Our gang met up at 6:30am for the hotel’s buffet breakfast. It was a mix of western and Asian breakfast food. The sun made a brave attempt to shine through the haze of pollution. Our tour consisted of thirty three people from The Greater Toronto area, Montreal, Winnipeg, Sudbury, Ottawa, And Niagara. Our group was made up of middle aged people , people in their twenties, a senior, one …
After breakfast we moved our luggage to reception and spent our last few hours in the old town. The market as usual was packed and busy. I purchased all kinds of special tools for making vegetable flowers. Wine with Cobras and Scorpions were offered for sale. I didn’t buy any. We stopped for egg coffee and watched people burning fake money and paper in the middle of the crowded …
It was overcast today but no rain. Our tour bus picked us up at 8am to take us to My Son, which is a site of ancient Hindu temple ruins. The ruins are similar to Angkor Wat but on a much smaller scale, older and in greater disrepair. They were still interesting. You were not allowed to leave the path to and from the ruins because the area has not been …
Sunshine. Hallelujah! We spent the day enjoying the great food, visiting the cultural sites, shopping and people watching in Hoi An’s Old Town. Such a beautiful place. Pictures do not do it justice. The ochre coloured buildings were warmed by the sun. We relaxed with cups of delicious egg coffee. Many locals had set tables as if for a meal in front of their shops and were burning fake …