three days now and it's been lovely how the pace of life has slowed
down. After jumping from place to place having a home is truly
exquisite. And the Hoi An food has been fabulous - we have yet to find
a vegetarian restaurant but we're still looking! Truly hoping to find
a place with vegetarian dumplings for Jessica - it may be that they
only exist on the full moon of each month.
Hoi An is also famous for it's tailors, and it's very true - it's
crazy here. I unfortunately love getting the best so the suit I'm
getting is not that cheap - cheap by Canadian standards but
ridiculously expensive here - 400 usd. That's for a cashmere/silk/wool
blend with a patterned silk lining and silk lined pants and a vest -
very excited. I decided that I would go for quality instead of
quantity. The place is called thuthuys, and they've even made dresses
for queens - quite impressive. For all three of us I was able to
bargain down to the "cheap" price of $888 usd - at least it's lucky!
Paul has been the most prolific of us all, having things made from
three tailors and getting a total of two suits, one sports jacket, and
like nine shirts. His total cost is somewhere in the 400 dollar price
range - shirts are a great deal at 10-15 dollars a shirt!
Just for reference, at most places suits should cost 40-80 dollars,
shirts 10-15, dresses 10-25. The place ID recommend, which was
recommended to me by Randy in Hoi An who I met through couchsurfing,
is Lan number 9 - the shop owner is a lady named Lan who is great to
work with and quotes reasonable prices right away - much more pleasant
than working with many of the other tailors. Just remebee to shop
around and don't pay full price up front - aim for a low deposit and
don't pay until you are happy with what you get - Jessica
unfortunately got ripped off by our first tailor - she was charged 85
for a dress that should be no more than 30, paid upfront and didn't
get what she asked for, and they are being very reluctant to make the
alterations. Very very unprofessional - I'll be posting their name
soon once we pick up her dress for a buyer beware.
The plan is to celebrate Canada day tomorrow - still looking for a
watering hole. Jessica is also making a red and white dress that we're
hoping will be ready in time!
Unfortunately, picked up a little virus the last couple days - just a
cough and stuffy nose, and no fever that I can feel right now - hoping
that it will heal with some rest and fluids. Having said that, it's 11
pm so time for bed. Sweet dreams world, and happy Canada Day!
DOCNIC on the go...
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