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Thursday, 9 February 2023 - Today would be several hours driving from Huế to Hội An. Our first stop was at the Lap An Lagoon.

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The Lập An Lagoon is a large lagoon near the town of Lập An on the coast.
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The town of Lăng Cô and it's beach with the Lập An Lagoon in the background.
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We passed through Da Nang and stopped south of the city on the beach for lunch.

A Vietnamese flag on China Beach.
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China Beach looking toward Da Nang in the background.
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We arrived in Hội An in the late afternoon and after checking into the hotel went on a walking tour of the town.

Bananas in the Hội An market.
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Dragon fruit in the market.
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A unique feature of Hội An architecture are the placing of two "eyes" over the front door.

These eyes are often carved with the eight trigrams; or eight-petal flower with Heaven-and-Earth circle.
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Old hinge on a door.
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We wandered along the streets which were wide - in general - but this little ally was very narrow.
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A pretty lantern in a home.
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Street scene in Hội An.
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"Happy New Year" hanging in a kumquat tree.
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Lanterns over the narrow street.
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Walking through Hội An as the sun sets.
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Lanterns along the Thu Bồn River.
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At sunset the Thu Bồn River came alive with boats and tourists.
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Chùa Cầu is a bridge with a temple on top. In the 16th century the Japanese enclave built a bridge linking them to the Chinese enclave. The bridge is known today as the Japanese Bridge.
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An old wooden home with the Hội An "eyes".
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A street vendor selling "Cloudy Ice Cream" we did not try any.
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However, we did try the street fare at Bánh Mì Phượng. As it's name implies they sell Vietnam's most popular street food - the bánh mì. A baguette filled with various fillings typically pate. We skipped the pate and had pork and then one with a local fish. They were delicious.

Part of the allure of Bánh Mì Phượng is that Anthony Bourdain ate there and said the sandwich was the best he had ever had.
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The street scene outside Bánh Mì Phượng.
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The Hội An Year of the Cat display.
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