Nick's Day 6&7 - Hoi An - Silky Smooth

So the overnight bus was less than comfortable. Matt and I literally slept on top of one another (though for the record, I was the big spoon). As you've probably read on Matt's blog post Hoi An is HOTT. Every time I look over at Matt he looks like he is melting. Hoi An is also very economical, they turn off the power to the whole city every other day and run water at random. But Hoi An is the center of the silk and tailoring trade for all of southern Asia. Matt was hell bent on getting a tailored suit and I was just going along. After about 3 seconds of listening to their prices I was getting fitted myself. I opted for a pin stripe suit, a few shirts, a pea-coat, and some pants. We were so excited about the clothes that we had overlooked the notion of carrying them for the next 3 weeks.... The tailor was fun and very skilled. We look hott. We explored the city a bit between fittings and found it to be quaint but not one of our favorites. I have made nice with the locals especially with a few street-vender families. Matt was asked out by a Vietnamese girl who was VERY persistent. She was the daughter of the family where we ate our fresh Chinese balls. In fact, while we were enjoying these doughy balls of bliss it began to rain.. and by rain I mean pour... and by pour I mean buckets.. and by buckets I mean Jesus H C the street is flooding into your shop and the ceiling looks like a shoddy damn holding back a raging river. Water was coming from every hole in the building, the street became a river and each car that splashed through sent waves of water INTO the shops lining the streets. Needless to say Matt and I ventured out on our bicycles and braved the storm while an entire city of on-lookers sat indoors taking pity on us. Oh, I forgot to mention that we rented bicycles! Yes, but quickly learned that bicycles, heat, and beer DO NOT mix. But white sands, turquoise waters, shady places to sit, and beer DO. Tonight we are off to a few bars.. Wish us luck!