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Booked another day trip through the hotel again, this time the trip was the Hue city tour. The trip took in the 3 kings tombs south of Hue, a Voi An karate class, then back into Hue to visit the ancient Citadel and finally onto the Thien Mu Pagoda, which was the home and temple of Thich Quang Duc, and now the resting place of his historic and (in)famous car. We finished the day of by taking a Dragon boat from the temple back into the centre of Hue. I will split all of this day up into separate threads, so i hope you dont get lost. The 3 kings tombs - Part 1 - The Minh Mang Royal tomb. Mi
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This temple, or Pagoda, Thien Mu Pagoda, was the home to one of the most famous Buddhist monks in the world, Thich Quang Duc(The burning monk). Located on what i think is the highest point in Hue, it is only really popular because of this monk, and his car that featured in that famous photo. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thien_Mu_Pagoda This is THE car that is in one of the most famous and well-known photos in the world......................
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After spending a long day visiting the 3 king tombs, Kung Fu show, visiting the Imperial Citadel, and finally the Pagoda, we finished the day off taking a nice leisurely cruise down the Huong River, or better known as the Perfume River.
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The Imperial Citadel of Hue. Most of it is now more than a huge pile of rubble, due to the fact that the VC during the Tet Offensive hid out here, and it got turned to rubble after the Americans tried to flush them out. You can only imagine what this place looked like in its hay day of the Emperor's. The grounds of the Imperial City were surrounded by a wall 2 kilometers by 2 kilometers, and the walls were surrounded by a moat. The water from the moat was taken from the Huong River (Perfume River) that flows through Huế. This structure is called the citadel. Inside the citadel was the Imp
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So, after visiting the tombs, the guide made the usual tourist stop off where they make the touristy knick-knacks and try the forced sale on you. But, before that, we made a stop off at some Kung Fu school place, where they did some fighting for us. Apparently the style they practice is called Vo Kinh Van An, after their master. Its meant to be some super-duper, kick ass Kung Fu fighting, but to be honest, its all the same to me after a while.
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The 3 kings tombs - The Tomb of Emperor Tu Duc. And finally............................ Tu Duc is the only Emperor who moved his household into his own tomb, building a Forbidden City of his own on the grounds, making this tomb the most opulent of all royal tombs. The guy builds himself a beautiful little Citadel to house all his family, and this photo ends up being his tomb that he is incaserated in!!!!.................... -
The 3 kings Tombs - Emperor Khai Dinh. The 2nd tomb of the day was the Emperor Khai Dinh, who i have a feeling was one of the last Emperor's of Vietnam. Apparently, the guy had about 8 wife's, no children though, as he loved to smoke a bit of bloke whenever he could.(That means he was gay!!) An unrepentant Francophile, Emperor Khai Dinh ordered a tomb that has heavy French elements within its design. Compared to his predecessors’ tombs, Khai Dinh’s final resting place is more “monumental” in style.
