Great time in Hoi An

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Relax on the beach, explore the old town, experience magnificent food, and even do a bit of shopping.

Hoi An is a fantastic place to visit. The old city has plenty of history and culture, great food, and good quality hand made clothing and shoes. We did a cooking class at the Red Door cooking school that was fantastic, and included a market tour (make sure you do that) and a trip up river to the restaurant. Great eating places are everywhere, but Morning Glory was our pick. The food is fantastic. A number of the restaurants have upstairs balconies overlooking the river. Hire a bike and ride around the streets, or a scooter if you want to go further. Give yourself a few days to get shoes made. There are plenty of hotels or B&Bs in town, however we stayed on the beach at Sunrise, one of a number of quality resorts. Taxi ride's to town are cheap (about USD6), but you can ride. The boat trip to Cham Island on a traditional old boat is well worth doing. Good snorkelling, not as much fish as other places but the coral was good and lunch was on a beautiful beach. The people are lovely, very helpful and not as pushy to sell you stuff as some other parts of Asia.

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Photos

Fishing in the river
Local fishermen just casting out their nets

Fruit sellers
A couple of local ladies selling their wares

Checking out the chickens
No refrigeration here

Relaxing
Ladies in the seafood section relaxing in the afternoon

Cham Island
Long boat going ashore for lunch

The pool at Sunrise Resort
One of two pools, and relaxing under the palm trees is a great way to spend a couple of hours

Grading the beach
Every morning this guy grades the beach with his ox every morning