It was a warm and sunny day and the reception staff welcomed us with a glass of refreshing beverage. Lucky enough we were able to move into our room already and have a shower. The staff brought our luggage into our spacious and well equipped room. After we felt ready and rejuvenated, we took the free shuttle to the city center of this UNESCO protected jewel of a town. A street vendor lady welcomed us and we bought some bananas from her.
Along the river were countless colorful boars who wanted to take you for a river cruise.
At the promenade a convoy of rickshas passed us and brought a very relaxed flair to the surrounding. All the buildings are in a beautiful condition and well maintained. The streets are clean and invite for a long stroll.
We went to visit the historic Japanese Bridge in the middle of town. As the construction went over two years, the one side was started to build in the year of the dog and the other side was finished in the year of the monkey and has now this two different animals protecting their side of this amazing building.
Mum got brave and trained to become a motor bike racer. Here was the fitting of the helmet. She was still laughing at that time and very sure about that she never ever would actually sit on one!
Hoi An is full of romantic corners and streets with individual shops which invite to browse and shop. The many restaurants, bars and cages had a nice selection of different food. We had some delicious cakes in a cozy restaurant to gain some strength for more exploring.
As Hoi An is famous for it's tailoring, Chrisy decided to get herself a dress custom tailored. After walking in one of the many tailors, she found a style she liked on a picture of a catalogue of cut out pictures of stars. She then had to decide on a fabric and then I had to haggle for a long time with the owner and the seamstress for a price after a long but funny business conversation we finally agreed on a price. We got told we could come back in 4hrs to pick up the dress. After one more adjustment Chrisy was the proud owner of her own custom made eye delight!
The town got even more romantic in the evening time with the lights illuminating the streets, old and historic buildings and shops. The restaurants had classy music playing and people filled the blocked of streets to brows around. The fact that there was no traffic made it even mire enjoyable and relaxed and catapulted this town to one of our favorites in South East Asia!
We could have stayed at least one more night but we had to move on due to some time pressure. We heard the beach supposed to be the nicest in Vietnam, so when you go there make sure to visit it.
Here are more pictures of this lovely town: Hoi An.
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