Subject: Report # 66 Da Nang, Vietnam March 6, 2016 Sunday Partly cloudy & 73 degrees 86 Pictures Part #2 of 3
Report # 66 Da Nang, Vietnam March 6, 2016 Sunday Partly cloudy & 73 degrees 86 Pictures Part #2 of 3
Tu Duc Tombs and Lunch and Citadel…..more photos…..
Elaborate tomb carvings
The Emperor's tomb, although he is buried in France now
Stairway up the hill
The Queen's tomb
Pine trees of the hunting grounds
Moc Vien – our lunch venue
Nice entrance to the restaurant
Landscaped grounds
Lotus blossoms
Pavilion at Moc Vien
The buffet offerings – mostly gone, but filled later
Eating where we chose
Huda Beer
Buffet center
Gardens and ponds
Halyconia
Pond decorations
More food stands
Mary Ann waiting for bananas
Well-wishers at our coach
Huda Beer was great
Street food
Thien Mu Pagoda in Hue
Steep stairway to the pagoda
Boats on the Perfume River
Tourists boat rides
Buddhist pagoda grounds
Buddhist shrine is the tallest religious building in Vietnam
Portal to more buildings
Most revered Buddhist Shrine
Many visitors on Sunday
A deity
Temple on the top
Monks at work
Beautiful bonsai
Takes years to create a bonsai this size
Sunday was family day
Tree-lined grounds
Many smaller pagodas
Pagoda buildings
Lotus blooms
Catfish-filled pond
Spacious
Many visitors
Monk building
Trees blooming
Monk quarters
River runs through it
Temple
View of the Perfume River
Treasures at the pagoda market, but no time to shop
Many vendors
Tourist boat with a dragon bow
Bridge over the river
Heading towards the Citadel
The Citadel
Grounds of the Citadel
Cannons represent the four seasons
Modern motorcycles
Inner walled fortress – built by Emperor Gia Long in 1804
The fortress – the walls were over 6 feet thick
The moat was earthen, replaced by stone
Fortress levels – some signs of bullet holes in buildings
Cost to get in
The gate entrance
Healthy koi carp in the outer moat
Thousands of koi
Looking for food
Strange sculpture
Our groups gather at one of the palaces that survived the war
Plumeria trees were dormant, but the flowers were blooming
Looking towards the out walls – many of these buildings were bombed
A citadel horse
Spring flowers
Inner palace where the Vietnamese Emperor lived
One of the Dynastic Urns – immense vessels
Imprinted with different Vietnam regions
Waiting to enter
The walk was long
One gate
Citadel buildings
Antiquities Museum
Museum grounds
Re-done roofs and designs
Restored roof
