Hoi An – Lanterns, Dreamy Nights and Yellow Walls

Oh Hoi An!
I’ve taken a while to write this post mainly because I don’t know what more to say about this place apart from. I LOVE IT!
Lee and I arrived with high expectations. Every person we know told us we would just love it . We are the type of people that like to go into a movie not hearing it’s great so that we can be pleasantly surprised , and we are the same with countries so we were ready to be under whelmed but some how this magic place was all we had heard and more.
My friend Kaleena wrote a post here that explains it much more eloquently than I ever could.
but here are some things to do when in Hoi An:
.Drink 9p fresh beer – it’s basically water but so so cheap you just have to give it a go.
.Try rose dumplings – a specialty in Hoi An and they are really tasty.
.Ride a bike to the beaches – this was my first attempt at riding a bike. Lee was a great teacher but it was terrifying.
.See the lanterns – just stunning. Such a magical feeling seeing the town lit up.
.Put a wishing candle on the river – You can by them on the street for a dollar and they all look so beautiful. We both agreed to wish to come back.
.Eat at Bahn Mi Queen – THE BEST Bahn Mi in Vietnam/ the world. We also tried the really famous one that Anthony Bourndain recommends but the 88 year old Bahn Mi Queen just hit the spot like no other  and it was so cheap. We ate far far too many .
. Get something tailored – Lee got a stunning suit, I got a dress and a playsuit. My recommendation would be to get a pinterest board set up of all the lovely things you want. Show them and make sure you have a few days to have a few fittings squeezed in.
.Take a cooking class – We went to the Thuan Tinh Island class which was recommended to us and we adored it. It was great. They took us out to a special island, gave us all we could drink passion fruit juice and just loved it all. Now we can hopefully take Vietnam home with us.
.Eat Cake – We went to Cargo a restaurant for desserts and ate our weight in chocolate cake. Worth the extra pounds. All travel pants are elasticated anyway.
There are so many other things to try and do in this city but these are just a few of the things we loved. I want to take every one of my friends there to rent bikes and drink wine outside in the sunshine. Lee and I can’t wait to go back.