Hue Imperial City, Hue, Vietnam - June 2026

The next morning I caught a Grab to the Imperial City. It wasn't far but it's very hot so I got there about 8am to beat the heat and the crowds.

This is the entry...

Looking back the way I had come...

There were a lot of people in traditional dress taking photos...

The city is a big square so it's quite easy to find your way around...

The architecture is very nice...

It was like a big compound with each area having it's own living quarters...

Love the colours...

This building was really beautiful...

This is one of the exit gates...

I'm outside now, looking back...

I stopped for a coffee and called a Grab to my next destination, Thien Mu Pagoda. The cafe was in a really nice setting...

This is where I had walked...

I really enjoyed the Imperial City.

Marble Mountain, Da Nang, Vietnam - June 2026

I got up early and caught a Grab to The Marble Mountains. It's an easy 20 minute drive from where I am staying.

First I went into a cave which was great and cost VND20,000....

Looking back outside...

It was a steep and dangerous climb up...

But I got up and outside...

Looking towards the sea...

Looking back down...

Hello Buddha...

Then I came carefully back down...

Then I went into the mountain which cost VND40,000 plus VND15,000 for the lift up...

I nearly didn't see it, but there's a path behind this which leads up another steep path to the outside...

Fortunately we could go back down another way...

That was it. Very enjoyable. Got a Grab back to the hotel.