The city itself is another popular tourist destination; there is one backpacker street with hostels and adjacent to that is a street with restaurants. There is a river running through the town with a bunch of bridges which can make navigation difficult when riding around, but also makes for some nice sights as well.
Twice a year the Vietnamese do their rice harvesting - while we were in Hue it was that time. The owner of the hostel Aaron and the boys were staying at was looking for volunteers to help with the rice harvest. We decided to check it out.
The previous day the rice had already been cut by hand and it was time to gather the rice into piles. We would pick up a handful, bring it over to a pile that the harvesters were managing and throw it on until it was big enough to bundle up.
In the heat without adequate clothing we all weren't that inspired to keep at it. We left after about an hour.
The next day I decided to check out one of the tombs - the tomb of emporer Minh Mang. The area is an incredibly expansive walled off area built during the early 1800's. You are able to walk through the different buildings in which the emperor used during his reign with information about what each building and pavilion was used for.
The lake surrounding the tomb was very peaceful and scenic. A great place to relax for a little and take in the views.
From here I rode up to the Ngu Binh mountain, next to which there is a huge statue of Emporer Quang Trung, a highly regarded military leader from the late 1700's. The statue overlooks the city of Hue and makes for a good view of the city.
Finally I checked out the Imperial City - getting there late and the entry cost put me off going in. The area has a few other things to check out however, including old war artefacts.
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