Hue

 The sun was finally shining on Hanoi as we boarded our flight to Hue.

We'd heard whispers that the weather in Hue wasn't quite as good as in Hanoi, but we vowed to keep an open mind.

My suspicions began as we flew over vast flooded fields on our descent into Hue.

They only grew as we left the airport building and stepped out into torrential rain.

The whispers had been true. The weather most definitely wasn't as good as Hanoi.......

Still, it takes more than a bit of rain to put us off. (Actually it was quite a lot of rain, and we were a little concerned)

Hue is situated on the Perfume river, and was once the home of the Vietnamese emperors (you may recall that they legged it from Hanoi) and the ancient Citadel is a UNESCO World Heritage site. 

It was the national capital until 1945 .

Plenty to see then.

Luckily, JB is a qualified PADI advanced diver and as you know, I never travel without a snorkel, so we were able to venture out without too much fear of drowning.

We only got as far as the sculpture park before admitting defeat.

A plucky JB appreciating art in the downpour.

I couldn't photograph much because the rain got in the camera.

Anyway.

Here's a bit of what we saw. 

JB thinks he's seen a shop selling WD40,  so we may be able to visit the UNESCO Citadel tomorrow.......