Hoi An

Chuc Mung Nam Moi
That's a happy new year to you and me! It's taken hundreds of repetitions to get somewhere close to pronouncing that phrase correctly. Fortunately, the holiday lasts for days, so I'll get some use out of it yet. It's a great way to politely move on the hawkers.
What a gorgeous town Hoi An is. We're actually just soaking it up at a leisurely pace. There's plenty to see in the old town just strolling around.
The new year fireworks were spectacular as was the mass exodus of the mopeds as soon as they finished. There are so many superstitions surrounding the turn of the year. The best one is no fighting or speaking negatively on the 1st day of the year. A slightly dubious, although picturesque one is floating a candle in the river. The cardboard containers must have floated downstream and congregated because the river was overflowing within a couple of hours.
I'm off to Mass in English now, what a treat. I'll pray for a happy new year for all of you.Read more