The second day of our Danang adventure consisted of a day-trip to Hoi An. It was fortuitous that the hotel provided free transport to Hoi An. Hoi An as you know by now is a UNESCO Heritage site. The old town can be explored within a day. We took about two hours. The weather started off scorching. Unfortunately, the wonderful invention of the air-con, seemed to have skipped this quaint town. I found myself walking at a faster pace than usual, wanting to reach the next shade.
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| lantern-making using the traditional method |
This little town is dotted with ancient Chinese architecture. The shops had old Chinese signboards and the temples were all in Chinese style. It wasn't much of an eye-opener as we are familiar with Chinese culture. Europeans may find Hoi An a little more exotic and interesting.
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| Vietnamese chicken rice. Very different from what we are used to. |
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| White Rose Dumplings (shrimp paste wrapped with rice paper, i.e. Cantonese har gao style) |
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| traditional pork noodles (reminds me of Ramen) |
The weather turned rather abruptly. One second we were perspiring like pigs, another second, it started to drizzle. Hoi An remains a "been-there-done-that" spot for us. For a UNESCO Heritage site, it's a little disappointing, to say the least.
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