Marble Mountain

There's not a lot of time for anything in Hoi An. After breakfast there's a three course lunch to have, and then a few hours after that - there's dinner. I know. I told you. I love it here. But with the fear that I might not be able to get home without booking an extra seat, we decided that we should get out and do something. So we went here. To Marble Mountain.



It does exactly what it says on the tin (don't you just HATE people that say that?) It was a mountain. Made of marble. But it's pretty cool. It's actually more like Swiss cheese than marble - full of caves that you can crawl all the way up to the top and peek out over the sea, pagodas, temples and tranquil gardens. And in the main cave, the light streams in and hits Buddhist monuments. It took my breath away... until Ady's camera started croaking like a frog everytime he took a picture (Duncan had tweaked the settings), which completely ruined the moment - especially for the dude who was having his daily prayer.



So yeah, a lovely morning was had by all and we still found time to get in some lunch en route (course we did) before heading back in to town for our cookery course. Get this, I can now whip up fresh Vietnamese spring rolls, fish cooked in banana leaves and a squid salad. So in case anyone's interested in how those wife skills are coming along - bring on the husband. That's what I say.