More Photos of Hue can be found at: http://picasaweb.google.com/robyou/HueVietnam73762010#5492144885870952114
Moving south from Hanoi to the Imperial City of Hue, we noticed cooler temps (95 degrees vs 99!), falling prices ($15/nt vs $25 for a room), and far less traffic (only 3 motorbikes about to run you over vs 12 as you cross the street). That combined with friendlier folks make us much happier campers. Today we visited the DMZ, known as the demilitarized zone, which was the separating boundary between North and South Vietnam. The Vinh Moc Tunnels were the highlight which were a system of underground tunnels that the Vietnamese worked and lived in since the area sustained so much fighting that living above ground was unsafe. Although our guide was pretty clueless (hmmm... I don't think these tunnels were in use in 1950-1955 since the Vietnam War took place in 1965-1975?) and our butts were really sore from the 4 hour motorbike ride to get there, it was a worthwhile excursion to see such an example of human tenacity and ingenuity.
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