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A walking tour of Hoi An's
old town, Geoff goes shopping and a magical evening
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Monday 13th November 2017
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There was no chance to relax this morning
after our long day of travelling yesterday. Tien was keen
for us to have an early start for our walking tour of
Hoi An. Initially she suggested that we meet at 8:00 a.m.
We thought 9.00 a.m. would be preferable, but we compromised
on 8:30!
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The view from our
balcony - quite a contrast from Hanoi |
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It was only a short drive from our hotel
to Hoi An's ancient town. At the entrance to the town,
we got out of the car and continued on foot. First, Tien
went over to the ticket office and bought tickets for
us.
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The streets of the
old town were quiet and it wasn't too hot yet.
We were glad we had started out early after all. |
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Chinese Temple |
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Lanterns everywhere! |
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The old house |
Chinese character made
of mother of pearl in the shape of little birds. |
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Japanese Covered
Bridge |
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Temple on bridge |
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A walk through the
market |
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Star apple |
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Traditional Vietnamese
music concert |
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Lantern shop |
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Raffia bed making |
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Silk making |
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After a very interesting
morning, Tien called the driver and we went back to the hotel for
lunch. |
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The afternoon was officially "at leisure".
It was very hot, but Geoff decided to walk back into the town
to do a little shopping and take some more photos. Bruce (sensibly,
he thought) had a nap! |
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Come and get your
fresh durian!
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In the evening, we
caught the hotel's courtesy shuttle bus back to the old town for
dinner. |
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Hoi An at night -
by the river
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We had dinner at
the Morning Glory restaurant
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Deep fried won ton
with crab |
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Stir fried Morning
Glory |
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Minced beef with
aubergine |
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Sesame beef with
green papaya salad |
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After dinner stroll
down the streets of Hoi An. It was magical!
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We walked back to
the hotel afterwards. It had been another fascinating day. |
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