Pagodas in Hue

Went for a motor tour of Hue, visited several temples and watched the novice monks learning to do calligraphy.

It was surreal to see them practicing while a million tourists (mostly asian) watched, took photos and generally made the peace and quiet of the temple fade into the background.

The haircuts were interesting, the atmosphere at some of the more distant temples was just beautiful.

Nothing beats the tranquility of the trees, ponds and sound of chanting that you find in some of the temples, hopefully the video i took conveys some of it.

Im getting better at being able to do "all the right things' when in a temple, youi watch and follow most of the time, although the folding your feet under you is still quite hard (old bones i think)

Some of the pagodas are amazing, untouched from any of the wars that Vietnam suffered, others were flattened.