Focus on Vietnam: Trip to Hue City

Welcome to Focus on Vietnam. Today, I am excited to tell you about my visit to Huế City -- the historic capital city of Vietnam during the Nguyen Dynasty. There are so many places to see in Huế, the tour guide decided to take a motorbike tour instead of a walking tour in order to see as much as poss...

Welcome to Focus on Vietnam. Today, I am excited to tell you about my visit to Huế City -- the historic capital city of Vietnam during the Nguyen Dynasty. There are so many places to see in Huế, the tour guide decided to take a motorbike tour instead of a walking tour in order to see as much as possible. On one side of the Huong River, also known as the Perfume River, there are many pagodas and tombs as well as a complex of Huế monuments, which is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. At the beginning of the tour, we went to the Imperial City to visit the Citadel where the Nguyen families live. In the central of the Citadel, there is a forbidden purple city, where only the Emperor and his family were allowed inside. Most of this area is ruined, except the Emperor's Reading Room. I was amazed at the walls of the room that were covered with poems and decorations. Next, we rode down motorbike to Thien Mu Pagoda, one of the most famous pagodas in Vietnam. We didn't stay too long because it was hot and crowded with many tourists. Finally, we stopped along the Huong River, where there were food stalls and wonderful shops. I wanted to stay longer in the shops but we have to return to a hotel. It was a great first day in Hue City.