Thien Mu pagoda

Hue & the royal tombs

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July 26th 2016
Decided to take an organised tour of the royal tombs of the Nguyen dynasty as they were a litle far from town to attempt walking in 38c heat. We started out with a short boat ride on the Perfume river, so called because of all of the sweet smelling trees and flowers that once lined it's banks, to a former Mandarins house. There we drank copious quantities of Jasmine tea while Blue, our guide, fill ... 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