Hoi An

Hoi An is a beautiful city in Vietnam, it has an old town which is a World Heritage Site.

The Old town has some  beautiful buildings, this is the Japanese Bridge which was built in the 1600's before they left the city 40 years later.

We hired bikes to get around Hoi An in the mayhem traffic.  It was a good way to see the sights and even biked to the beach for the day.  As the traffic has no rules you just had to keep going through junctions without stopping which goes against all we know back home.

Hoi An is also famous for its silk, you can get anything you like made to measure in a day or two by its renowned taylors.

Yalys was Marks choice of taylor for his suit.

Check out what he picked for his suit lining lol!

'Mai' Kates tailor at work on one of Kates dresses.

You pick the type of garment you want, the material you like and they do the rest!

Kate wanted to bring Mai home - she was fab!

In the heart of the city is the Old Town,  full of winding lanes and Chinese-styled shophouses, which is particularly atmospheric in the evening as the sun goes down.

The lanterns are everywhere and  it is nice to sit & watch them come alive as the sun goes down.

The Old town lit up at night.

This is a little culture show in the old town which had the locals laughing.

Which lantern to pick!

An Bang Beach is 2.5km away from town so we biked it there.

We hadn't expected such a beautiful beach.  Definitely worth the chaotic & bumpy bike ride!

This may well be up there with one of favourite beaches!