Day 9 - Hoi An, Vietnam

We arrived to the small town of Hoi An in the early afternoon. First stop: a tailor shop. Hoi An has tons of tailors and is well known as a place to get clothes made cheaply (and quickly). Because we were only in town for a day and a half, we made this our first stop to allow enough time for alterations. Below is Brian getting measured for a suit.

Next, we stopped for lunch overlooking the Thu Bon river.

We had some Hoi An specialties: White Rose dumplings, Mi Quang, and Cao Lau.

Hoi An is a world heritage site because of its unique and well-preserved mix of Vietnamese, Chinese, and Japanese architecture. Hoi An was an important trading port from the 16th to 18th centuries luring traders from all over Asia and also Europe, and many of them built culturally diverse homes and temples.

We visited the Japanese Bridge, which was originally constructed in 1593 to connect the Japanese and Chinese quarters, and the House of Phung Hung, a house built in 1780 that has been the home to eight generations of the same family.

Next stop was the Chinese Phuc Kien Assembly Hall.

People were burning long incense for the new year

Hoi An is also know as the lantern city because of the many lantern shops and lanterns hanging in the street.