Quy Khon / ➡️ Hoi An

We've only got one night in Quy Khon, just used the stop as a chill out day, and to break up the long journey. We arrived at 1am and lugged our bags to a hotel, which wasn't the best, but not the worse. Bed's were rock solid but I was so tired I just passed out.
We had a lie in and lazy morning before checking out, sorting bus tickets and finding breakfast. Wandered into town via a stroll alongside the main beach. Was odd seeing skyscrapers towering behind a white sandy beach.
We visited a big pagoda which had a really beautiful garden full of bonsai trees and flowers, hundreds of potted plants and a tall lovely Buddha statue. Prayers were going on, so the sound of gentle chanting filled the air, was very soothing. However, was slightly disconcerting to see so many swastika symbols around the temple. Hitler actually stole the symbol from Asian culture, as it's been used in many religions, including Hinduism and Buddhism, for hundreds of years before it was linked to the Nazi's. In Buddhism it's a good auspicious mark, and symbolises the footprints of Buddha. The shape represents the eternal cycle (life, death and rebirth). So it's a shame such a positive symbol in Eastern culture is associated with such awful atrocities in the West.
We ventured further down the coast to find a nicer beach, which had lots of locals enjoying the bath water temperature sea water, which had small fishing boats bobbing about in.
For dinner we saw a sign for a homestay which did home cooked veggie food, which was just what we needed. We hopped in a taxi back, and got on our 10pm night bus to Hoi An.Read more