Just a bit south of Hue is the city of Hoi An… a smaller city on the Thu Bon river. We stopped for a few nights to explore a quaint, more traditional Vietnamese city.
We did a walking tour of Old Town… it was nice to just wander around and not worry about hitting any “must see” tourist destinations.
Women in southeast Asia consider light skin to be very beautiful (unlike most westerners who want to look tan!). It’s incredible to see women covered from head to toe in clothing… especially in 100+ degree heat!
We stopped for lunch and tried a couple traditional Hoi An dishes.
Cao Lau… sort of like a Vietnamese vermicelli
White Rose… shrimp dumplings
Hoi An is famous for its many tailors and clothes shops. You can either buy clothes off the rack or pick your fabric and style, get measured, and have a tailor-made outfit ready in about 12 hours. Scott had a suit made for $60! I bought a couple cute sundresses for $5 each.
Japanese Covered Bridge… built in 1593.
We still haven’t quite gotten used to seeing a Communist flag flying alongside the flag of Vietnam
Dozens of coils of incense burning in one of the temples.
With our Vietnam visa expiring in about 5 days, we didn’t want to spend an entire day travelling (a 15 hour bus ride) to Ho Chi Minh city. We found a cheap flight on one of the many low-cost airlines in this area.
An acquaintance of mine owns a handbag shop in Colorado. She travels to Vietnam multiple times a year to buy her bags. They're super cute and way cheap. Sounds like the two of you made out like bandits with your clothing purchases. Way to go!
ReplyDeleteYou are right Jen, I would go nuts shopping. Sigh! A woman thing.
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