Hoi An

Hoi An was a blast.  Charlotte and I arrived a day before everyone and found a great guesthouse then headed for dinner on the river.  It is beautiful along the river with floating lit statues, lanterns on the bridges and boats floating about.  The following day we walked to a few tailors that had been recommended to me and wound up choosing the one Maarten had just visited called Ants Silk.  Super nice, family owned and easy going.  I decided on 3 suits and went to work picking fabric and styles.  One is proper nice black suit (totally normal and boring), one is seersucker with matching slacks and shorts (I like it!) and the last was a totally off the wall design for Burning Man (sleeveless, embroidery, bright color collar and more!) with pants that unzip to shorts…WHOOOOP…then I went and had a few custom pair of shoes made…one for the playa and one for the black suit.  Super fun and super cheap.  Finally we stopped for food at a local restaurant the tailors had advised us about for some amazing and cheap grub. 

When Kenny finally arrived it was great to see him.  It is so fun to be hanging with one of your best friends in another country.  We promptly went to the fresh beer and got caught up on the recent events in each other’s lives.  He also decided to get fitted for a nice warm jacket, suit and shirts.  We had planned to go to the beach that day since it had been extremely hot the day before but the sun did not come out and the wind was making it very cold….super cold!

James was next to arrive and we promptly took him to get some measurements and a suit made.  We all had so much fun with the staff and each other there.  Helen also showed up with another French girl so we had a posse for the night!  We headed to a fun bar that Maarten had told me about for happy hours and free pool.  On the way home Kenny borrowed a wheelbarrow type device and gave the ladies a ride part of the way home.  We also walked past a fresh bakery every night around 2-3AM that was making fresh bread for the following day…straight from the oven to our mouths….oh yeah!!

Hoi An was great.  There wasn’t much to site-see but the town was chill and the vibe was fun.  If the weather would have been nicer then the beach would have definetly gone down…next time I guess.

Oh yeah, I broke another chair too….at our favorite restaurant Kenny showed us….this one seemed sturdier but apparently could not hold up to my ‘mum’ (Vietnamese for butt!)

So we all boarded another night bus to Nha Trang and set off. 

PS.  This is written at the airport on my way home.  I got behind….most of these stories will have to be told in person