Probably one of our favourite places we've been to, Hoi An definitely exceeded out expectations! We were fortunate to arrive on the night of the full moon and the entire town was almost pitch black with candles and lanterns lighting the streets. After Hanoi, the city seemed so peaceful and reminded us a little of luang Prabang in Laos. The streets were a mix of small French colonial buildings and and older oriental buildings. Despite their difference in age and style they really seemed to complement each other. On our first evening we strolled through the atmospheric streets in search of a restaurant. We arrived at the river and there were children selling paper lanterns, so we bought one each and set it off it along the river for good luck! We settled for one of the many restaurants along the river and had a tasty and well priced meal (£6 including beer!)

Hoi An An is famous for it tailors and shoe shops so the next morning we set out to have some clothes and shoes made. We visited many shops but as we were looking to spend quite a lot of money we took another day to look at more shops. We found a tailor who could make a suit for about £50 and agreed to return the next morning to be measured up. Our hotel was in a great position between the town and the beach but a little too far to walk in the heat, so the next day we hired a bicycle. After having our measurements taken (amy for a dress too) we spent the afternoon on the beach which stretched for several miles along to Danang.

The next day we visited a shoe shop and both had shoes made. As you could pick any combination of colours I had a pair of brogues made in pink, beige and navy blue with red interior, I also had a plain pair for work; Amy had two pairs of pumps made and a pair of high heels.
We spent the remainder of our time here between the beach and the town returning to the tailors to have adjustments made to our clothes and relaxing in the riverside restaurants for lunch and dinner.

On our last day we visited 'My Son' which were a group of 9th century temples built by the Hindu Cham people. Unfortunately 70% of the temples were bombed by the Americans whilst the surviving ones were also damaged. However it still made for an interesting visit.