Hue Pt 2

Exit at the rear of the Citadel Bhuddist belief of the stairway to heaven. That evening, the President of Vietnam was in Hue He was down the street at an arena. We saw floats - In commemoration of the reunification of Vietnam. A new "friend" convinced us to ride 3-up on a cyclo. Fireworks as part of the 30th anniversary celebration. Monks praying at a temple. It was a beatiful temple with many details Student monks practicing how to walk "properly". At the tomb of Tu Duc, who reigned from 1848-1883. It was immense. "Soldiers" standing guard. Lunch with our guide, Dat. The now infamous No Hue sign. At the tomb of Khai Dinh, who reigned from 1916-1925. Many more of his servants stood guard than at Tu Duc's tomb. Close up of a Servant. I was not supposed to take this ceiling photo. Oops. Inside the temple at Khai Dinh's tomb. Entrance to Khai Dinh's tomb. So many steps.... Dat took an "action" shot for us. A river outside of hue. Another pit stop with Dat and his brother. This was at another emperor's tomb. It was the oldest. Can't remember the name. Maybe I'll look it up soon... One of our scooters ran out of gas. Dat got some more. The very famous Thien Mu Pagoda. Temple "guard". Gold buddha. Many offerings at this temple. The Austin driven by Thich Quang Duc who set himself on fire in protest in 1963. Kids liked Doughnut. The cemetary behind Thien Mu. This is Tu, who runs the tour business we used for the Tombs tour. Khommapat Uparin & her friend, both from Thailand. A scooter repair shop. The "end of the road' for my wild scooter ride with Chad. Narrow scooter bridge crossing. We left a message in Tu's restaurant. Pun fully intended.