Hoi An is adorable and I was immediately enchanted by it. The streets are lined with shops that tailor make clothing and shoes for you. You choose the color and style and come back at 11 am the next morning and your new coat/suit/pants/shoe etc are ready for you. I was dazzled by all there was to buy and really wanted one of everything, but my lack of employment held me to one pair of shoes and one coat - both fabulous!
Somewhat bedraggled from our bus trip from Hue, we settled into our hotel and decided to book a group trip to My Son for the next morning. Our alarm went off at 7:15 am so we could get up for the tour. I looked over at Doug - "Do you really want to do this?". He looked back at me and rolled over. That evening we had been out at the main bar in Hoi An and had met a variety of people and ended up staying up rather late. Neither of us was in any mood to go be a part of an hour long bus ride and group tour. Gladly forsaking our 6 dollars a person for a couple extra hours of sleep I called the front desk to inform them we would not be on the tour.
Around 11:30 we finally rolled out of bed to discover it was sunny out! We gave a battle cry of Hue! and headed to get some breakfast. We looked at the book and determined My Son would be reasonable motorbiking distance and for $5 we were on our way. Let me tell you that this is the WAY better way to see My Son. All of the tours go in the morning, so if you go on your own in the afternoon you basically have the place to yourself. Plus, neither Doug nor I are really one for ruins so after about 30 minutes of walking around and a somewhat scandalous picture of Doug grabbing an idol's tush (although he pointed out we do not know for a fact it was an idol) - we were back on the motorbike and back to Hoi An.
Our last day in Hoi An was spent attempting to lay out at the beach. For $2 you can rent a bicycle and head to the beach. The day was rather overcast, but we threw on our bathing suits and made the most of it until the rain came.
Hoi An was great and we both agreed we could have spent far more time there if it wasn't so overcast. Next we were on the Saigon!
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Those tailor shops sound fantastic! Post pictures of what you bought. I can get all I need out of ruins in 30 minutes, too. Sounds like another great day!
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