Hoi An

Our train was slightly delayed arriving at the station, but it was okay because we had the entertainment of two big fish in a half-filled tank to look at (poor things). We found our seats and had to wiggle our way into them as everyone had their seats reclined and their feet up on anything they could. I mean everyone: old, young, fancy, and not fancy. But overall, it was okay, nice to have a good window and some head space.

We arrived at a station 40 minutes outside Hoi An, and the hotel arranged for a taxi to pick us up. Our hotel was a lovely little converted house that had been modernized to include a tiny lift and a swimming pool. We booked a nice balcony room overlooking the river, and it was a very peaceful place to watch the scenery go by. We walked around the corner to the main streets of Hoi An and had some tasty lunch from a lady's stall at the side of the road. I had fried wonton, which was delicious. We stayed out a little longer to get a coffee each and then headed back for a little pool swim. That evening, we went out for drinks and soaked up the beauty of the town with its illuminated buildings, bridges, and lanterns all along the river. It was beautiful. The old style that survived in the architecture probably made it the most beautiful place we'd stayed in so far. After multiple drinks in some gorgeous places, we went back to sleep it off.

The next day, we decided to get a taxi to the nearby beach. It was a pretty good beach that stretched as far as the eye could see, and the beach bars nearby were very good. We spent a lovely relaxing day swimming and then chilling and chatting in the beach bar, leaving only in the late afternoon before the band started playing. We only ventured out again that evening to get some food from the street vendors, which was delicious as usual.

The next day, we decided to spend the morning by the pool and in the afternoon we rented the hotel's bikes and cycled through the winding streets and the multitude of restaurants and shops, all beautiful and in the same style. We stopped briefly for dinner and some beers/cider before finishing at night, trying not to run over tourists and street vendors. The town has been so beautiful it's been hard to leave.Meer informatie