A visit to magical HoiAn was a must and the small town didn’t disappoint. We arrived by bus and headed as far away from where we got dropped off as possible, only to humbly come back to the same location the next day - it turned out to be the most budget friendly area in town.
As we sniffed out a new favorite spot to eat, serving local specialties and fruit shakes that transport taste buds to otherworldly places, HoiAn was revealing it’s charming side of the old Vietnam, flavored with Chinese, Japanese, and European influences. Soaking up exquisite architecture of this old port town at relaxed pace was pure pleasure.
HoiAn famous silk lanterns and view across the river
AnHoi Peninsula, just across the river from historic old town, is noted for boat and mat weaving factories and emanates with local flavors.
sesame rice crisp bread
Over the course of four days we made several trips to Café 43, at least twice daily. Our only regret was not staying long enough to try every single item on the menu. Few of the endless delicacies:
fresh spring rolls
$0.15 cold fresh draft beer
white rose - spicy shrimp filled thin rice dumpling
beef with ginger
papaya salad!
Day trip to enigmatic ruins of My Son, remains of the Cham empire and a UNESCO site. The ruins alone are in pretty deteriorated shape but the surrounding rainforest and close proximity to Cat's Tooth Mountain provide a beautiful setting.
Getting there on a motorbike was half the fun. The lush rice field countryside lured us onto small dirt roads...
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