Huế, Vietnam –
Stairs. Lots of stairs.
Good thing my knees are holding up.
Compared to the other Imperial tombs that I visited in Hue, this one is very compact, and goes pretty much right up the steep mountainside.
Definitely not handicap-friendly.
Not that any of the Imperial tombs in Hue are handicap-friendly, but this one is the least so.
Well, I guess I might as well start climbing.
Huế, Vietnam –
Let’s see, Lake house?
Check!
Personal Theater?
Check!
Housing for concubines?
Check!
Hmm, it seems there was something else needed…
What was it?
Oh yeah! Tomb?
Check! Check! Check!
What can I say; it’s good to be Emperor…
Huế, Vietnam –
The emperor looked angry.
He wasn’t looking at me, and I couldn’t tell at whom his anger was directed.
Suddenly, as he momentarily glanced in my direction, his mood shifted.
He smiled.
The thoughts raced through my head.
Was he smiling at me? Was he smiling because he was pleased with whatever fate he had decided to inflict?
What pronouncement would he utter, and what effect would it have? Would I be dragged away by guards, or left to go on my way unharmed?
