Hue: Along the Way

Fruits at Dong Ba Market

More vegetables at Dong Ba Market in Hue

Mosaics at Khai Dinh's Mausoleum

Mosaics at Khai Dinh's Mausoleum

Mosaic room at Khai Dinh's Mausoleum

Large fruit and vegetable market in Hue where fresh produce is available from local farmers. There was so much fresh produce available throughout Asia, it was a pleasure to eat healthy and nourishing fresh food!!

Khai Dinh's Mausoleum was built between 1920 and 1932, the last of the mausoleums of the Nguyen Dynasty and by the time he was contemplating the afterlife, rich had given way to concrete.  The interior is decorated with colorful murals and fragments of porcelain. It is the most elaborate of all the tombs

Hue, Viet Nam: A Beautiful Way

Hai Van Mountain Pass

Along the Perfume River

Pagoda built under the Nguyen Dynasty

Along the Perfume River

Thien Mu Pagoda built in 1601

Hue served as the political capital of Viet Nam from 1802 to 1945 and has been one of its cultural, religious and educational centers. It is a small and quiet city know for its architecture, and in 1993 was recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Cultural Site.

Thien Mu Pagoda is Hue's most preserved monument standing on the riverbank with its seven-floored tower. It was built in 1601 by Nguyen Hoang, the governor of Hue. The monastery is the oldest in Hue.

There was considerable fighting in this region during the Viet Nam War. I remember reading about Hue often in the papers.

La Residence Hotel and Spa, Hue Viet Nam