Nevertheless, I was still in Vietnam, having the time of my life travelling. What a wonderful life!
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| Hue citadel on the right. Quite impressive sizewise... |
Next stop, My Son and Hue. Both known for its historical and cultural heritage from ancient vietnamese royal families. It is a must see in Veitnam, as there are no other remainings like that in whole Vietnam. Some poeople don't appreciate Vietnam as it does not have spectacular buildings, astonishing beaches or it is not developed to standards of most surrounding countries. For me it felt different. I deliberately chose it for its uniqueness in that respect. At last something different, something refreshing and natural. A challenge.
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| Hue citadel by http://www.alphareconassociation.org/ |
So was Hue. But I decided that bad weather cannot ruin my staying there, so I went for a city tour. The city itself was bigger then I had anitcipated. When you think if walking to any palace complex you have in mind some builsings, maybe a garden and orchard. Right? Nothing like that in Hue :). I mean there were buildings and gardens... but it was way bigger and spread all over like nothing I have ever seen so far. It must have been so beautiful back in the days of greatest power! Due to the rain it was not possible to walk it all, limiting muself just to several closest buidlings I ended up jumping in the water with historimy shoes wet anyway.
Now when I give it a second thought, it was actually quite upsetting, the whole Hue citadel experience. Seeing such a great culture heritage being wasted is almost heartbreaking. Only a handful of buildings were partly renovated. None of the gardens or orchards was even close to its original shape. You could hardly read the descriptions in the memory places.
