First Valentine's Day!

Hoi An is something of a shoppers paradise. If you're into custom made clothes, shoes, belts, or purses, this is where you come to get them - cheap! The streets are literally lined with tailor after tailor, hundreds of them, ready to make you an entire custom suit in a matter of hours! However, we found most of the material to be pretty cheap itself, so we didn't make any purchases.

We spent our first Valentine's Day as a married couple here in Hoi An, Vietnam. We found a nice restaurant with a good view over the river and "splurged!" Here is Julian with one of the local specialties, hoanh thanh chien, or fried wonton things.











After dinner we went out for a drink and came across a pool table. Mattie's not very good, but Julian found a suitable opponent, a local pool shark.

















For every full moon, the entire town is lit by lanterns - no street lights.
We weren't there for the full moon festival, but we were close and got to see the some of the lanterns anyway.

















The following day, we hiked out to An Banh Beach to spend the time since our sleep bus to Nha Trang didn't leave until the evening. It was gorgeous and not crowded at all, but it was also super windy and therefore cold. We tried to take a little nap and then had lunch and headed back.












Here we are on our first sleeper bus! Don't worry, those seats recline pretty much all the way back. A fairly pleasant experience!






- Mattie and Julian

Location:Hoi An, Vietnam