Museum of History and Culture Hoi An

Arrived early in the morning, and checked into the sleepy gecko without much consideration

Attractions:
went around the old town and bought the tickets. Seeing the amount of silk on display, we decided it might be a good idea to get some pure silk sleeping bags, (17 US).
the old town is a bit touristy, but also feels old and …

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We left our hotel at 8:00am; to make our way to the Ancient Town of Hoi An, about 10 000 people live in the Ancient town. In the 16^th and 17^th centuries, Hoi An was the International trading centre in Southern Vietnam. Foreign merchant ships came to Hoi An in great numbers, for annual commercial fairs that …

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Today we woke up at around 7 AM, and left our hotel at 8 AM. We stayed in Hoi An for a while before going to Da Nang, and we stopped at the ancient city. 10 000 people live in the ancient city. Hoi An was a huge shipping port hundreds of years ago, therefore there are many things in the ancient city. Our first stop was the Hoi An …

Hello from Hoi An, by far my most favourite place so far!

So we arrived at 6pm after the coach driver sped the entire way here...whilst eating fruit and smoking I might add, and we saw Philip getting onto the bus! We had only seen him the night before in Hue and agreed to meet up in Cambodia. We got picked up by a taxi sent from our hotel …

... the old town to visit some of the museums, temples and various other attractions on offer namely: the Museum of History and Culture, Quan Cong Temple, the Fujian Assembly Hall, the Chinese Assembly Hall, the Japanese covered bridge, and ...

... preservation, and includes admission to the heritage sites within it. We've visited a few of them so far: Museum of History and Culture: all about the history of the ancient town, which was Southern Vietnam's main international trading port in the 16th ...

... Hoi An Handicraft Workshop in time for the 10.15 show of traditional music and dance and were just finished in the Hoi An Museum of History and Culture when the rain started down. We sheltered in Dac San Hoi An, with a wonderful view of the street from ...

... Sunday we spent wandering around the Hoi An Ancient Town. We saw an Old House, the Japanese Covered Bridge, the Hoi An Museum of History and Culture, an old Assembly Hall and a musical performance. The music and dance was very similar to the Bell Tower ...

... cant remember) so there is a statue of a dog on one end and a monkey on the other. From there we went to the museum of history and culture...kinda dull! Anyhoo we went to a nearby cafe as I needed the loo so we had a coke and managed to grab Emily as ...

... ; went to Quan Cong Temple, a temple dedicated to a Chinese general. Then we went directly behind to the museum of history and culture. Next,  to the Chinese assembly hall. All of these were beautifully embellished monuments with many statues and ...

... , beautiful paintings and pillars wrapped with swirling painted dragons. We (of course) wasted a ticket visiting the Museum of History and Culture, whose visit took precisely 30 seconds and only contained various rubbish ceramics, which was a blow to us ...

... round visiting the various museums and temples around Hoi An - the Museum of Folk Art and Culture, the Hoi An Museum of History and Culture, and two temples. We also saw a traditional folk music and dance performance which - despite being sat on tiny ...

... our combination ticket (24 hours it lasts) so we finished seeing the cultural sights. Firstly we went to the museum of history and culture which was small but interesting with so many artifacts found, and very old photos that represent how well the city ...

... and choose which sites you want to go to. We picked the following: 1. Clothes Market 2. Quan Cong Temple/Hoi An Museum of History and Culture 3. Phuc Kiom Assembly Hall 4. Tan Ky House 5. Japanese Covered Bridge But I'll let the photos do the ...