Just getting over my sickness, I immediately enjoy Hoi An. For one thing it wasn't raining as hard as Hue. The service at the hotel is impeccable....and they already lead us to a tailor right next door and give us a deal. They also own the tailor, but we were excited to get the process started. I got a two jackets made...one kind of a motorcycle style, and another long wool coat. Lily got a cute houndstooth jacket made and a pair of suit trousers.
We totally went berzerker with the shopping. Tons of it in Hoi An. Bought some more laquer bowls, and some awesome jewlery made from jade or buffalo horn (sounds gross, but it looks cool!) I even got shoes made. A pair of short boots and some sandals. A little crazy since I worked for a shoe company.
We also took a cooking class at Red Bridge Cooking School. This is one of my favorite experiences in Vietnam. It started with a market tour, which was cool. Saw tumeric in its raw form (looks like ginger, but more orange), saw the fish market (tons of ladies making fish paste and nasty stuff), lots of crazy meats and such. I bought some really neat Vietnamese cooking tools....aweseom knives, graters, and even a thing that seeds chilis. We took a boat ride to the cooking class, which was fabulous. Our first day of real sunshine! The facilities where fantastic and beautiful. We learned to cook:
- Rice paper (from scratch...can use to make noodles)
- Fresh spring rolls
- Eggplant in clay pot
- Rice pancake (suuuuper yummy)
It was a great day.....and after this, we ended up doing more shopping! Then a quick flight to Nha Trang for our Easy Riders motorbike trip....more in next entry
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