Hue Day tour Part 2 - Hue Imperial City

Second leg of our day tour.....after Thien Mu Pagoda, a Ford Everest was there (with driver of course!) to transport us to our next destination, the Hue Imperial City.




Left: Our entrance tickets
Middle: Plaque explained short history of the Hue Imperial City (within which the Forbidden Purple City is located)
Right: Jo & Trix in between the Ngo Mon (South Gate entrance) and the Forbidden Purple City (behind us)



Left: Moat within the Imperial City (it's spring now, otherwise there are lotus plants greeting us...or so the tour guide said)
Right: Hue Museum of Royal Fine Arts...few pieces of artifacts


I think this building houses all the beds that the past 13 Emperors of the Nguyen Dynasty died in!


tree in the shape of dragon




Left: Trix and I at the top of Ngo Mon (South Gate) in Hue Imperial City
Right: Spot the UNESCO World Heritage sign...can u see it? :P








Note: Combination of photos courtesy of Trixy Chua and Khaw Jo Anne