Hoi An Ancient Town

Today we got up early with the rest of the Congo Family (the nickname we have for the little group we have made whilst in Hoi An) and we got a taxi in to the old town. Hoi An is famous for its lanterns and cute colourful side streets. The four sacred animals of Vietnam are the turtle (longevity), the dragon (strength), the unicorn (happiness) and the Phoenix (beauty).The town is full of temples with statues of these different animals.

We went back to the hostel for lunch and a pool party which was so fun, we were in the pool from 1 till almost 6 playing a big volleyball tournament and other games which led to some very wrinkly skin but was so funny. After burning through factor 50 on the beach the previous day' I decided to put 30 and top of 50 much to everyone's entertainment but I didn't burn so I guess factor 80 works.Read more