Hoi An

One of our favourite cities is Hoi An, so we were keen to get back there. We thought we would spend maybe a week but 3 weeks later when we left, we still felt we could have stayed longer.

Some of the street scenes of Hoi An
High Tide means some of the street becomes the river









The local markets

We met Hien who invited us to lunch with her family



Hien's niece

The Rice Wine culprits who made Ben drink 9 shots in a matter of half an hour

A Kite comp on the beach


With one of the biggest kites we'd ever seen


Tom was then taken away for photos

Hoi An at night



Mum bargining for some lanterns

Tom with some of the local kids

Marble Mountain which is so much more than just a mountain made of marble

A temple in a cave


Buddha carved out of the caves stone



Ben overlooking China Beach

Offerings to Buddha; apparently he smokes

My Son

The countryside around Hoi An

We were lucky enough to be in Hoi An for the lantern festival
Which started with fireworks


Then a fair ride for Tom - Yes it does look dodgy but that didn't stop him going on it 4 times

Then lanterns floating down the river