Thursday 31 January 2013

Vietnam, Hoi An.

Hey Guys, Posting from Hoi An, Vietnam this round. 

A city of Vietnam, on the coast of the South China Sea in the South Central Coast of Vietnam. It is located in Quang Nam province and is home to approximately 120,000 inhabitants. It is recognized as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. Hoi An Ancient Town is an exceptionally well-preserved example of a South-East Asian trading port dating from the 15th to the 19th century.

It is said that there is 1 tailor shop here for every 220 inhabitants. 





The flags of socialism 



There is a large river running through the center proving an amazing ambiance at night with all of the lights


Lanterns are on sale everywhere



The ladies look about as old as the buildings do, they lug fruit around for sale



An example of the old french villas





Fishing nets



Lunch time on the Sea




Traffic is a lot less hectic around these ways


Is she enjoying her ride?


Cyclo!


Games on the street


An example of the beauty of the town at night


 Ladies sell candles in boxes that one may float down the river



Night time lanterns


The Vietnamese countryside is very green with rice paddies, being the second largest rice producer worldwide. 


They bury there loved ones just as we do




We spent 16 hours on this thing



There are train employees at every crossroad putting the bar down and up, i wonder if they work on call or part time with only 4 trains a day and over 500 crossings


A lady on the train selling food


Example of an Hoi An tailor



We found this shop


The Endeavor that founded New Zealand




Tailors are everywhere


This guy was larger than me


Awww, we liked that he was wearing a coat







The Hoi An bridge




"Buy some Please, Good Price for you today"


Here is an example of a wheelchair in a developing country, the steering wheel is also pushed back and forward which turns a crank that pushes the wheels round. He sells the paper for a living


Men commissioned to take trash out of the river



Lunch time



Thats all for the moment, Joseph and myself have each had 2 suits made so will post more from that in 2 days when we go for our final fitting before leaving to Hanoi, Vietnam's capital. 5 days left in Vietnam before i make my way to the green and gold. Howsatgoin?

Also for all you guys in Wellington going to or enjoying the Sevens, i hear its great weather, have an awesome time.