AllieMark: Preparing for a cyclo ride into the Imperial City
AllieMark: Ann cycloing outside the Morin Hotel
AllieMark: Motorbikes pass us by as we cross the Perfume River
AllieMark: Allie and the Flip, recording the sights and sounds of Hue
AllieMark: Donald and Mark shooting each other
AllieMark: Crossing into the Imperial City
AllieMark: Don, Allie, Mark and Ann in front of Ho Chi Minh's childhood home
AllieMark: Feng shui water-rock feature at HCM's house - blocks a direct path to the house entrance, and as such protects against evil spirits entering
AllieMark: Entrance to the Forbidden Purple City within the Imperial City
AllieMark: Don, Allie and Huan trying to identify a local plant
AllieMark: Yixing teapots at the Imperial Palace
AllieMark: Most of the Imperial Palace was bombed during the American War - the foreground shows what was left (original); the background what is being reconstructed
AllieMark: One of the few original (and quite bullet-ridden) structures
AllieMark: A rebuilt gate
AllieMark: Even the thickest metal shows signs of the fighting - with bullet holes in these massive water cisterns
AllieMark: Original water cisterns
AllieMark: Vietnam flag flying over the Imperial Palace
AllieMark: Thien Mu Pagoda - the tower has six levels - even numbers are connected with death and the afterlife
AllieMark: Ann, Don, Mark & Allie at the Thien Mu Pagoda
AllieMark: Ann, Don, Mark & Allie along the Perfume River
AllieMark: Warrior guarding the Thien Mu pagoda
AllieMark: Thien Mu Pagoda garden and stupa - optimized for feng shui - the water protects the stupa from a direct approach
AllieMark: Our boat for Perfume River cruise
AllieMark: Relaxing on the cruise with a cold soda
AllieMark: Don and Ann buying bookmarks from our boat master
AllieMark: 3. Explosive, flammable materials, radioactive materials, and cattle are not allowed to bring with visitors on boat
AllieMark: Massive stele of Emperor Tu Doc - he generously wrote his own autobiography
AllieMark: Emperor Tu Duc referred to himself as 'modest' - hmm
AllieMark: Part of the grounds at Emperor Tu Duc's tomb - the tomb covers several acres
AllieMark: A beautiful flowering plant at Tu Duc's Imperial Tomb