Say Hue, Say me...
Today we had temples, tombs and pagodas on our sightseeing menu, and we got what we ordered! The day started out with breakfast at DMZ Bar, the place where we had breakfast the morning we arrived to Hue. Good spot! We then met up with a couple of other tourists and a guide who showed us the way to the boat that would take us up the river to our destinations.
But first, about yesterday. After we checked in to our hotel, we decided to go to the old Citadel, as we mentioned in our last post. It was kinda cool to see the long citaldel wall dividing the city yet today. Within the walls we found a sort of museum for old tanks used in the Vietnam War. We goofed around for half an hour or so there, before moving on to our next destination. There is a "citadel within the citadel". A 6 metres high and a couple of hundreds meter long wall is running around what used to be the emperor's palace and private courtyards. We walked around there for a while. Some of the buildings were restored really good while others looked like they were original and at some places the building wasn't even there anymore. It had been bombed during the war, leaving a large, empty field. All n' all, it was a good day and a nice place to visit.
Christopher got caught up in the moment.
Outside the inner citadel gate.
After that we retreated to our hotel, just chilling for a while. Then we decided to hit town for some beers, and started looking for cool spots around town. We heard the bass from a place called MTV Bar (it had nothing to do with MTV) and decided to check the place out. The place was packed with people, mostly guys though, but some girls too. No western people at all. We really couldn't figure out what kind of place it was, but i the end we came up with two theorys; Either it was a gay bar or it was that kind of bar where men bought the company of the women there, and could later on buy her company even after the club...either way, we left. Found another bar down the road, we read about in the Lonely Planet guide. Sat there for a beer and then went back to our hotel and slept.
So back to today. Our first stop was a small fishing village a few kilometers from Hue. Apparently, every fisherman in Vietnam knows Kung Fu, at least we were told. We saw a Kung Fu show where a group of vietnamese guys and girls showed of their ass-kicking skills. It was awesome!!!
Epic ass kicking in progress!
After this, we continued our boat trip on the Perfume River, Song Huong, to the Thien Mu Pagoda, the last national Pagoda of Vietnam before they went Communists. The guide explained all about how buddhism works with the "circle of life", to quote The Lion King. Humans that make lot's of mistakes in their lives, have to live as animals in their next life. If they live a good life as animals they will go to heaven, and if you spend your time in heaven error-free you get to stay there forever. If you mess up, like if you spill your beer all over a hot chick in the Heavenly Bar because you had too many divine drinks, you get sent right back to earth to start your next human life. Kind of.
The cruise then took us, after having lunch on the boat deck, to Minh Mang tomb, a temple site for an emperor that ruled Vietnam somewhere between 1800 and 1950. Don't really remember. What we do remember is that he had more than 300 wives and concubines, one for every day of the year. The good life :P Cool temples though. We then headed buy bus to our last stop, the Khai Dinh tomb, also a place of worship and living quarters of emperor Khai Dinh. Huge site with cool architecture!
Marcus outside the Khai Dinh Tomb.
Tomorrow we're leaving Hue to go to the city of Da Nang. We'll probarby just stay there for one day, but you never know. It's actually supposed to rain for 5 or 6 days now, so we haven't figured out all the details yet. But we'll keep you posted ;)
/C&M
But first, about yesterday. After we checked in to our hotel, we decided to go to the old Citadel, as we mentioned in our last post. It was kinda cool to see the long citaldel wall dividing the city yet today. Within the walls we found a sort of museum for old tanks used in the Vietnam War. We goofed around for half an hour or so there, before moving on to our next destination. There is a "citadel within the citadel". A 6 metres high and a couple of hundreds meter long wall is running around what used to be the emperor's palace and private courtyards. We walked around there for a while. Some of the buildings were restored really good while others looked like they were original and at some places the building wasn't even there anymore. It had been bombed during the war, leaving a large, empty field. All n' all, it was a good day and a nice place to visit.
Christopher got caught up in the moment.
Outside the inner citadel gate.
After that we retreated to our hotel, just chilling for a while. Then we decided to hit town for some beers, and started looking for cool spots around town. We heard the bass from a place called MTV Bar (it had nothing to do with MTV) and decided to check the place out. The place was packed with people, mostly guys though, but some girls too. No western people at all. We really couldn't figure out what kind of place it was, but i the end we came up with two theorys; Either it was a gay bar or it was that kind of bar where men bought the company of the women there, and could later on buy her company even after the club...either way, we left. Found another bar down the road, we read about in the Lonely Planet guide. Sat there for a beer and then went back to our hotel and slept.
So back to today. Our first stop was a small fishing village a few kilometers from Hue. Apparently, every fisherman in Vietnam knows Kung Fu, at least we were told. We saw a Kung Fu show where a group of vietnamese guys and girls showed of their ass-kicking skills. It was awesome!!!
Epic ass kicking in progress!
After this, we continued our boat trip on the Perfume River, Song Huong, to the Thien Mu Pagoda, the last national Pagoda of Vietnam before they went Communists. The guide explained all about how buddhism works with the "circle of life", to quote The Lion King. Humans that make lot's of mistakes in their lives, have to live as animals in their next life. If they live a good life as animals they will go to heaven, and if you spend your time in heaven error-free you get to stay there forever. If you mess up, like if you spill your beer all over a hot chick in the Heavenly Bar because you had too many divine drinks, you get sent right back to earth to start your next human life. Kind of.
The cruise then took us, after having lunch on the boat deck, to Minh Mang tomb, a temple site for an emperor that ruled Vietnam somewhere between 1800 and 1950. Don't really remember. What we do remember is that he had more than 300 wives and concubines, one for every day of the year. The good life :P Cool temples though. We then headed buy bus to our last stop, the Khai Dinh tomb, also a place of worship and living quarters of emperor Khai Dinh. Huge site with cool architecture!
Marcus outside the Khai Dinh Tomb.
Tomorrow we're leaving Hue to go to the city of Da Nang. We'll probarby just stay there for one day, but you never know. It's actually supposed to rain for 5 or 6 days now, so we haven't figured out all the details yet. But we'll keep you posted ;)
/C&M
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Postat av: Zoran
Jag tycker att ni skulle passa bra som historiker i Herman Lindqvist style,ha,ha.
Om ni nu reser längst kusten skulle vara bra att avvakta nyheter på nätet.Det är på gång stor vulkan utbrott i Indonesien som i sin tur kan leda till tsunamin.
Så det skadar inte att vara lite på vakt det följande dagar.
Annars som vi är reda vana vid,mycket fina bilder, så skicka me.....r.
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Postat av: Marie
När börjar Kung Fu träningen??!!
Kram
Postat av: Monica
Spännande att prova olika barer, fniss.
Idag läste jag om de tre sista dagarna, min dator hemma är lite långsam, vad mycket spännande ni har varit med om, ha det allra bäst.
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