Month: July 2020
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The Water Dragons of the Perfume River
After an incredible time exploring the many sights of Huế and the surrounding area, it was time to rest a bit. The girls were itching to swim, and we grabbed some cold drinks and made our way to the pool. A few hours of relaxing in the refreshing water and soaking into the early evening.… continue reading Read More
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The Imperial City of Huế
A Quick Lunch Our next stop was the old city, but first we had to get lunch. Everyone was understandably hungry, it had been a long hot morning wandering the historical sights. So after leaving the Linh Mụ Pagoda, we headed into the newer section for a nice lunch.… continue reading Read More
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Dragon Diaries #2 – Da Nang Prepares For Another Lockdown
I can’t help but feel partly responsible for the unfortunate news in this article. Through galactic-sized Karma meets cosmic conscience, I’ve jinxed an entire nation. My previous post, Dragon Diaries – Living in a Nation that Beat the Virus, discussed Vietnam’s successes in defeating the novel Coronavirus with my first-hand experiences, ups, and downs in living through that process.… continue reading Read More
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Dragon Diaries – Living In A Nation that Beat the Virus
It’s Sometimes Dificult To watch the news, catch up with friends on Facebook or even have a conversation with people back home. Everything seems to devolve into a political stance on masks, protests and the virus. Masks save lives, they don’t work, the virus is a lie, it is not as bad as it seems, it is worse than it seems.… continue reading Read More
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The Burning Monk of Linh Mụ Pagoda
We left the burial site of Khải Định and headed north along the Perfume river. We settled down about 3 miles outside the citadel of Huế. The driver let us out at the base of another steep stairway climbing into the hillside.… continue reading Read More
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The Bamboo Dragon – Emperor Khải Định
If you’re keeping up with the posts then you know we previously visited the burial city of Minh Mang. I would have liked to put more than just Minh Mang in that post. But there is just too much information that needs to be shared.… continue reading Read More
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The New Huế – A Modern City
Arriving in Huế We arrived at the Huế train station that still had the charm and old feel of colonial times. Save for the modern soda cases, brightly packaged candies and toys hanging from the vendors booths to entice the children stepping off, we could have been in French Indochina in 1930.… continue reading Read More
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Some Time at Home
After Ba Na the girls and I took a little time to relax. Settling into a couple of weeks of early school mornings, sunsets over the mountains and lots of tasty food. As everyday ticked away the permanence of life in Vietnam grew ever stronger and the doubt of my return to the US began to pervade my thoughts.… continue reading
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The Reunification Express – A Ride into History
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