Hoi An

Hoi An
We've had fun here in Hoi An the past few days. This is the tailoring mecca of Vietnam, so a cloth and sewing shop on every corner - "Come in, I make good clothe for you. Fit you size." - is heard from every corner.
I've hung around Hoi An, checking out the old town and great art galleries yesterday and today took a boat to visit My Son. A Hindu temple complex, now in ruins of course. It is a very small Angkor Wat. The VietCong actually hid here because of the dense forest cover, they could not be seen from the air - so the US just bombed the whole thing leaving it pretty beat up.
Life in Vietnam is peaceful and easy. Very poor people, but dressed in Western clothes and so far anyone associated with the tourism industry speaks pretty good English.
I knew I was off the beaten path when last night at the "movie theater" the ticket lady couldn't tell me whether the movie was in English or not. I tried it out just for the heck of it, since the sewing ladies here go to bed by nine and the town shuts down. I thought I was in luck because the first three words were in English, when a loud Vietnamese voice comes over the loudspeaker to translate. It was pretty comical - the movie speaking in English and this guy talking over it.
We've had a nice three days here to relax and recharge. We leave for Ho Chi Min City tomorrow, so the extra energy will be necessary!