Hoi An, Vietnam, part 2: Marble mountains, My Son ruins, more food, cooking class and full moon festival

There is a big market in Hoi An old town and some parts really don't look that inviting (you will see that later in this post), but the fruit section does. Edda had asked from a local guy how much he thinks mangosteens cost per kilo. He said he had paid 7 USD for one kilo two days earlier. He said they are expensive because it's the beginning of the season. Well, we went to one seller and asked for the price. It was 4 USD/kilo. Jiihaa! So, we bought some mangosteens, mangos and purple dragon fruits. Yammy, they were good. We also learned to see the difference between white and purple dragon fruit: purple dragon fruit has a bit darker skin and the green parts on the outside are a bit shorter.

Hoi An, Vietnam, part 1: delicious food, biking tour, lanterns at night and choosing a tailor for some clothes

When we asked for tips on where to go in Vietnam, everyone always said “Hoi An” first. It should be a nice, cozy town with a river and lanterns that light up in the night. We also heard that it’s the place for tailor-made clothes in Vietnam. Our original plan was to fly to Hanoi and come all the way down to Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon) but we are really tired of changing places all the time. As wonderful it would’ve been to see the entire country, we decided to stay in three places and in Hoi An for two weeks. Usually people stay there for 2 - 4 days, so all locals were always surprised when we told how long we stay in Hoi An. 

Hoi An at night

We had decided to stay in some relaxing place and did quite a lot of research online. Then we found Villa Azumi which is a new villa hotel in Hoi An. This is the first place that really made us feel special for our honeymoon and we maybe also because we stayed there for two weeks. When we came, a beautifully set up room waited for us with food and wine, we were given a 20 minute foot massage and we had a free minibar for two weeks. Cool! The hotel area was relaxing and beautiful as well. It was next to rice fields and we could watch local workers harvesting rice during our stay.