The citadel was built as the royal capital city in the 1800s. Many Vietnamese died to make it as beautiful as it was. Today it is being restored. We visited it on Thursday morning.
When we got in the citadel grounds, we ran into a family we had met back in Phat Diem. I completely forgot the man's name, but his wife is Lisa. He fought in Viet Nam in the late 60s, and he was here with his son, his daughter-in-law, and their two grandchildren. He is a minister and we had a great time together.
Here his daughter is feeding the koi. For a video of it, see the end of the post. There were so many that you could hear them swarming near the food.
Loc in front of the king's meeting room.
Tan in the same place.
Some of the citadel has been restored beautifully. It is tremendously expensive, so it will take many years to completely renew the site to what it was in the 19th century. You can see the exquisite carving on the beams.
On the left of Nhat, Tan, and Loc is restored, but the right is open land waiting for construction.
In Viet Nam, as in every other country, kem (ice cream) is the best solution for a hot day. We ran into the family again before we left.
When we got in the citadel grounds, we ran into a family we had met back in Phat Diem. I completely forgot the man's name, but his wife is Lisa. He fought in Viet Nam in the late 60s, and he was here with his son, his daughter-in-law, and their two grandchildren. He is a minister and we had a great time together.
Here his daughter is feeding the koi. For a video of it, see the end of the post. There were so many that you could hear them swarming near the food.
Loc in front of the king's meeting room.
Tan in the same place.
Some of the citadel has been restored beautifully. It is tremendously expensive, so it will take many years to completely renew the site to what it was in the 19th century. You can see the exquisite carving on the beams.
On the left of Nhat, Tan, and Loc is restored, but the right is open land waiting for construction.
In Viet Nam, as in every other country, kem (ice cream) is the best solution for a hot day. We ran into the family again before we left.
