A Unesco World Heritage site, Hue has palaces and
pagodas, tombs and temples, culture and cuisine. Even though many of its finest
buildings were destroyed during the American War, crumbling century-old
Citadel walls are still fascinating to explore. Tourism has brought an
excess of touts but Hue remains a relaxed and conservative city. Its location on the Perfume River make it a nice town to wander around, especially on bicycle. Our main activity there was visiting the Citadel, built between
1805 and 1832, which housed the Nguyen dynasty for centuries. It was a little
bit confusing to understand all the history that took place between these walls
but many royal families and their servants inhabited the citadel before being
destroyed in the war.
