Our last day of scheduled touring in Vietnam. Today we traveled up the Perfume River on a Dragon boat to visit a pagoda and monastery. We then drove out of Hue to two tombs of emperors of the Nguyen Dynasty who ruled Vietnam from about 1800 to 1953. "Ruled" may be a misnomer since the French were the colonial power in Indochina (Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos) from about 1860 to 1953. The two tombs are quite different. The first, built in the 1840s, was very Asian in design. The second, built in the 1920s, had some very western influenced designs and features.

We had another great lunch. The best meals we have had in Vietnam have been those arranged by the local tour operators. Generally seven courses. We had the afternoon free and were planning to walk along the river bank, but it rained. This is the first time in seven weeks we have had a plan interrupted by weather. Lucky.

We fly to Hanoi tomorrow morning. The afternoon is free and we then fly to Hong Kong on Thursday.