Saturday in Hoi An

Went and had fittings for my dresses and ewens coat in the morning and then went for a walk, we ended up at the tailor that our hotel VERY STRONGLY recommended to us on several occasions, i had seen a jacket i liked in a different shop and as we had read reviews saying the staff at our hotel could get very narky if you dont buy from their recommended tailor i ordered the coat through them, we ordered it at about 10.30am and after a fitting in the afternoon i was able to pick the jacket up at 6pm along with my two dresses and ewens coat from the other tailor. all seem to be very good quality.


I have just realied those are the only photos we took yesterday, we are getting slack already, will have to make up for it by taking lots of photos today!
we didnt do much else apart from the clothes fittings, we skipped lunch as i wasn't feeling very well and went to a book shop instead where i got a second hand book to read on the bus tomorrow on our way to Nha Trang. we had dinner at a restaurant over looking the river where they have a bakery with lots of really nice cakes and desserts. we are going back there for lunch today to have desserts because we didnt have any last night.
also today we need to book either a train or bus ticket to Nha Trang, still havent decided which one would be better.
so whats everyone else up to today???? ewens still in bed and im sitting in the foyer (although its really just a patio... now walls) of our hotel because the internet reception in the room is very weak...
talk soon
love piet
ps. happy mothers day!!!

here are some more photos....

this is the strawberry cake i had which was delicious! i only ate half my lunch so as to be sure i would be able to fit it all in!!! was soooo tasty!

this is a sneaky shot i took of a guy wearing the exact same hat ewen got me as a joke for valentines day!!


some people riding bikes laden with various objects. they are also wearing the traditional hat of Vietnam, the conical hat.


walking across the bridge to get back to our hotel, you can see our resort in the background.


one of many lantern shops in Hoi An, i ended up buying three lanterns after much deliberation. i got them from a different store though. ive sent them home so hopefully they make the journey safely!