Hue - Hoi An - Danang (08)

21-8-2022

Last day and grab the last chance to eat n buy before heading to Airport.

Thought having the last Cao Lau but was disappointing....

Now I start to appreciate the first few Cao Lau I'd tried.

Book a minivan to Airport for 130Kvnd.

CAROT

Cao Lau 45Kvnd

Market in Ancient town
Bought a big bottle of cashew nuts from here, pretty good.
And some tea

Local beer from my mini fridge, 14Kvnd each
Nice too!

Bought some of these tea, blended green tea.
One with pineapple leaves also pretty nice.

15Kvnd/pkt

 

Hue- Hoi An - Danang (07)

 THANH HA POTTERY

Very small place and everyone is very pushy. 

Tourist trap, I left just after 15mins. 

Have almost given up hope on restaurants but this is good. 

Wanted to come earlier but their opening timing cannot match my schedule.

Must try! Will come back again.

NHAN'S KITCHEN

All my food is very good, including the orange juice.

Wanton, Rose dumpling is so much nicer than the famous restaurant.

All for 264Kvnd only.

Danang Day Tour

MONKEY MOUNTAIN AND MARBLE MOUNTAIN SUNSET TOUR
This tour is supposed from Klook but there is a minimum 2 bookings in Klook, I went to their agency directly and book from their office.

Pay 50Kvnd more for a single supplement and join the tour!
Total 390Kvnd

The driver will pick me up at 2pm, tour end at about 6pm.

My tour guide is Bryan Bach. 
Venus Travel +84 914430188 (moon)

479 Cửa Đại, Cẩm Châu, Hội An, Quảng Nam 560000

Our guide is good, learn a lot of history in Vietnam. 

All the bullet holes left form the war.

After the tour, I did not go back to Hoi An, the driver dropped me nearby my dinner place.

LE COMPOIR

French cuisine, a full house on that day and I am lucky to get the last seat at the counter without reservation.

1.4Mvnd including 2 drinks.

Amaretto Luxardo
Really love this Italian Aperitif

Amuse Bouche

Beet root, sheep cheese and hazelnut

Toast bread with herb butter

Foie gras

Homemade tagliolini

Lobster bisque, blowtorch scallop and top with grated bottarga

Veal tenderloin
Porcine mushroom sauce, cameralised carrot, parsnip mash.

Limoncello

Sesame praline and black sesame nougat

After dinner, quickly grab to watch the Dragon show that only happens on Sat/ Sun.

A 15mins show with blowing fire and water.

The whole place are very very crowded. 

Took a grab back to Hoi An cost around 320Kvnd, 35mins.

Venus travel quoted me 300Kvnd for private chauffeur with advance booking.

DRAGON BRIDGE

Hue - Hoi An - Danang (06)

19-8-2022

THANH CAO LAU
This is highly recommended by my host, but it is beyond my expectation.
Seems like my host recommendation is not that good hahaa

Cao Lau 60Kvnd

REACHING OUT TEA HOUSE
Nice tea house with some good tea, served by hearing-impaired staff.

Can give a miss of their cookies, perhaps I prefer crispy cookies but theirs are all soft.

139Kvnd

Grab a bike in the rain to travel to the vegetable village to try this restaurant.
Nice chef, cooking all the greens from his own garden.

The BBQ rolled meat with lot leaf is their specialty, must order here.

Chef recommends their Kumquat cocktail and another Passion Fruit Punch also excellent!
Had their chicken chop and chef gave me a small fish fillet for FREE!

347Kvnd

After my meal and tried to grab a bike/ car but cannot get any booking in this rural area... 
The chef eventually gave me a ride to the ancient city with his scooter. 

Trying to find a hair salon to get a head massage and managed to find this!

Small salon, a super nice n friendly lady.

Wash hair + head massage, 35mins 100Kvnd

It was so comfortable n shiok!
She gave me welcome coconut biscuits and I say nice, she packed a few more for me.
After the hair washes, she rides her scooter and sends me to the entrance of Memories Land.

Nice people everywhere in Hoi An!

HOI AN IMPRESSION

A magnificent show with more than 300 presenters, really nice n grand. The show starts at around 8pm and till 9pm but do reach 1.5hr earlier to watch their mini show. 

I read it is difficult to get a grab in Memories Island, so don't bother to wait, I just walk my way back to Ancient City, which took me 25mins, there is a small section about 50m that is quite dark, and need to turn on the torch. I also saw there are shuttle buses to Ancient City but very long queues.

Got a combo ticket from Klook

Show (high seat) + free Thanh Ha Pottery Ticket $35.17.

Crossing the bridge to Memories Land

Mini Show

Grab some small supper in Ancient town.

Each 15Kvnd

Tau Hu 20Kvnd

This is probably the worst pancake I ever eat.

40Kvnd