In Nha Trang we booked our very first overnight sleeper train, which we had heard can be a bit of an experience. We had a 4 person berth to ourselves, which consisted of 4 bunk beds and a window with bars on. The room itself was actually alright, and we had an entertaining train conductor who couldn't speak a word of English so acted out 'please don't smoke' to us, at least that's what we thought he was doing.
We slept pretty well and arrived at around 7am and headed for Hoi An, a place given UNESCO world heritage status for it's Old Town. Our hotel was minutes away from the town centre so we met up with Jess, Charlotte and Katie and hired bikes ($1 for the whole day!) to cycle around the town, the perfect way to see the sights.
After a while we decided to try and find the beach, only to get lost and ended up seeing a lot more of Hoi An than we originally planned! After getting the most exercise we'd done in ages, we headed back for a well earned nap before (you guessed it) another night out.
Hoi An is full of lots of beautiful restaurants and bars so we were spoilt for choice, but eventually settled on a nice little restaurant by the river and then headed out for some drinks. We finished the night in one of the most popular backpacker bars, which let you choose the music on YouTube rather than employing a DJ. Seems like a good idea, but when you share the bar with European's with dodgy music tastes it's always going to end in arguments! It was a fun night though.
On the Sunday night the old town was completely pedestrianised for the monthly traditional lantern festival, where they release lantern candles down the river and perform traditional dances. Unfortunately for us, it wouldn't stop raining so we couldn't see the true effect!
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| Everyone in ponchos! |
Hoi An was definitely one of our favourite places in SE Asia so far.
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