March 16, 2010 – Day 446 – Hue, Vietnam

Today we walked 20 kilometers. Why, you ask? Well, because….er….it was…hmm… all the way from downtown to the imperial tomb of Tu Doc.

Incense vender on our walk

It was a really hot day but for some reason we decided we wanted to take a walk instead of deal with overpriced motorbikes when we each have perfectly good walking legs. Or maybe we’re just crazy.

Mausolem of Tu Doc

Either way, it was a pretty nice day and the complex around the tomb was pretty nice as well. Surprisingly the buildings, stairs, and such are in relatively poor condition for being so new (it was only built in 1867).

Tomb of his favorite wife

Flowers in the park

There is plenty of shade and lots quiet places to rest but the complex is not very large so it doesn’t take too long to visit.