Hoi An

Hoi An was recommended to us by a few people, and it's even better than we thought it would be.



Our hotel is right near the Hoi An Ancient Town - which is like an old preserved city, but is full of tailors and jewellery sellers and shoe makers. Yesterday we went to see a tailor who was recommended to us by our friend Daz. We went a bit nuts, and are getting 3 dresses, 2 tops, a suit, a coat, a shirt, some shorts, plus 2 pairs of shoes, and I think there are a couple more things... we pick them up in a few hours, so fingers crossed that they end up looking how we imagined them.

We went out last night for drinks with two girls from Melbourne who we've met over here - Emily and Hayley. There are so many Aussies in Vietnam, and having your home country in common seems to make you instantly click with them all. After drinks we stumbled across the filming of a live outdoor broadcast for VTV - Vietnam's TV channel. They were shooting a game show, that also had traditional singing and dancing in it. Of course, we got ourselves on camera - so we've now been on Vietnamese TV!



This morning we did a Vietnamese cooking class which was great. They taught us how to make rice paper from scratch, and then to make fresh spring rolls using the rice paper. We made about 5 dishes and then sat down and ate them all. (I learnt that Gwil makes a mean garnish - he can turn a tomato into a rose like a pro! Expect them to be turning out at every dinner party from now on!) Luckily everyone in our group was a good cook, so the food ended up being fantastic.



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