Monday, November 5th - Wednesday, November 7th: Hue is small, peaceful city full of lakes, canals siuated along the Perfume River with a lush countryside full of pagodas, monasteries and royal mausoleums from the Nguyen dynasty . Located 45 km from the DMZ Hue was all but leveled in 1968 after the Tet Offensive when the city was reclaimed by the North Vietnamese and lost again after 25 days of fierce fighing. It took another 7 years before the NVA would liberate Hue. Remnants from the war can be found all over the countryside from abandoned bunkers, tunnels, trenches and unexploded ordinances. My first day I spent walking the city and visiting the citadel - an imperial city surrounded by defensive walls and moats. Within the walls you can visit the royal palaces and pavilions. I
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