Back to Vietnam

 Hoi An

Old Town

Thu Bon River Islands

Hoi An Lune Center

We saw a performance of Teh Dar at the Lune Center, a mix of acrobatics, music, and dancing.

After the show, the performers went outside so audience members could get photos taken with them.

Old Town

Kazimierz Kwiatkowsky, who was a Polish architect who helped preserve historical sites in Vietnam, including Hoi An.

There were several signs which showed how high flood waters reached.

There are several ancient houses which you can tour. This one is built so when the first floor floods, things can be taken up to the upper levels until the water recedes.

There were a lot of cyclos that people were riding. The drivers would yell out, “Beep, beep” instead of honking.

Cantonese Assembly Hall

This and other paintings are refreshed every now and then to keep the colors bright.

Japanese bridge

This bridge was built in the late 16th century by Japanese merchants who were living in Hoi An. The monkey and dog statues are at the approaches to the bridge.

Thu Bon River

Thu Bon River Islands

We went on a bicycle tour through a couple of the islands in the Thu Bon River.

We crossed the Cam Kim Bridge which our guide called “Crazy Bridge” on the way to the islands.

Rice field.

We rode a boat to get back to Old Town.

We visited a small business which makes rice wine, and we sampled a few different flavors. The owner, Mr. Dau, sang and played guitar for us.

This shop made straw mats for sleeping.

This shop made rice noodles. We each got to make some which were then cut and served to us in soup.