Hoi An has a well preserved old town that has a unique character with its many styles of buildings from Chinese shophouses to French Colonial architecture. With it now being a UNESCO world heritage site it has become a very popular tourist destination.
Houses and buildings are traditionally painted a darker shade of yellow.
Elderly ladies sell candles in a floating box to place in the river.
Hoi An has many galleries and art shops. There are various art exhibitions including this photographic one we saw on the riverside.
The ornately carved Japanese Bridge, opened in 1719 by the Japanese so they could easily reach the Chinese quarter.
Contemplating
On the evening of the full moon many shops and businesses had offerings outside.
Pick up time at school.
House under construction, so different from our style and method.
Banana clothes are for sale everywhere. And so many tourists wearing them. Some of them in matchy, matchy his and hers outfits.
A beachside bike ride.
Lanterns and lanterns and lanterns for sale.
And lanterns lit around the old town in the evening.
Sunset on the river.
A perfect town for wedding photos.
It's hot and it's hard work being a tourist.
MY SON SANCTUARY - A UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE SITE
I took myself off on a tour to the ancient Hindu temple complex of My Son. The abandoned ruins were built by the Kings of Champa as their religious and political capital between the 4th and 14th centuries.
The body of Shiva - the locals are not too happy that the French took the head and are holding it in the Louvre.
The area was hidden by jungle until discovered by a Frenchman in the 1920s. Archeological diggings covered a vast area with many temples, buildings and Hindu images being discovered. Much of it was destroyed during the war with the Americans.
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