Hoi An Vietnam

These first photos show some of the places we dined at while in Hoi An. We mainly dined at the restaurants dotted along the river which had the best views night and day and also the constant parade of people walking along. These included the locals both children and adults trading their wares, tourists both vietnamese and other nationalities.

One day we walked along the river and saw an ice factory loading ice onto boats to be transported to the local restaurants.

The second photo shows interesting boats along the river.

We then found a local bar where we sat and had a drink with the locals. Always an interesting experience. The highlight of this bar was the most amazing garden surrounding it full of bonsai plants.

We also spent time sitting on little plastic chairs with the locals drinking beer. Our favourite place was next to the wharf where the boats ferried locals to the other islands.

The best time to be there was 4-5pm when everyone was on their way home. The boats would leave only when full t0 overflowing with people, motor bikes and bicycles. Some locals would jump on at the last minute so that they didn't have to wait for the next boat to fill.

We did a tour of the local temples and were welcomed by this very friendly spider. We think it was a turantula. It was huge and very scary, the size of a fist. But it didn't come out any further than it's nest thank goodness.

Below are some photos of the very ancient temples, a little reminiscent of the Angkor temples in Siem Reap Cambodia. It was a very hot day.