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Cemetery
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Baguette vendor nearby I wonder if this was a Mom & Pop operation? ;o)
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