Hoi An old Town

Hoi An old Town

stumbling through the historic alleys of an ancient South East Asian port
Hoi An old Town - stumbling through the historic alleys of an ancient South East Asian port

Location: 

Hội An, Quang Nam Province, Vietnam

Duration: 

Sunday, June 25, 2017

Journey: 

Vietnam by train: Hanoi to Ho Chi Minh City

Personal highlights

  1. Hoi An: extremely well-preserved trading port in South-East Asiainfo-icon from the 15th century
  2. Vietnamese Desserts: a yummy mix of colourful jelly, coconut milk and sweet rice
  3. Museum: the entire old town is a museum, but there are specially themed buildings
  4. Touristic: one of the most touristic places I've visited in Vietnaminfo-icon, packed on the weekend
  5. UNESCO: over 1,000 timber frame buildings, a fusion of Chinese, Japanese and European

Image sources

  1. Boats in the bay
  2. Sweet Vietnamese desserts
  3. Couple posing for a picture
  4. Group photo at a yellow wall
  5. Old woman at a temple

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