Friday, March 25, 2011

Hoi An, Vietnam

Well, well, well we found ourselves another great little city.

Highlights:
 -Got off the bus and ran into our girls Erin, Emma and Annie (she is a new comer to the pack and we just love her!) They brought us to the hotel they are staying at...quite the upgrade!

-We each have our own double bed, flat screen TV with movie channels and news channels...and are you ready for this? A bathtub!! Last time I saw one of those was in Manila in the beginging of December!! WE are living like Kings in Hoi An

-The girls had heard about this deli that was somewhere in this city though some grapevine so after we dropped the backpaks (our new limb) we went in search of this place. Dingo's Deli.  After about a 25 min walk we stumbled upon what we all thought was heaven. Salads, subs, hummus, corn chips, cheese fries, French press coffee...uh. love,love love..the nicest people own the place. Oh yeah and banana bread to pretty much die for! ( we went there two days in a row. WE had a huge crush on the place) 


*"Bye....love you**  ask me about this one...never say things under your breath,, because there is a good chance the person will hear you and you will turn bright red then have to act like you have NO idea what just happened.*


**On day 2 I picked up a piece of banana bread to go...and last night on the bus ride from Hoi An to Nha Trang I did not know if we were going to make it. So in my delirious sleep and in between the sharp turns and bumpy ride in the downpour I stuffed in my mouth what I though might be my last meal.(2AMish...)  Bus drivers are, excuse my French, mother fucking crazy, soooo it may have been the ride or the weird sleep or the fact I was starving from no dinner.....but it was a perfect late/last night snack.***  But I am fine! no worries!!!***

-TRUE STORY: Right when they were about to open 2 months ago workers started coming in on the plot of land beind the deli.  They wanted to know who their new neighbors were going to be so they inquired. They were planning on putting a dog processing plant on this particular piece of land.  Yes....a dog butcher. YIKES!  They thought this was some big scam to get them to purchase the land.....it was not, not at all. But they ended up buying the land anyway because you can see the possible challenges they might have with name Dingo's Deli and that kind of establishment in their backyard.

- Hoi An is the place for things to be made for you! Tailors...shoemakers..purse/bag designers.. every other store. So I bought not 1, not 2 but 3 pairs of shoes!!! Custom made to my pretty little toes. I got purple sandalsmetallic work flats and fake "toms" that are pink and gray. All for $48 USD......I mean shoes made to fit my feet(and my choice of colors) and my feet only!!!  If you don't know what real Toms are...look them up and buy a pair...I am sure my fakes will be trashed in no time so my next ones will be real! 


-We loved to Hoi An....there are very very pushy people in this country. But all in all we really loved this city, even in the on and off rain and mist it charmed us!


-I had peanut butter toast
-A great game of "would you rather" on the bus with Danni 
-Delicious roasted peanuts


I write from Nha Trang....we leave here in the morning and I promise a little diddy from this city before we take off. But I have to go participate in happy hour....


xo



1 comment:

  1. Custom made shoes and banana bread--these are a few of my favorite things...Sounds like the MOA and grandma have some serious competition. Hoping you have Happy Feet, at least until you trash the shoes. Love, DOTP

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