Hoi An (pt 2)

Once we got back to the hotel, we went for a swim in the open air pool to cool off. We were the only people in the pool, which was lovely!

We went back to our room, had a beer in the beautiful cool of the A/C before heading out at 6:30 to see the other side of town. We could not believe how many people were out and about! The streets are full of street vendors selling clothes, toys, purses, and all sorts of food on a stick. We stopped in at a bar for a drink to get out of the crowded chaos and then made our way back across the bridge into the old quarter for dinner.

The menu was so extensive that we had a tough time deciding what to order because everything looked so good! We settled on two Hoi An specialties - the White Rose dumplings and Cao Lau (marinated roast pork slices and fresh green vegetables, over rice noodles). These dishes both have to be made with well water from the Ba Le well in the old quarter. Now, I didn’t see them drawing this water directly, but nonetheless, even the idea is charming.

Both dishes were absolutely delicious! We wished we had room to eat more dishes, but we settled on sharing two small desserts - banana ice cream (amazing!!) and a crème caramel (a bit of French influence). Once again, we left very satisfied with both the price ($25 for the whole meal) and the food!

We need to be up early tomorrow to head to My Sun temple, so we are off to bed!Read more