Hue Festival 2016 - Day 4

Another day at the Hue Festival, I started by a quick walk over the Sake Festival. Since it was early there were not many people around, the music was very loud however.

In the evening a friend called with an opportunity to go and visit the Citadel so I did just head over there to make the most out of the time before closing.

The lights and lanterns in the citadel were great and it's something that they should consider doing once a week or month to have it open late and allow people to enjoy the Citadel by night.

I haven't been to the Citadel for a long time but they did restore quite a bit and it surely looked nice at night. I have to get back there during the day and take some more photos.

The different stages with various performances were very nice, dotted about but each was different and offered something new. Some performances were traditional, some modern and some traditional with modern influences so it was entertaining.

It's definitely worth visiting the Citadel in the evening during the Festival and I can only hope they will make the evening opening hours a more regular occurrence.

Hue Festival 2016 - Day 3

The third day of the Hue Festival had a parade with some street performances from different countries.

As is typical in Asia, the parade started late but was fun. I chose a spot to take photos which was shooting against the sun. While a big no-no in photography terms I liked the shadows it created and wanted different photos.

It started quiet with only a few people around but more and more people and motorbikes came along as the parade went on.

For the evening I figured I'll head to Thanh Toan bridge since they had some nice lantern display and live music.

The lights were great and it was packed so this time I was certainly in the right place.

Aside from the lights and music, they also had some games for adults, teens and kids alike.

The games didn't make it too difficult for people to win something so everyone was happy.

Hue Festival 2016 - Day 2

Another day at the Hue Festival and it feels like I'm always at the wrong venue and the wrong side of the river.

Still, I wanted to see the things around the Citadel and check out the international food fair.

The food fair was quite busy and there were a lot of hotels showcasing their cooking. There were some stalls selling food from around Asia but it mostly boiled down to bbq and sticky rice.

Still, it's been fun to walk around and take photos although I should have probably gone to see the Ao Dai fashion show or gone inside the Citadel for the events there.

Hue Festival 2016 - Day 1

This post was supposed to have two parts in it, first about my morning trip to A Luoi and back and then the evening part about my walk around the Hue Festival.

I decided to keep it all about the Hue Festival in the end as it made more sense and will tie in better with the upcoming days.

Today marked the start of the Hue Festival 2016, the international arts and performance festival held every 2 years.

There are a quite a few different events and performances planned over the next few days and there are quite a few art and light installations around the city.

It should be a fun and interesting festival.