Danang/Hue/HoiAn 2025 - Hoi An Ancient Town Solo Morning Walk Back (2/3)

I'm guessing the walk must have been rather long, since I broke it down into 3 parts! I hope I can managed to update everything before I disappear again! I am also guessing that this part is about the lovely river view? And the lovely coconut tress that looked so lovely in the backdrop of the photos. 

It's almost like a coconut plantation opposite the river. We didn't venture far during our trip. I'm not the type that fights for quantity over quality when I travel. I was actually quite happy to just chill in a small town. Hoi An does grow on you if you give it a chance. 

The small little streets with their colourful buildings. The tress especially green after a light shower of rain. The lanterns, looked so lovely at night. But! Always always try to avoid the touristy crowd as much as possible! Else you will not enjoy this place much. It would just be cheesy and loud and crowded. 

If you try to slow down.... smile at the locals. Eat some local snacks along the road instead of inside the restaurant. Buy from the market people instead of the tourist souvenir shops. You would find a calmer side. A friendlier side. Just normal people living their life here. That was the Hoi An I found eventually, after hating it on the first night, lol. 

It has it's charms. Rustic. it wasn't well maintained, but it had character. The idea of tourism was there, but at the same time, people can turn away and let you go in to sites for free on a slow rainy afternoon..... Above is the back door of one of the tourist attraction, an old ancient home which I will write more about when I actually visit it. 

As the blue skies started to appear along with the sunlight, the river became like a giant mirror reflecting everything around it. That only means great photo shots!

And so I linger, longer than expected by the river. Knowing that I do have to hurry back to meet my friend, yet not wanting the moment aline to slip by. 

I was happy here. Running around alone in a small town that has yet to awake to welcome more bus loads of day tourist later on in the day. But for this moment, it was all mine :)  And so I cherish it :)