We walk along the Perfume River toward the Citadel to check out a small foundry which produced some of the holy cannons for the Nguyen Royal Family, as well as the small Ho Quyen arena (Tiger Arena) nearby, where tigers and elephants battled for the emperor’s pleasure – unfortunately, since the elephant was a symbol of royal power, the tigers were often declawed and drugged to ensure the elephant’s win.
The walk ends up to be a little longer than planned, around 3 miles, so we visit the foundry but we have to turn back before reaching the arena. The only tourists we see in this area cycled here, but we hadn’t wanted to join the insane throng of traffic… Nobody speaks English in the neighborhood, but thankfully we find a tiny mobile phone store who calls us a taxi so we can get back to town for a quick lunch before catching our overnight bus to Hanoi.
The walk ends up to be a little longer than planned, around 3 miles, so we visit the foundry but we have to turn back before reaching the arena. The only tourists we see in this area cycled here, but we hadn’t wanted to join the insane throng of traffic… Nobody speaks English in the neighborhood, but thankfully we find a tiny mobile phone store who calls us a taxi so we can get back to town for a quick lunch before catching our overnight bus to Hanoi.
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