Victory Hotel Hue

... in the first part of the 20th century. <br><br>However, during the Vietnam War, American POWs were actually treated relatively well by their Vietnamese captors. The inmates could read, play cards, exercise, etc. They just could not leave of course. The Vietnamese weren't cruel. The French on the other hand, were very brutal to the Vietnamese. Sadly, the Americans were unbelievably cruel to the Vietnamese, and most victims were ordinary citizens, not soldiers.

... them) But sorry, we are not in the mood for children !! ( never been by the way)<br>As we already found out that the Cambodian and Vietnamese transportation was pretty well organzied, they came up this time with an even better solution " Nam-Style!" Simpels....the train from Hanoi was stuck on the other side of the bridge as well. Ours here...so they organized 6 buses....took the Hanoi people off and to our train station. We got on the buses and went to their train on the ...

... the tube. I made a deal with him that if I was feeling up to it, then I would go out for some drinks the next night. I kept the diet bland and simple the next day. <br><br>We rented a moped and went for a ride out away from town. We happened upon a religious place where Caodaiism is practiced. That was pretty cool. I&#8217;m always uneasy about going into places like that. We weren&#8217;t wearing pants, we had no idea what the etiquette, hell, we didn&#8217;t even know what religion ...

... 127 stone steps with sheets of water pouring off of them. It was like toiling uphill through a waterfall in fact, but the payoff was well worth the effort. This tomb really is one of the world's wonders. The architecture and ornamentation is a gaudy mixture of Hindu, Chinese, Roman, and probably a dozen other styles. Rows of stone men, elephants, and other sculptures flank the entrance to the actual tomb which is housed inside a structure encrusted with colorful pottery s ...

... tombs are situated atop hills of lush green trees. Walking the grounds of the largest tomb, of King Minh Mang, I was reminded much of my visit to Japan last year and how I enjoyed visiting the pagodas, which always had a lake similar to that at Mang's tomb. <br><br>After visiting several tombs, I returned to the city to explore the Citadel, the historic Imperial City and living quarters of the kings. Much of Hue's ...

... br>On our way down the mountain, two of the motorbikes broke down, adn we were even further behind. Lobka and I waited at the bottom of the hill for about a half hour before the others arrive. By now, we were way off schedule and would have to miss the stop at China Beach (we drove through it so we basically saw it) and Marble Mountain (just a pagoda on a mountain which we also were able to see from the road). By the time we reached Hoi An it was dark and nearly seven p.m. - what was ...

... although that is significant at around 35 C, but more so the humidity. It is debilitating.<br><br>Our guide collected us at 2pm. The boys were quite sun-burnt and Tom was not a happy camper. Any way, it was only until 6pm so, off we set. Our first stop was a 10min drive to the south west of the city to one of the ancient tombs of the Kings from the Nguyen Dynasty (1802 &#8211; 1945). Tu Duc was the 4th King and his mausoleum was set out on landscaped acres ...