Hoi An. One word: wow!

Hoi An must be the perfect place to go to. It is just so gorgeous that it feels a bit unreal and the best thing is: Hoi An is full of tailors (just waiting to make you a new dress, shirt, suit, jacket or whatever you might need) and shoe makers.
We could not resist, so Matthias ordered a suit, a waistcoat (mind you, out of cashmere wool and silk!)and a shirt. I got myself three dresses (two fancy and one plain), a pair of linen trousers and a blouse. It just feels so luxurious to actually get things that fit you, like REALLY fit you. All you have to do is tell them which style you want, either from fashion magazines or from the Internet and they will make it just the way you want to. And it is just so cheap!
If we hadn't been backpacking, I would have bought so much stuff that we'd have to turn the bedroom into a closet. Hoi An is every fashionista's wet dream!

But not only shoes, handbags and clothes are made here in Hoi An, they make silk lanterns here as well. It is so nice to walk through the streets of the Ancient town at night, when all the restaurants have lit up their fronts with colorful lanterns.

We had time for more than just getting measured and go on fittings, so this morning we went to My Son, a Buddhist, originally Hindu, temple complex from the Champa Kingdom. It is about the same age as Angkor Wat but much much smaller. Unfortunately the Viet Cong chose it as a key base and the Americans bombed the area quite heavily. Of the original 70 buildings, only 20 are left and you can still see the bomb craters.

The weather has not been the best during our stay here in Hoi An. When we arrived it had 31 degrees and it was really nice, but during the first night it started raining and yesterday was pretty gloomy and this morning it was a bit cold. All the Vietnamese were wearing jackets and scarfs, after all you do actually feel cold when the temperature drops to 22 degrees and the air is moist.

But even with a bit of cold weather, Hoi An is so worth a visit!