Hue

07 January 2013

Our train for the journey to Hue.
Our train for the journey to Hue.

After our time in Hoi An we got a car up to Danang before switching to the train for the journey up the coast to Hue. Unfortunately it rained the whole way, and for the whole day in Hue, and by the time we left the Citadel in Hue that evening we were absolutely drenched.

The coastline north of Danang
The coastline north of Danang
Rice paddies along the coast.
Rice paddies along the coast.
The Vietnamese flag flying above the gate to the old Citadel in Hue.
The Vietnamese flag flying above the gate to the old Citadel in Hue.
A bridge and inner gate at the Citadel.
A bridge and inner gate at the Citadel.
A tree growing in the Citadel.
A tree growing in the Citadel.
The slightly overgrown gardens in the Citadel
The slightly overgrown gardens in the Citadel
One of the many galleries in the Citadel
One of the many galleries in the Citadel
A turtle.
A turtle.
A set of overgrown stairs to nowhere in the Citadel.
A set of overgrown stairs to nowhere in the Citadel.
The sign over the entrance to one of the pagoda's inner rooms
The sign over the entrance to one of the pagoda's inner rooms
The market in Hue.
The market in Hue.

Having spent the morning checking out a pagoda just to the North of the Citadel we stopped by Hue’s main market before our flight. I’ve never seen anything like it before. It was basically in a giant parking garage-like structure over two levels, but I have never seen so many things in such a small space before.

The market in Hue.
The market in Hue.
Looking back down to the ground floor.
Looking back down to the ground floor.
Jumpers.
Jumpers.
A glimpse of the exit.
A glimpse of the exit.