Continuing up towards Hanoi, I made my next stop in Hue. Hue is the old capital of Vietnam and it has the old palace and fortress. I had less than 24 hours for sightseeing in between train and bus rides. Luckily, that was all I really needed. Inside Hue is the old fortress walls, and inside the old fortress is the old palace. Here is the wall to the old fortress.
Unfortunately, most of the old palace was destroyed in the Vietnam war. There were many craters and ruins. Now, they are currently be restored. Here are some of the remains.
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| Turtle! |
Restorations in Progress
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| The Imperial Tennis Court!! |
My next stop was Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park. Unfortunately, I didn't have the foresight to stay in the park. Instead, I stayed in the small city outside of the town. To get to the park and spend only a day, I signed onto a one day tour. It was a little expensive for Vietnam, but we saw a lot. If I were to do it again, I'd definitely stay inside the park. The city outside has nothing and I'd rather have spent my time in the park. What is special about the National Park? Well, it has the largest cave in the world (which I did not see) and many other huge and expansive caves. Here are some snapshots of my day in the park.
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| Don't touch the stalagmites! It stunts their growth. Just hang your coat. |
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| An Elephant!! |
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| The park outside the caves |
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| A quick boat ride to another cave |
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| Water Buffalo! |
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| Harry Potter wuz here |
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| The Second Cave |
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