Because Danang was so far away we decided to splurg on our budget and take an overnight train. The idea is you sleep on board and get breakfast in the morning, all whilst travelling.
Great idea, except they couldnt turn the heating off in our cabin, so we ended up soffocating from heat exposure and the tiny beds (my head and feet were touching walls at both ends). Needless to say that I didnt sleep much, but Lauren did apparently.
Danang was nice, and the people were really nice. However there wasnt much for us to do there so we caught a local bus to Hoi An. Before getting on we haggled and argued with the lady selling tickets to get on. The tarriff said 40 cents on the outside of the bus she was trying to charge us 2 $ US. Lauren got really upset with her (yee haa go girl!). They settled for 1 $ each. You get used to this type of thing in Vietnam but it still brasses you off.
Hoi An was fabulous. Such a pretty little town, obviously influenced by earlier French occupation earlier in the centry. Architecture, language, and cuisine were very French - which was kinda strange coming from the Vietnamese locals. Hoi An really is worth a look for all of its obvious historical wealth.
We stayed in a pretty little place situated directly over the river with beautiful lights at night.
The very same day we arrived we ordered a few suits to be made which were dirt cheap and very well taylored. We got them right down on price. For example my cashmere blend jacket and 2 pants cost 60 US dollars. And Lauren got similar value on her skirt, pants, jacket, and shorts suit combo. She even had taylor made Pijamas made!
