The Central
Currently up in Hoi An with Nhu. Hoi An is an enchanting little riverside town in central Vietnam. A few hundred years ago, it was a major trading port, inhabited by Chinese, Japanese, and French traders, among others, and you can still see most of these influences quite clearly - it helps that the old town is a UNESCO World Heritage site, so the old town remains as it was (architecturally speaking) back then.

The one down side, of course, is that it's still anything goes within the buildings themselves, which means that almost all of these beautiful old buidings are now either tourist shops or restaurants, which does kill the authenticity a touch, but such things are to be expected.

Mostly just wandered around the town today and yesterday, but tomorrow and Saturday we'll probably be renting a motorbike to check out the surrounding area, including the ancient Cham site of My Son, and China Beach, up on the coast by Da Nang, which is supposed to be really nice.

Way behind on posting photos, but will hopefully get these ones up soon after we're back in Saigon :)