Hué - Imperial City

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Geo: 16.4649, 107.595

Today was a lot of walking - about 6 hours. Hué is an ancient city with a lot of history. It is the sight of the Imperial Palace which is our destination.

Along the way we walked past a public park where there was an event taking place which had something to do with supporting women in this culture. It was surprising the number of military there. I suspect they were required to attend in a non-policing role.

The Imperial City is very large and was modelled after the Forbidden City in China. It was a very well organized culture with a long line of rulers. The emperor gave up the city to Ho Chi Minh in 1945.

We saw our first snake today. It was not excited about our presence so we stayed well clear.

It was quite a walk back and we were very happy to settle into the warm mineral spa.

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