The Citadel Gardens

Walking through the grasses and reeds of the Citadel gardens you could see plenty of dragonflies and other insects - this guy caught my eye. Most of the gardens were actually flooded at the time following the heavy rains.

Hue, the Backpackers and the Citadel

October 18th 2011
In Hue I was dropped off at the hue Backpackers… sister hostel to the Hanoi Backpackers so I knew I would be in for a good time! The staff at the Hue Backpackers are lovely and friendly, especially Lien the assistant manager who is very sweet and helpful (Lien taught me some very useful Vietnamese phrases…). Smiles all round meant a warm welcome. I checked myself in and settled in for an after ... read more

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The conquest of Vietnam by France began in 1858 and was completed by 1884. It became part of French Indochina in 1887. Independence was declared after World War II, but the French continued to rule until 1954 when they were defeated by Communist forc... ... read more

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