Google maps: Hoi An, Vietnam
Again it took some days since my last post. Vietnam kind of slows you down :-)
After Saigon we went for slow and relaxing but uneventful beach days at Nha Trang surrounded with fellow Russian beach and vodka lovers. Then moved on by crazy bus trip to Hoi An, a sleepy tourist town in the middle of Vietnam.
Hoi An is one of these towns that used to be an important trade centres but due to tricky politics and changing geography lost its status and wealth. The speed of the decline was a blessing in disguise though - it helped to preserve the unique architecture of XVI century Asian trade town. It is a bit like Belgian Brugge only a bit younger. And similarly during the day it is drowned with tourists, dotted with little shops and cafes but then completely dies out in the evening. But unlike in Brugge the food here is amazing (supposedly Vietnam's best) and beer is not. In Hoi An they still miss chocolate shops but given the clientele they will appear here soon...
Again it took some days since my last post. Vietnam kind of slows you down :-)
After Saigon we went for slow and relaxing but uneventful beach days at Nha Trang surrounded with fellow Russian beach and vodka lovers. Then moved on by crazy bus trip to Hoi An, a sleepy tourist town in the middle of Vietnam.
Hoi An is one of these towns that used to be an important trade centres but due to tricky politics and changing geography lost its status and wealth. The speed of the decline was a blessing in disguise though - it helped to preserve the unique architecture of XVI century Asian trade town. It is a bit like Belgian Brugge only a bit younger. And similarly during the day it is drowned with tourists, dotted with little shops and cafes but then completely dies out in the evening. But unlike in Brugge the food here is amazing (supposedly Vietnam's best) and beer is not. In Hoi An they still miss chocolate shops but given the clientele they will appear here soon...
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