Just pedaled around looking at old stuff and enjoyed myself.

The free bikes at my homestay are in good shape, and the land is flat. Ahhhh, I love it when biking is easy.

The Old Town doesn’t technically cost anything,  but if you want to do anything other than shop, you have to buy these little tickets that let you into some small points of interest. It’s worth it. Each place is at least a little historic, and you could stay busy all day looking from place to place, getting coffees, etc. Allisa and I went to a similar place outside of Shanghai.

I tried to go to the most popular sandwich place in town, the one Anthony Bourdain went to…wayyyyyyy too crowded. So on I went to number 2…only person in the place and it was delicious. Cheap too.  Clearly, fame isn’t everything.

Also I took a nap.

Goodnight everyone 

I’ve been looking forward to seeing this town for a while!

Very touristy so far, that’s to be expected. Salespeople are very pushy, that’s ok too. 

There was flooded streets earlier this week and it really hurt business. A lot of people cancelled reservations and went someplace else.

I like the place I’m staying. It’s just a really nice room in somebody’s house. About a mile from the old quarter so that will mean a pleasant walk there and back every day.

Marble Mountain was pretty. When I wouldn’t buy a souvenir, the ladies acted like I’d murdered their cats. Very amusing.😐

The motorcycle ride here was very rainy, but the driver was safe and had an actual helmet for me. It’s been a while since I was on a motorcycle. I’d forgotten how much I enjoy a ride.

I had a walk around and the streets are a mess. Lots of river mud everywhere. Hope the businesses recover soon.

See a fb post for pics

And I really needed it, so thanks, whomever is listening.

The rain stopped long enough for me to get a nice long walk in, a ride to a giant Buddha, I put my toes in the sand, had a yummy lunch, more treats, and an otherwise entirely satisfactory day.

I even got a little sunburn.

Off to Hoi An tomorrow. I let someone talk me into going there on the back of a motorcycle. I must have a soft spot for old Vietnamese guys!

I made an album on fb

It’s raining!!

Sideways!!

It makes sightseeing difficult but not impossible. I  managed a nice visit to the Da Nang Museum and some quick pics of the Da Nang Cathedral.

The museum is pretty good. Da Nang is the country’s third largest city and very westernized. Most of the displays had some english, so that helped. One floor was a natural history exhibit, archaeology and the like. The second floor was war related. The third was all about local ethnic groups. Also there was an art exhibit. I liked it.

After lunch, a quick visit to the cathedral, which was only viewable on the outside. If I want to see the inside I’ll have to go to mass tomorrow lol.

I gave up after that and read for awhile. Tomorrow I’ll try to go to the beach for a little bit.

For pictures see my fb page.

😁