Its nice to get somewhere and call it home for 3 nights, which is what we've done here in Hoi An. Its a more traditional place, still incredibly touristy, yet still has an old town where they do not allow motorised vehicles - well, mostly anyway.
They market here is quite amazing. Once again I managed to drag myself out of bed at 5.45am to get to the fish markets and catch all the action, and yes, I still think I smell of fish (that's fush for you Kiwis). Now I can't be 100% sure, but I think that there may have been a small dolphin cut into generous sections, but I'm giving the ladies the benefit of the doubt and calling it a shark. Its hard to tell when things are beheaded with their fins cut off also. But I am sure that I saw the skinning of live frogs - they like their food fresh here...Yes, it is true, that you have never really smelt a bad smell until you spend time in a fish market somewhere in Asia...
Before Hoi An we spent the night in Nha Trang (well, technically the night was spent on the overnight train from Nha Trang to Hoi An...) - a beachside city that has the traditionally beachy laid back vibe, however I would recommend still heading to Thailand or QLD for that beach side holiday.
We leave Hoi An for Hue tomorrow afternoon, after a crash course in creating a 5 course Vietnamese banquet, with market shopping in preparation included. I think it's going to be pretty cool.
My apologies, the internet here has not let me get onto the blog until today, so I'm not even going to try t upload pics from here, you'll just have to wait. And please keep those emails coming - comments are great, but I want to hear all the goss, that maybe you don't want to share with the rest of the blog audience!
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