we flew south for one hour to Danang and then took a taxi half and hour or so south down the coast to Hoi An. We are at staying at the Palm Garden Beach Resort, a real treat for us! It fronts a very nice beach and has lovely gardens and a good pool. We can hear the sea, and just see it from our balcony.
M was unsure about all the petals in the bath!!! The screen between the bedroom and bathroom does close 👍 😉
Yesterday was grey, a bit damp and drizzly, but it didn't stop us from going on the beach, after all once you are wet it doesn't matter! It faired up later on.
Today Michael and I explored the old town of Hoi An, which at one time was a major port. The Chinese and Japanese traded here and there is still a lot of Chinese and Japanese heritage in the town. It is a World Heritage site. Today we wandered the streets and the market and visited the Japanese Bridge, and the Cantonese communal hall which was amazing.
The town is famous for its tailors and shoe makers and we visited one to order M's Christmas present. The shop owners and vendors hassle here more than most places I have visited in Vietnam with the exception of Sapa.
I think I will have another look tomorrow afternoon after the cooking course I have booked.
Andrew, Amanda and Orlo came into town to join us for lunch, afterwards we came back here and we kept Orlo company while they went for a bike ride (they brought two bikes down here !).
The sea is warm!
The restaurants in the hotel are expensive and not that good, apparently ( this is the fourth time Andrew etc have stayed here) so we have been going to a restaurant across the road. Confusingly it is called Mi Casa, but it is Vietnamese. A family run business and the food is excellent!
It was hot today, the forecast was 26C, but it felt hotter and it wasn't very humid. I bought a sun hat which I plan to leave in Hanoi provided it isn't too trashed by the sand and sea!!!
Looking forward to the cooking course tomorrow.
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