Hue is a city located about an hour and a half flying from Hanoi, Vietnam. For us, Hue served as a city of passage between Hanoi and Hoi An and is an ideal city to visit for a day or two, but not to dedicate more time and Hoi An will be waiting a couple of hours by bus or car.

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Hué Bridge:

Hué is situated on both banks of the Huong river, the old part is on one side and the new in the other. The Perfume River in Hue step has a width very considerable and can only be crossed by several bridges. One is metal and at night the colors that illuminate the bridge are changing making you think the visitor is in a bridge club where the music are the horns of cars and motorcycles that you forward.

Entrance to the imperial city of Hue:

One of the most historic places is the imperial city Hue in the Nguyen Dynasty, who ruled Hue from the early nineteenth century until 1945, when Emperor Bao Dai abdicated in favor of the revolutionary government of Ho Chi Minh. Currently, the imperial city is being rebuilt as it was during the second half of the twentieth century was almost completely destroyed because the revolution in Vietnam and bombing Americans. Although the price of entry is not very high (55,000 VND) worth a visit and walk through what was the imperial city of Hue.

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Imperial city of Hue in reconstruction:

Thien Mu Pagoda, Hue is another very interesting place to be visited Hue, but a little away from the center of Hue (about 3km). It is one of the highest pagodas in Vietnam and as a curiosity we can find a car of the 60 Austin from where the famous monk Thich Quang Duc got out to immediately commit suicide in protest to the new government of Saigon (now Ho Chi Minh) . The images of his immolation toured the world. To reach the Pagoda we took a taxi, but can be easily reached by bicycle or tuk-tuk, if not too hot.

Another place you should also visit in Hue are the tombs of the emperors and the dynasties of Minh Mang, Khai Dinh and Tu Duc and other less important dynasties.

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How to get to Hue?

The nearest airport is to Danang. You can book a flight to the carrier JetStar, which is a low-cost airline in Southeast Asia. However, the flight is over 5 hours late, so you can choose to fly on Vietnam Airlines which has a cost of 40 € per person. At the airport of Hue, a bus to downtown is worth 40,000 VND, and a taxi at least about three times that price.