Pilgrimage Village Hue

... brain hard drive wasted, to still be harbouring the Latin word for citadel? I tried to hold out til dinner for one of Hue's much vaunted imperial degustation feasts where they like to impress by showing you they can carve a carrot into the shape of a ...

Hej alle, I går valgte vi at tage endnu en dag på vores resort Pilgrimage Village, for vi vil være sikker på at Mikkel er helt frisk til en dag på farten. Nu har vi en gang prøvet at stå med en lille baby med høj feber i Vietnam, og det var ikke ...

... surrounding the hotel complex, which was a whole lot of nonstop poverty.  Once checked in we caught a hotel shuttle to downtown Hue, a distance of about 4 km. We were dropped off in front of a restaurant and then proceeded to wander around trying to ...

... kan køre så lang tid i taxi for så de penge!   Vi sagde farvel til ”pigerne” på Pilgrimage Village. Der var blevet lavet hatte til Emilie, Gustav og Mikkel som afskedsgaver. Vi kørte med taxaen op over bjergene, hvilket ...

... to the hour before we left.  then the sun actually came out.  Great... The Hotel was visually stunning, a samll village in a jungle, the main buildings all built to look like a traditional vietnamese village.  It was even referenced in a ...

... substance which we took to be incense. We didn't buy anything--ditto during another stop at a “Sesame Candy and Tea Making Village” (store), although that time we got to sample the wares. We ate lunch, as part of the tour, at the Stop and Go ...

... as opposed to the 4 to 5 hour buses that we have become accustomed to.  We arrived at our spectacular hotel, Pilgrimmage Village Resort; www.pilgrimagevillage.com.  This place is so nice that we considered changing our flight out of Hue to stay ...

... 46 years old and has been married for 25 years. She has 5 children from 9 - 25 years old. She ended up taking us to her village which is near some tombs and then to her house. She gave us some pineapple and tea and then wanted us to give her money for ...

... one of my favourite mornings ever! At 8 am we were dropped off at the train platform in our next destination of Hue. A gracious imperial city that housed generations of the country's most powerful emperors. It was built on the banks of the Huong Giang ...

... in the mist as an Asian style of art, rather than an accurate depiction of a characteristic Asian landscape.  After seeing the Hue tombs in the rain, I think the art reflects the landscape.   The second Thai Dinh tomb was in a large complex ...

... but I get the sense that the conditions are comparable to how most Vietnamese live.  Today, we visited several historical sites - Hue is the ancient capital of the country and was the home of the emperors until they abdicated.  The palace areas ...

... interesting. Especially considering there was some lunatic yank running around in full military gear. He must have been doing some sort of pilgrimage or something but we just thought he looked like a pratt! After a dodgy lunch, we headed off to the DMZ ...

(Jim)   I'm a Republican.  I'm supposed to enjoy what is happening now.  After all, the slow-motion train wreck that Hillary Clinton is imposing on the Democratic party, her attempt to secure the nomination for herself despite the almost ...

... with yet another couple from the Halong Bay trip, and also a single woman we'd made the acquaintance of while staying at Pilgrimage Village. Another highlight of our stay in Hoi An was getting our laundry done. Right across the street from the hotel was ...

... column…sounds crazy to me but apparently was a saint-worthy act.  After his death the hill became a place of pilgrimage and a huge church was built around the stone column, plus accommodation and water supply for the pilgrims.  The remains ...

... of the mountain, as if hiding from the sun. In fact the focal point of this larger church, and a place of pilgrimage for both Christians and Muslims, was a section actually built into the mountainside. Its newer brickwork and angular construction gave it ...

... mountain' and 'girl mountain' (I'm sure they're much more impressive sounding in Vietnamese!). Apparently many newly married couples make a pilgrimage to the cave to pray for good fortune, and washing your face in the pool below 'boy mountain' means you ...

... my face with my sleeve, hung my head low and ducked into my lobby. PART II On my last night in Rangoon I made my third pilgrimage to the Shwedegon Pagoda. The first time Cameron and I went with Siri, the second time we ran into Monk Binyee-Bola and ...