Hoi An a Tourist Magnet

Hoi An was the most touristic place we have visited so far. In older travel guides described as romantic fishers village it is now a flourishing, crowded and touristic city. As a result there are lot of museums, nice building and a lot of markets to buy souvenirs. At night the city center is full of Lampions, which creates a nice atmosphere.




In this region there is a bigger influence of Chinese religion's which is reflected in the style and monuments of the buildings and religious places.


In the streets there is a lot of handwork, workshops and craftsman. Not for the show like ones you find in Europe, but it's their real job and they make their living with selling their goods. Painters, wooden goods or as a tailor where Clarissa commissioned a dress.


People in Asia are shorter than in Europe. In Hoi An they seemed especially short.



And lastly Hoi An was our first time at the beach with >30°. With the coconut palms it's like you arrive at those holiday magazine front covers.



We found a coconut in the dunes and drank it. The taste was okay, the coconut was not so ripe yet.


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