HoiAn Town

About the Ancient Town of HoiAn, it houses some really old buildings dated some 200yrs back with everything intact, down to the last stove in the kitchen. What caught my eyes are the colorful galleries in the shop houses. It would appear that either this town has been artificially transformed into a tourist attraction (very obvious), or that the locals are artisitc folks to begin with. O truely believe it's the former carrying a heavier weightage.

Nevertheless, the techni-colored streets is a sight to behold. Keen on some made in HoiAn slippers?



Or pay a visit to of the the many copy-cat 'Art" galleries



And so I thought the locals own these galleries but I should know better. They were merely employed to sell, I learnt after a brief exchange with one of the sales person. Nevertheless, they will simply welcome you with open arms, regardless of whether you make a purchase, cause they will try their best to sell something to you.

Walking in the narrow alley, I could still se those person beamed from 50s and 60s from TV show, peddling food by the road side. Interestingly, most of the time I could only see pots and cans but not the food??



So what does the people do when they are free. Well like this old chap, he parked his bike by the side and sat under a tree to pass the day. This is very much a wind down town. Everything just come to a crawl here. If you come from the city, will definitely appreciate the slower pace here. While all appears nice, the weather was a blistering 34! so much of the day time was spent either tanning by the beach or sleeping away in my room. Only morning and evening were reserved for photography.

And one final note, the locals appear to have a penchant for bicycles. U will see a few streaming past every minute. Well, I just lie back and relax and started counting bicycles instead!