Day 9: Hue

Well today left Hoi Ann for Hue, which was the former capital of Vietnam under the 13 emperors of the Nguyen dynasty from 1802 to 1945. I woke up to the rain, it was a nice change from the boiling hot weather that we have had here since I have been here in Vietnam. Took a minibus from Hoi Ann to Hue. Got to Hue, which is a beautiful city with the river running across it. Reminds me of London. Saw the Imperial Enclosure and the Forbidden City. The Forbidden City is within the Imperial Enclosure. Then headed for the Tomb of Tu Duc. The tomb and surrounding areas were pretty amazing to see. It was cold with a light rain and trees were green and some were orange it reminded me of alot of autumn in the northeast. It was serene and beautiful. I strolled along the side of the pond to look at the tomb of the emperor and his wife. Then headed to a pagoda. Found out that females can be monks as well, but they live in seperate pagoda's.