Friday, May 7, 2010

Hoi An




Today is our first day in Hoi An, we got here at about 11.30 after a 3 hour drive from Hue where our driver stopped three times trying to get us to buy overpriced souvenirs from shops where he gets a nice commission (we assumed). We had stopped in one shop like this on our drive to Halong Bay but three different stops were a tad ridiculous. One of them was nice though as it was on top of a hill and had nice views down to the beach




After having a quick look at our room we went for a walk into town to get some lunch and had a look around the shops before coming back to the hotel to have a swim in the pool. The pool looks out over the river
and while we were swimming we watched a group of people filming some kind of tv show or movie, we liked to think we had just seen some famous Vietnamese actors!



Before tea we went for a walk in a market and both got hats for about $2

4 comments:

Mumbo said...

Glad you got hats! I took a virtual tour of Hoi An and it looks so beautiful. Of course you were watching the next big block buster being filmed - from a pool over looking the river how good is that. Are u doing a river cruise? Buildings looked fantastic ENJOY xx

julie(mum) said...

good girl Piet now all you have to do is WEAR THE HAT we want photos. Enjoy Hoi An it will be a nice change from the hostels.

Mumbo said...

Terrific photos Pieta. Loved the sloppy road sign.

Doug'z! said...

that camera works a treat ay, great underwater pic!!

ha dad will be proud that you got a hat.
i hope its one of those triangle ones...