Day 5- April 21, 2009
Day 5: Hoi An
The breakfast buffet at Hoi An Beach Resort was so wonderful. I very much enjoyed all the fresh local fruits and traditional food. We left at 8:30 for My Son Temple, a temple complex of ancient Champa people. The place reminded me of Angkorwat in a much smaller scale.
We then went to have lunch at a floating restaurant on the local river. The 6-course lunch was fantastic.
Then we went to a silk shop in Hoi An. I was so amazed with the process of making silk from silk worms. Oh my dear.....it's such an extensive and detailed process requiring tons of patience. They also showed us how the embroidered artworks were made. It takes 2 and half years to train a local girl to become an embroidering artist.
Depending on the size and the difficulty of the artwork, it can take from 2 to 8 months to finish.
We then strolled through the ancient town of Hoi An. The old constructions were built out of wood and red clay bricks. 3 small motor boats took our group sight seeing along the river. Each of us had a chance to steer the wheel for few minutes. On the way, we saw a duck farm
with hundreds of baby ducks and some full grown ones too. We then caught the scene of a fisherman throwing his giant fishnet in the air. They are just so sweet and happy to look at.
The cooking started at 6 pm. Our group learned how to make Bun Cao Lau, a very traditional specialty dish of Hoi An which consisted of claypot fish and a banana blossom salad. Following was an 8 course dinner which was enhanced by the sight of hundred of lanterns flowing in the river next to the dinning area. I also saw two small cats running under tables to find food.
The breakfast buffet at Hoi An Beach Resort was so wonderful. I very much enjoyed all the fresh local fruits and traditional food. We left at 8:30 for My Son Temple, a temple complex of ancient Champa people. The place reminded me of Angkorwat in a much smaller scale.
We then went to have lunch at a floating restaurant on the local river. The 6-course lunch was fantastic.
Then we went to a silk shop in Hoi An. I was so amazed with the process of making silk from silk worms. Oh my dear.....it's such an extensive and detailed process requiring tons of patience. They also showed us how the embroidered artworks were made. It takes 2 and half years to train a local girl to become an embroidering artist.
Depending on the size and the difficulty of the artwork, it can take from 2 to 8 months to finish.We then strolled through the ancient town of Hoi An. The old constructions were built out of wood and red clay bricks. 3 small motor boats took our group sight seeing along the river. Each of us had a chance to steer the wheel for few minutes. On the way, we saw a duck farm
with hundreds of baby ducks and some full grown ones too. We then caught the scene of a fisherman throwing his giant fishnet in the air. They are just so sweet and happy to look at.The cooking started at 6 pm. Our group learned how to make Bun Cao Lau, a very traditional specialty dish of Hoi An which consisted of claypot fish and a banana blossom salad. Following was an 8 course dinner which was enhanced by the sight of hundred of lanterns flowing in the river next to the dinning area. I also saw two small cats running under tables to find food.
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