<!-- @page { margin: 0.79in } P { margin-bottom: 0.08in } --> 3 July: Hoi Ann I'm up early, John had recommended that I buy the French rolls from a bakery just across the road from them, according to him at 07h00 in the morning, their ready to go and I shouldn't pay more than 2 000 VND. Half asleep I head down the street to them, there are already 10 others all waiting to collect the gleaming hot roles for their street stalls. I order 3, but the...

<!-- @page { margin: 0.79in } P { margin-bottom: 0.08in } --> 2 July: Hoi Ann We headed out for breakfast to one of the adjacent restaurants, not the same one as the day before. On the way we were given a message by the hotel manager, J & B had found an artisan shop where the traditional art of weaving silk was performed and provided us with the details. We sat down at the restaurant and ordered two dishes of Mi Quan - there is not a lot of d...

<!-- @page { margin: 0.79in } P { margin-bottom: 0.08in } --> 1 July: Hoi Ann I woke up just after 06h00 with the building going on outside, fluctuating between awake and asleep until 07h30 when we go up. Another swim before we headed out to breakfast. John and Barb had mentioned that in the market there were many stalls all selling breakfasts which they had tried the day before. At the market we found a stall and purchased a bowl of Pho soup whi...

<!-- @page { margin: 0.79in } P { margin-bottom: 0.08in } --> 30 June: Hoi Ann We had had some early mornings and late evenings the past few days and decided to sleep in late, only rising at 09h30, only to wake up with the cold water of the swimming pool. After the swim we enjoyed an omelet with bread, the bread was not toast but rather like a French footlong. We spent the rest of the morning applying for work and researching other affairs, befo...

<!-- @page { margin: 0.79in } P { margin-bottom: 0.08in } --> 29 June: Hoi An We were woken up prematurely by new guests, at least only 15 minutes before we had to get up. We got up freshened up and waited outside. They had told us that the bus would be there at 06h30 to pick us up, we waited with a cup of filter coffee watching the boats on the sea and early morning bathers. The taxi arrived at 07h00 and we jumped in with an elderly couple from...