Showing posts with label Hoi An. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Hoi An. Show all posts

Thursday, May 6, 2010

Hoi An

The second last city I have seen before was Hoi An. I basically did the same thing like the first time. Stroll around in the more or less car-free roads of this UNESCO World Heritage jewel. Even though jewel is maybe a big word for what you get to see. The riverfront is pretty nice, but there is a big construction going on.We ate at various restaurants and watched the mostly french tourists going by. The alleys can be quite thin. We spend a fair amount of time in the hotel where HBO was available. After two nights we've seen it and chose to move on.

Thursday, February 4, 2010

Hoi An

Hoi An is a well preserved Asian trading port that was granted the UNESCO World Heritage honor. Nowadays there is not much trade going on, but tourism has picked up. Their main good they sell is flexibility. You can go through any kind of fashion catalog from all the big brands in the world and have it done customized for you for a fair price. Since I lost my favoured shirt to the crazy woman, I made a copy of it. I turned out to be great. Other than the colonial architecture and clothes food is the other thing about Hoi An. Little food stalls are everywhere and have impressive menus to fit your mood. We also went to the barber. The guy was really kind and cut hair in the strangest places. As a special service he even cleaned our ears for free.