I get up, amused at my room. There are 3 beds in it and until I slept in one, each having fluffy toys on them, towels shaped like swans, a cupboard with dressing gowns, a dressing table with a hairdryer. Oddly it was one of my choices when checking Emma's guidebook and Thinh by chance has brought me to one of the better priced guesthouses. I head up to the top floor for breakfast at the Hoang Trinh hotel. A nice view from the top floor overlooking a small temple complex below. I am too busy trying to upload photos to facebook, that I miss the mammoth banquet being laid out in front of me. A small fruitstall, including lychee and dragon fruit, croissants and danish pastries, a plate of vegetable noodles, a plate of baguettes and a coffee. To top it off the smiling waitress shows me the breakfast menu for more choices. I get my laundry in and meet up with Emma, she is slightly under the weather and I can relate to this. I had given her my boiled egg from lunch yesterday which may have triggered it. On top of that her neighbours had a child running along the balcony with a whistle that sounds like a cat having its balls squeezed. We go for a walk around town, stopping off for juice in the shade along the way. Oddly the whistle sound starts closeby. It really is a rather irritating sound. We walk through the old town finding a market, selling food, trinkets and clothes. The town is famous for tailors and there are a few dotted around even at the waterside. We cross over a bridge to a small island. Both of us hungry and wanting to sample local dishes. Apart from isolated hotels and massage shops, there is not alot on this island. Before turning around we spot a little restaurant selling just 2 dishes. One with clams and the other a local meal, Cau Lau - Japanese style noodles served with herbs and roast pork. Very delicious with crispy bits of pork on top. This helps lift Emma's spirits and we enjoy our lunch next to the river. The owners little boy has a similar whistle which I have to laugh about. We head back to her hotel which has a pool. A real treat and great to get in the water(LT). I drip back to my hotel and the receptionist is trying to get my attention. I assume it's because I'm dripping but she smiles and gives me a plate of fruit. Dragon fruit and pineapple. (LT) We go for an awesome dinner which has a local dish called White Rose. Little wantons with pork inside and is served with a sweet vinegar fish sauce. I get pork noodle soup, tender pork with thick noodles and a good broth. Emma gets the Pho, which is very spicy. We find the old part of town, lit up with Chinese lanterns. A pretty part of town to walk around. Along the river there are barges with musicians and restaurants. Emma sees a top she likes and does a great job of haggling the price down. We cross over the lit Japanese Bridge watching vendors selling lanterns to float down the river. We find a bar with Bob Marley playing on the waterfront and the humorous sales pitch draws us in, being promised the best alcohol in town. Half price so can't complain. I'm not a cocktail drinker but a bargain and refreshing as a change. Passion fruit becoming the cocktail of choice. We order a Sheesha pipe, cherry flavoured and enjoy the breeze listening to their back catalogue of Bob Marley. We head back to the Funky Monkey, the owners remembering the pile of cocktail glasses from last night.