When the first thing you see in the morning is a keg advertising 4
ooo dong beer, about 25 cents a pint, you know that you have arrived in a small corner of heaven
Hoi An, a small fishing village in central Vietnam. Of all the places we have been in Vietnam, north to south, this is probably our favorite. Good food, good shopping, plenty of scooters honking at you, all without the big city insanity, what more can you ask for? Well maybe a little more town that's all
I don't think there were any buildings over 2 stories and they are all protected by UNESCO, so a building my be renovated but no modern construction to be found in the old town area
The buildings were beautiful
As was the rest of the scenery
I would call this a budget tour boat
The old Japanese Bridge. Apparently there was a large Japanese population in the past when this was a major trading port
Hey that's my suit. I know I know no one ever thought I would own a suit but at 80 bucks why not
T night the tide would come in and the water would creep up over the banks and flood the sidewalks. All restaurants were about 3 steps up so they were flooded all year. They only flood once a year during the rainy season. Makes you want to live there huh
Do not be scared walk into the light
Now walk through the glowing door. Great rewards await you
Don't know what I am saying here but I have definitely got Barbara's attention
Oh yeah, I must be saying something very witty, That's why she loves me, my wit, or the sheer goof ball factor
I love a market with chickens in cages. Doesn't get much fresher than that
Salt
I never knew that
honda scooters were primitive vehicles
To prove we were there
Mowing the lawn Vietnam style
hand clippers and a plastic bowl
The river at night
Another rainy day. Guess that means another tour
Good times
Some unexploded bombs for you. Apparently these make
These. Big holes in the ground among other things
Yes we stopped and surprisingly it was pretty damn good. They even had the 50 gallon drum BBQ in the back. Not bad, not bad at all
Cao Lao the local specialty. Basically a version of Pho minus the soup. Soooo goooood. That is deep fried pork skin on top, how can you beat that???
The Cao Lao lady
A little apprehensive but eventually there was nothing left, a gin followed of course
When not working hard, rest hard
A rowdy bunch of lady's. I think they were actually ninjas
A little cold but wwe can say we have dipped our feet in yet another body of water, this time the South China Sea
Judging from this pic some people might think we are French
Purse?
A crazy night in Hoi An
Asleep at the wheel. I think this guy was supposed to be charging us to get into the building. I didn't want to disturb him
This is what I look like after being in Vietnam for 2 weeks
A little salad for an appetiser
And some duck for dinner. Hey at least its fresh
Again with the sleeping, how does anything get done in this town
At first I thought this guy was just lookig for a little affection, then I realized he was trying to kill me.
Yet another Bihn Ma sandwich. I wonder why I put on so much weight on this trip
Our last night and we went for Italian. This was our starter. It should have been our main course. Yuuuummmy
And we had a guest
First he went for my drink
Then he stared me down
And when he was sure he could take me he went for the drink again. The wait staff was appalled but we told them to leave him alone. He stayed with us for about 15 minutes. Pretty cool. This happened in Phuket, once before but didn't have a camera. Glad we had the camera this time
Barbara has gone from listening to her wine to reading it
Our last morning and it was just pouring outside. Perfect time to leave
A little road food
And a wave from Ho Chi Mihn and we are off. I love his overly white teeth in this pic
A few parting looks at our furry friends
And that's all we have from Vietnam. Bye for now. Next stop Krabi Thailand with my Mom.
When the first thing you see in the morning is a keg advertising 4ooo dong beer, about 25 cents a pint, you know that you have arrived in a small corner of heaven
Hoi An, a small fishing village in central Vietnam. Of all the places we have been in Vietnam, north to south, this is probably our favorite. Good food, good shopping, plenty of scooters honking at you, all without the big city insanity, what more can you ask for? Well maybe a little more town that's all
I don't think there were any buildings over 2 stories and they are all protected by UNESCO, so a building my be renovated but no modern construction to be found in the old town area
The buildings were beautiful
As was the rest of the scenery
I would call this a budget tour boat
The old Japanese Bridge. Apparently there was a large Japanese population in the past when this was a major trading port
Hey that's my suit. I know I know no one ever thought I would own a suit but at 80 bucks why not
T night the tide would come in and the water would creep up over the banks and flood the sidewalks. All restaurants were about 3 steps up so they were flooded all year. They only flood once a year during the rainy season. Makes you want to live there huh
Do not be scared walk into the light
Now walk through the glowing door. Great rewards await you
Don't know what I am saying here but I have definitely got Barbara's attention
Oh yeah, I must be saying something very witty, That's why she loves me, my wit, or the sheer goof ball factor 
I love a market with chickens in cages. Doesn't get much fresher than that
Salt
I never knew that honda scooters were primitive vehicles
To prove we were there
Mowing the lawn Vietnam style
hand clippers and a plastic bowl
The river at night
Another rainy day. Guess that means another tour
Good times
Some unexploded bombs for you. Apparently these make
These. Big holes in the ground among other things
Yes we stopped and surprisingly it was pretty damn good. They even had the 50 gallon drum BBQ in the back. Not bad, not bad at all
Cao Lao the local specialty. Basically a version of Pho minus the soup. Soooo goooood. That is deep fried pork skin on top, how can you beat that???
The Cao Lao lady
A little apprehensive but eventually there was nothing left, a gin followed of course
When not working hard, rest hard
A rowdy bunch of lady's. I think they were actually ninjas
A little cold but wwe can say we have dipped our feet in yet another body of water, this time the South China Sea
Judging from this pic some people might think we are French
Purse?
A crazy night in Hoi An
Asleep at the wheel. I think this guy was supposed to be charging us to get into the building. I didn't want to disturb him
This is what I look like after being in Vietnam for 2 weeks
A little salad for an appetiser
And some duck for dinner. Hey at least its fresh
Again with the sleeping, how does anything get done in this town
At first I thought this guy was just lookig for a little affection, then I realized he was trying to kill me.
Yet another Bihn Ma sandwich. I wonder why I put on so much weight on this trip
Our last night and we went for Italian. This was our starter. It should have been our main course. Yuuuummmy
And we had a guest
First he went for my drink
Then he stared me down
And when he was sure he could take me he went for the drink again. The wait staff was appalled but we told them to leave him alone. He stayed with us for about 15 minutes. Pretty cool. This happened in Phuket, once before but didn't have a camera. Glad we had the camera this time
Barbara has gone from listening to her wine to reading it
Our last morning and it was just pouring outside. Perfect time to leave
A little road food
And a wave from Ho Chi Mihn and we are off. I love his overly white teeth in this pic
A few parting looks at our furry friends
And that's all we have from Vietnam. Bye for now. Next stop Krabi Thailand with my Mom.
