2 beautiful places in one day

I decided that I would actually leave Hoi An after booking a flight to Bali that I need to go back to Ho Chi Minh City to get. 

I got up earlier than normal and after my last amazing breakfast, I borrowed a bike from the hotel and cycled into town, to book a bus to Danang. 

It was really nice to ride around the town. Hoi An is such a beautiful little town. It has a really relaxing feel to it, and in the morning, it was great to see it before all the tourists had come out.

The river- taken from across the river

The bridge to cross the river

Down one of the streets

After I booked my taxi to Danang (it's only around 40km away from Hoi An) I thought I might as well use the last of my vouchers for the Ancient Town. I went into the 'museum of trade ceramics'- which as I didn't have time to read all the info, was a load of nice looking pots.

On my bike

The museum of trade ceramics

I cycled on further and just down from where I would turn off to go back, there was the Japenese bridge. It was interesting to see all the Japenese style decoration, but I didn't have time to read anything again.

The Japenese bridge 

Another street in Hoi An

I biked back to the hotel after that to get my taxi. Seeing the last free seat was at the front, I temporarily forgot that I was in Vietnam and the drivers side is on the left. So after nearly having to drive the car, I got to Danang.

Danang is a lot busier than Hoi An. It's a city with lots more traffic. Once I'd checked into my hostel, I thought I'd get some lunch and have a walk round. I was walking for quite a while before I made it to the river.

The river in Danang

My first selfie of my trip by the river!

I walked the long walk back to the hostel, chilled for a while, and then thought I'd check out the beach. Knowing how far it was to the river, I got a motorbike taxi. The beach was beautiful, with a great view of the mountains. 

The beach in Danang

Because of the really strong undertow, people were only allowed to swim in the designated lifeguard areas which meant that the rest of the beach was pretty much deserted. 

Another shot of the beach

The beach was the first beach I have come across where it seems to just be locals hanging out. I went for a swim and was chatting to a guy from Siagon who said he had come here for a holiday. He told me about the lockers where I could put my bag, which was good, cos I had to keep checking on it.

The lifeguard

The locals were all playing either volleyball or football on the beach. They had a volleyball net and the girls were wearing matching tops so I assume they were part of a team.

After the beach, I had dinner with a French girl that I'd met in Hoi An, who happened to be staying in the same dorm as me again, at a local place that was pretty good. I watched a bit of The Da Vinci Code (It was on in my hostel) and had an early night. (But couldn't sleep for ages because this mattress is like concrete!)