Hué – Travels With Tricia

Photo du Jour: A Kaleidoscope of Incense – Hué, Vietnam

The roadside stands just outside of Vietnam’s former imperial city, Hué, overflow with bundles of incense. When viewed en masse, these harlequin sticks resemble a textured kaleidoscope. The resulting cinnamon and sandalwood scent that wafts through the air is intoxicating.

Dog Tags and Medals for Sale in a Vietnamese Market

A black and white image of dog tags for sale at an outdoor market in Hue, Vietnam. They supposedly date to the Vietnam War.

“All wars are civil wars, because all men are brothers.” François Fénelon On a bustling road leading to Hué’s once-grand Imperial City are sidewalk plots where vendors sell antique blue and white china, happy Buddha statues, and items reminding passersby of tragic chapters in Vietnam’s history. The items are harmoniously intermingled: North Vietnamese battle awards,Continue reading “Dog Tags and Medals for Sale in a Vietnamese Market”

Photo du Jour: An Imperial City Destroyed By War – Hué, Vietnam

An Imperial City structure in Hue, Vietnam shows signs of war.

Many of the walls of Hué’s Imperial Enclosure and Forbidden Purple City bear the scars of war from decades past. There are walls devoured by mortar rounds and brick façades pock-marked by bullets.