Return with me now to a time not so very long ago...
The temples feature the same roof decorations as in the rest of the country,
but the style is more whimsical and colorful.
but the style is more whimsical and colorful.
The heart of the town is very traditional, with none of the high-rise
hustle and bustle of modern Da Nang.
hustle and bustle of modern Da Nang.
Hoi An was the largest trading port in Vietnam. There's still a large population
of Chinese merchants here.
of Chinese merchants here.
The rain reduced the temperature and the humidity, and we had
a lovely evening, with drinks and a superb dinner in the hotel's
open-air dining room right on the river. They had a special meal
planned for us and a delicious Bordeaux at a reasonable price
to go with it. As we ate, the hotel's boatman released a long series
of floating lanterns. It was an impossibly romantic evening
we wished would never end.
a lovely evening, with drinks and a superb dinner in the hotel's
open-air dining room right on the river. They had a special meal
planned for us and a delicious Bordeaux at a reasonable price
to go with it. As we ate, the hotel's boatman released a long series
of floating lanterns. It was an impossibly romantic evening
we wished would never end.
P.
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