Please come inside my shop, I have many colors…

Gerhard and I spent six days in Hoi An, Vietnam, located about 18 miles south of Danang. Miraculously, the town escaped damage during the Vietnam War and its French-influenced architecture is charming. We stayed at the Ha An Hotel, which ended up being perfect. You never know what you will get when you book over the internet!

Every day, we took our bicycles and rode out to Cua Dai, where the unspoiled beach stretches over 30 km. The water was very clean and gentle waves made swimming delightful.

The rest of the day we spent at various tailor shops for our fittings! We totally got sucked into it. It started very innocuously; Gerhard had a tuxedo made and I had a dress, some slacks and a blouse. Then a dress. Then another dress and blouse. Then a jacket, another jacket, pants, - oh, and make me a skirt to match the jacket!! The next day, since the skirt fit so well, I had another skirt to match the other jacket. Gerhard didn’t hold back, either. He ended up with three jackets, one pair of shorts and some trousers. It was so much fun!

The weather was hotter than in Singapore. We were drenched in sweat most of the time. The tailoring shops didn’t have air conditioning, just fans, so the fittings were torture. One place always gave us cold wipes before we got started. There was no wind, so the heat was almost unbearable.