Hoi An Hypnosis

Hoi An is my favorite city yet! It's marvelously charming, with its small alleys, beautiful yellow hued architecture, streets lined with gas lamps, restaurants with little twinkling lights strung along the river. Perfect for evening strolling. The character of this city is like chipped tea-cup, a sophisticated and antique air, a bit scuffed, but still graceful and dignified. I could wax romantic about this town for hours, but I'll refrain. My first day in the city and before 9am I was already siphoning off my savings. Piece by pin-stripe piece, I built and entire wardrobe including a full suit and cashmere wool pants, all fitted to my meticulously taken measurements! I'm in Tailor-Made Heaven! And the FOOD! The most succulent fish, wrapped in banana leaves, spring rolls, banana crepes, squid salads! Soft shrimp dumplings called "white rose" are a specialty of the city and are listed on every cafe chalkboard. After a good lunch my friends and I rented bicycles with baskets and peddled down for an afternoon on the palm lined Cau Dai beach. Along the way we passed flooded rice fields, small fishing houses and a few resort hotels on the outskirts of the city. Who dreamed this place up? ...I thank them.