Ancient Town of Hoi An Part 2

The morning after… April 17 Day 4

To make up for the escapade last night that was cut short by the rain ( and also to make up for the guilt oversleeping in Hue) I was up early for a change. Actually, I was awaken by a sound in the room and I just sat up and eyed the phone and immediately check and made sure there was a dial tone. Hahaha. Can’t blame me, I had the entire 5th floor to myself. Turned out it was just the door of the fridge opening. I was down for breakfast at 6am and was out the hotel by 6:30am. Headed to the Old Town again and this time I found my way to the Japanese Bridge. I didn’t get inside as I had to buy another ticket for 100.000 VND. Although the ticket includes about 3 or 4 other attractions, I decided to pass on it. So I just spent the better part of the morning doing a photo walk all over the old town.



































I started walking back to my hotel a little after 9am to book my taxi to the train station later that afternoon in Cafe 43. On a whim, I decided to book a trip to My Son. They assured me I’d make it back in time for my train schedule so okaaaay. I went back to my hotel, checked out, and left my bags in the restaurant. Off we go!

Summary of Expenses:

Motorbike fare (the hotel hunt) 100.000VND
fare from the bridge back to hotel 50.000
dinner at Cafe43
Pho Bo 16.000
Spring Rolls 57.000
Fare to the train station in Da Nang 240.000

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