Hue Fun.

 I rented a high speed 100% carbon fiber state of the art bike for $2/day with one speed to save on weight to tour the city of Hue-

Hue is the former (1804-1945) imperial capital of Vietnam.  The Imperial palace is a large complex in the middle of the city that Hue is making a great effort to fully and faithfully restore.  Hard to capture its size and grandeur in pictures-

Interesting and fun to see so many Vietnamese women in particular posing for pictures in beautiful traditional garb (photo permission)

I also visited the tomb of one of the Emperors - Te Duc- which was a peaceful oriental place- 

I eventually got the hang of cycling through the city where the primary means of traffic control seemed to be the horn  I had my little bell to ward off the swarming motorbikes, cars trucks, etc  

Walking or cycling along the Perfume River in the middle of the city was a delight.  It had a bridge of many colors and you could pick your favorite-

I stayed at a very hospitable guesthouse whose hosts- Mi and Lam- were so kind and attentive-  

it did set me back $19/night tho it included a robust breakfast-

You can’t get away from noodles in SE Asia even at breakfast.   

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