I've spent the past few days in Hue. Hue is remarkably hot and the heat is not interrupted, as it is in Saigon, by welcome afternoon rains. Thankfully, the cyclo guys are never far away and always happy to see me, as I think I overpay every time. In terms of sightseeing, while my guidebook touted the restaurants and history, the most interesting thing I saw was an outdoor market I discovered by chance when I got lost my first day. It is near or on An Duong Vuong, in the opposite direction from the Perfume River. Ladies selling every kind of fish, vegetable, and meat, all in the open air. While I think it spurred me to become a vegetarian while over here, it is how people grocery shop when there is no Tescos or Fresh Fields. These photos are the ladies at the market. They seemed flattered and mostly happy to have their photos taken, though a couple ladies wanted a dollar and one rather aggressively wanted my water bottle.
