Scenery in Hoi An

From Da Nang we headed a hour drive away to the lovely area of Hoi An. In this quaint area was lakes, boats, lanterns and lights, very beautiful and very peaceful. We arrived on St Patrick's day so set off on a mission to find Guinness. We thought we had struck lucky when there was an Irish pub a few minutes down the road from our hotel. We pulled up a chair in the Irish pub and ordered our guinnesses excitedly. This was however short lived as the waitress came to us and said they had run out of Guinness! We was gutted and also confused as to how an Irish pub could run out of Guinness at 3 pm in the afternoon on St Patrick's day! So we set off again and tracked down another irish pub by the river. Though a bit pricey we finally got a Guinness (no draught unfortunately) and sat and sipped it with great pleasure. Taking in the scenery all the while. Hoi An also housed some lovely dishes. We had many of the local food and it was yummy! We took a stroll down the old town and the market. Lounged about and had a swim at the hotel swimming pool which gave some relief from the scorching heat! Another night we went to a sports bar to watch some footie. We headed back to our hotel around 11ish and to our astonishment was locked out! The hotel was all closed up and no staff were around to let us in. We was panicked and when round the side of the hotel to find another way. We had to climb over the barriers they had up and luckily found an unlocked door to the hotel! What a relief! But what a scare it was!Read more