Hoi An Day 2

Today, the rainy weather changed our itinerary a little bit. Initially, we were gonna go to the Cam Thanh Coconut Village (with the basket boats) but it was thunder storming, so we had to change course. Instead, after our breakfast at the hotel, we went to the Thanh Hà Pottery Village. It’s a ticketed area with a bunch of pottery studios. Included in the ticket price (35k VND or $1.98 CAD), you can go around to the various studios and try making/shaping pottery, as well as receive a free gift from a designated studio. Afterwards, we tried a salt coffee (amazing!!) and Mackie bought some durian to snack on. Then, we headed back to the tailor to try on our new clothes!! We both had some minor adjustments, so we were told to come back a few hours later. We ate some lunch (bao buns and banh mi chào) before heading back to have a midday shower. On the way back, we also got a banana pancake and tried a coconut coffee (my new favourite!!). We then headed back to the market, this time to try on our new shoes. Mackie’s new sneakers fit perfectly, while mine had some adjustments. Afterwards, we went back next door to pick up our clothes, then we set out to buy a new backpack for our new clothes. In between, we went to a tea shop and Mackie got some black tea. We then found ourselves in the more touristy area of Hoi An, with all the boats and lanterns. It was super romantic! We found a restaurant on the riverside and ate at a table outside. We ordered some spring rolls, beef pho and steak and eggs (Viet style, of course). Our dinner was ended abruptly as I noticed a cockroach on the ground (it hid under a girl’s shoe and she had no idea 😵😭). Thankfully it was at the tail end of the meal. We walked back to our hotel and waited for our shoes to be delivered. The shoemaker was so incredibly nice! She came to our hotel yesterday because she had a question, and then offered to deliver our shoes. Not to mention she’s also 6-7 months pregnant!! We’re headed to bed early so we can head out to Da Nang in the morning. It’s almost 9pm, so fingers crossed we’ve finally beat the jet lag!!Read more