Day 7 - Hue to Hoi An

This was a bit of a traveling day, we left Hue by bus for the 4 hour journey to Hoi An, it wasn't so bad as there was three stops on the way. The first stop was at a resort on one of the beaches just south of Hue. We just had a spot of lunch :) After here we then traveled up the mountain pass (called the Hai Van Pass, this thing just kept on going and the driver was the worst driver we've had so far as he was flinging the bus round the corners when there was a cliff edge on them, the scene in The Italian Job sprung to mind. Anyway, the Hai Van pass has strategic uses as apart from the Ho Chi Minh trail, its the only way to come from north to south and vise versa. So at the top of the pass is a load of bunkers that have the most amazing views. The bunkers themselves are riddled with bullet holes. The view to the north was of the route we came. The view south however was quite stunning as it overlooked a giant bay containing the city of Denang, and more importantly, the famous China Beach. We pretty much traveled straight to China Beach to have a stroll around and take pictures, it's just a really big beach to be honest, there was however the remains of the US helicopter base that was used during the war to ferry the soldiers to the beach for R&R :)

We finally got to Hoi An in the afternoon and had a tour of the city. Hoi An is very old and has been left untouched by war. There's some bridge that we walked over which was good and then the old quarter that had a really old house which looked almost Tudor. The main point about Hoi An is the shopping. Hoi An is filled with over 400 tailors and cobblers, and is considered one of the best places in asia for getting a suit made. As i would need a suit in England, i was determined to get one made here. Andrea just had to keep pulling her chin up off the floor, it's like a giant candy shop for women as they can make what you like !