Hoi An Oct 25 - 28, 2007
Catching some Zs on a lazy Sunday.
Hoi An is famous for many things. One of them is its lantern making.
An offering of fruit to Buddha.
An alter in an old Hoi An home.
Picture in a mirror! Amazing!
Who has his cranky pants on today?
Woman carrying produce to market.
The streets were flooded from the river the days we were there.
Vietnamese traditional dancing.
Hoi An is famous for its tailoring.
It's also famous for its traditional crafts including ceramics and wood carving.
Because of a recent typhoon and almost constant rain, the river through Hoi An was completely flooded. The path and shops next to the river were only accessible by boat.
Vietnamese children bicycle down the flooded streets.
The flooded river is helpful for washing off your cyclo.
Cyclo drivers ready for action at Hoi An's famous Japanese covered bridge.
Fyl outside the Japanese covered bridge. Behind him is our friend-for-the-day Matthias.
Fyl senses Shiva's anger at the My Son ruins.
My Son was created by a people called the Chams over 1000 years ago. Like the people who built Angkor in Cambodia, they were Hindu.
WHICH WAYS TO ANCIENT OLDS TEMPLES????
After 1000 years of holding up, a large majority of these ruins were destroyed by American bombs just 30 years ago.
CHAM RUINS!
If you can tell what this is, then you must know something about Shiva symbology in the Hindu religion.
Michelle's obligatory artsy shot.
A cham ruin hit by a bomb.
Is that an ancient Cham statue? No, it's just Fyl being hilarious.
Michelle gets the measurements for her Ao Dai, a traditional Vietnamese dress. HOW BIG????
With its historic buildings and small town charm, Hoi An was the most beautiful city we saw in Vietnam.
