Hue is the former capital and place of the Imperial Palace of the Nguyen dynasty, the Royal family that reigned until about 1945.
We intended to stay only for one night but all buses were fully booked for the next day. So we needed to stay for another night which was a good thing in hindsight because Julia got sick pretty badly. Therefore we needed to quit our exploration tour early on the first day to take care of the flu. But we only had time to see the pagoda. On the second day we visited the Imperial Palace which was money and time well spent. Large areas are in ruins but the ones that were restored looked pretty royal to me.Read more