Hoi An

The train stopped in Da Nang, we knew it was only a shot bus ride to our destination Hoi An. After Saigon we were weary of taxi's right outside the station. We were standing looking around getting our bearings and a man approached us and four more foreigners, all of were looking for the bus station. He was a minivan driver, he had to pay to park his van at the station but it was a block away and he would take all of us to Hoi An for a reasonable price. We all agreed and off we went. This ride would be about the same price as the bus and shorter.

The ride to the edge of Hoi An's old city was about 30 minutes; it was about a 15 minute walk to the hotel. As we crossed the bridge over the river that separates the old town from the new town, we were set upon by two professional hustlers. I took this photo and then the requests for money started. We hurried along to our hotel.

Anita would be in a class tomorrow from Tranh Diem Vy at Morning Glory Cooking School, we decided to go to the restaurant for dinner. Dinner was a great start to the Morning Glory experience, Anita and I were fighting over the stuffed squid it was so good.

After dinner we walked around the riverside area of the old town. There are several beautiful old French colonial buildings.