{"id":2493,"date":"2012-12-05T07:36:07","date_gmt":"2012-12-05T14:36:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thejohnsonsjournal.com\/?p=2493"},"modified":"2012-12-05T07:36:07","modified_gmt":"2012-12-05T14:36:07","slug":"some-downtime-in-hoi-an","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thejohnsonsjournal.com\/?p=2493","title":{"rendered":"Some downtime in Hoi An"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Hoi An turned out to be one of favorite little towns in Vietnam so far. \u00c2\u00a0It had a cute historic center with\u00c2\u00a0pedestrian\u00c2\u00a0only streets, a pretty riverfront, great nearby beach, and lots of cute\u00c2\u00a0restaurants. \u00c2\u00a0We were originally planning on staying 4 nights, but that turned into 6 and we could have stayed a few more days and not been bored.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 460px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Along the river in Hoi An\" src=\"http:\/\/photos.thejohnsonsjournal.com\/photos\/9147\/medium.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"300\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Along the river in Hoi An<\/p><\/div>\n<p>We spent our day visiting the tailors shops to get a few things tailored for an upcoming wedding, relaxing by the pool at the hotel or lounging on the beach. \u00c2\u00a0In the evening we had a walk on the riverfront to select a local\u00c2\u00a0restaurant\u00c2\u00a0to dine at. \u00c2\u00a0After dinner we take a long walk around the historic center or head over to the local\u00c2\u00a0patisserie\u00c2\u00a0for a desert and nightcap.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 460px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"The ladies fussing over Courtney collar in the tailor shop\" src=\"http:\/\/photos.thejohnsonsjournal.com\/photos\/9152\/medium.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"300\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">The ladies fussing over Courtney&#8217;s collar in the tailor shop<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 460px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Lounging by the beach\" src=\"http:\/\/photos.thejohnsonsjournal.com\/photos\/9164\/medium.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"300\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lounging by the beach<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 460px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Evenings were lit by lanterns\" src=\"http:\/\/photos.thejohnsonsjournal.com\/photos\/9149\/medium.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"675\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Evenings were lit by lanterns<\/p><\/div>\n<p>One morning we took a fantastic cooking class. \u00c2\u00a0Our host, Van took us on a market tour where we bought all our ingredients for the day. \u00c2\u00a0Then we went back to her house to prepare everything from start to finish. \u00c2\u00a0We learned how to prepare 8 different dishes and had a feast in the afternoon after we were all wiped out from the cooking. \u00c2\u00a0We&#8217;ve taken many cooking classes during our travels and this was by far the best.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 460px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Buying our ingredients at the market\" src=\"http:\/\/photos.thejohnsonsjournal.com\/photos\/9128\/medium.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"675\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Buying our ingredients at the market<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 460px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Learning from Van\" src=\"http:\/\/photos.thejohnsonsjournal.com\/photos\/9131\/medium.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"300\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Learning from Van<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 460px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Scott cooking up a Vietnamese rie pancake\" src=\"http:\/\/photos.thejohnsonsjournal.com\/photos\/9135\/medium.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"675\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Scott cooking up a Vietnamese rice pancake or Banh Xeo<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 460px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Amazing salad that Courtney made\" src=\"http:\/\/photos.thejohnsonsjournal.com\/photos\/9143\/medium.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"300\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Amazing salad that Courtney made<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Here are all of our <a title=\"Hoi An\" href=\"http:\/\/photos.thejohnsonsjournal.com\/albums\/327\">Hoi An<\/a> and <a title=\"Cooking Class\" href=\"http:\/\/photos.thejohnsonsjournal.com\/albums\/326\" target=\"_blank\">cooking class<\/a> photos.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hoi An turned out to be one of favorite little towns in Vietnam so far. \u00c2\u00a0It had a cute historic center with\u00c2\u00a0pedestrian\u00c2\u00a0only streets, a pretty riverfront, great nearby beach, and lots of cute\u00c2\u00a0restaurants. \u00c2\u00a0We were originally planning on staying 4 nights, but that turned into 6 and we could have stayed a few more days 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