Hoi An

When we arrived in Hoi An, the bus made off with our luggage while we were checking out the rooms. We had to take a taxi to the bus station to get our bags back. Certainly not a good way to start.

We ended up back at the guest house where the bus dumped us and got a room for US$12 a night for 3 people.

Hoi An is a pretty nice and laid back place, with lots of old houses. A bit like Luang Prabang. Except the whole area seems to cater to tourists, with rows of shops selling the same thing. Even though the roads are filled with tourists, I still don't know how the shops survive. Every where you walk, there are people asking you to buy something from them.

This morning we took a day trip to the My Son ruins. There was not very much to see. It's sad that most of it had been destroyed by the Americans during the war.

In any case, this is turning out to be a trip of eat, relax and shop. There are shops that make shoes for as low as US$20. Food is good, and cheap by Singapore standards.

Tomorrow, we will just head out to the beach and laze around.