Hoi An

Today - 28 March
We arrived last night after a slight delay with the flight.  We are staying at the Victoria Hoi An Spa and Hotel and it is right on the beach.  Today it has lightly rained on and off.

We took a drive to the My Son (pronounced Me Sun) ruins.  This is one of Vietnam's most important heritage sites of the Cham civilization.  The buildings and ruins date back to the 9th and 10th centuries and some of them are being restored as most of them were destroyed by the war.

We then came back to the old quarter of the city of Hoi An.  We visited one of the oldest houses in the city and walked through the winding streets.  A lot of the houses and town have been flooded several times throughout the years with the worst flood happening in 1964 when the waters reached the roof lines of some of the buildings.  But the people look at it as good luck and great fortune will happen to you if your house gets flooded.  Quite an optimistic view on life and appears to be true.

We are getting ready to go back into town to find dinner and observe the festivities as they are celebrating 35 years of independence and the full moon!  We will report what happens tomorrow!!

Deb & Karel