World Image issue 22 July 2015

Hoi An
We cycled 30 km for a dip in the ocean and
then returned by boat back to the city. I finally
got my luggage today so I am happy about that
although I had made peace with losing it and
had mentally prepared to survive without it. But
this is good.
On day three I'd already totally lost track of
time and space. Did I EVER have track of it?
Despite giving in to sleeping pills at night, the
nights remained sleepless but for a few hours,
and I was experiencing all in a sleepy haze.
Lady at the Market
Bridge
The second and last morning of Hoi An, I got
up at six a.m. wanting to catch the morning
light by the Thu Bon River. Already the streets
were full of life. People were going to work,
arriving on the wooden ferries with their bikes,
heading off to their daily routine. Children and
adults were eating their breakfasts at the
roadside squatting on thimble-sized stools
which seem to suit the slim and flexible
Vietnamese physique perfectly!
I found the market, and it was filled to the brim
with freshness! Of all the food markets I've
visited on my travels, this one is by far the
cleanest and most tempting with all its
wonderful produce. Inhaling the scent of
coriander and other herbs, I was letting my eyes
feast on the beautiful array of nutritious foods.
Dragonfruits, bittergourd, "ladies-fingers",
fresh tofu, just to name a few. I know my mum
would be in cooking heaven!
Market, Hoi An
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