Woke up fairly late and decided that I ought to do what it seems everyone does in Hoi An and visit a tailor to get some shirts made up as the stuff I have with me no longer fits properly.
After a quick wander round and having no idea which tailor to pick as pretty much every second shop is a tailor in Hoi An I decided on the shop recommended to me by my hotel. They seemed professional and their example shirts seemed nicely made. I decided on two different fabrics for my shirts, was measured and asked a few questions about how I'd like my shirt, the fit, etc. I'd also taken along one of my current shirts so they could copy the style. I was asked to come back at 7:30pm for a fitting and that was that.
The old town of Hoi An is small and well preserved, it's a nice place to wander for a few hours depsite how touristy it is. As I mentioned before, every other shop is a tailor and the ones between sell souvenirs, fake North Face bags and everything else the tourist desires. Still, I had a pleasant few hours wandering the streets.
I eventually meandered to the river and sat down for a coffee (Vietnamese coffee is awesome) and to read my book on the river front. After a while I noticed the table of Vietnamese teenagers next to me looking like they wanted to talk so I put the book down and before long one of came over and asked for a photo. It turned out that they were all tourism students at Danang university who'd come to Hoi An on a trip with their lecturers. It was funny talking to them, as I'd ask a question and they'd all confer with each other to create the english response before passing it on to whoever was talking. They were all very nice and after I'd finished my coffee they asked me to walk up to their bus with them so we could carry on chatting.
After a bit more wandering it was time to head back to the tailors for the fitting. Everything seemed fine with the shirts so I took them there and then saving a trip in the morning.
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