The street food in Hoi An was crazy. Fried frog, grilled sparrow and even a rotisserie crocodile. None of us were adventurous enough to even consider buying one of these things. But, I did love a meat stick that I got from a vendor. It was pork with barbecue sauce and sesame seeds. It was delicious!
All of the breakfast buffets we had in South East Asia were delicious and huge, but we named our hotel buffet breakfast in Hoi An the best. It would look like this: ramen, appetizers like olives and salami, stews, fried rices, vegetables, other main dishes, matcha cakes, cinnamon cookies, brownies, elaborately carved fruit, juices, coffee, fruit punch and tea. It was so, so, so delicious. As you might guess, I especially liked the desserts.
The inside of the town wasn’t actually very interesting. It was mostly overrun by tour groups and everything was touristy. So one day, we decided to get out of the town on bike. We took only two bikes; I rode on the back of my mom’s bike. It was so fun! We pedaled through the country, taking in the fresh smells. I stood up on the back of the bike. We pedaled away from the town and into the peace. At that moment, I had the same feeling as I did at Hobbiton: comfort. The wind tousled my hair and chilled my face. I didn’t care, though, because it also tossed away my worries. Soon we would be going back to the town – to the chaos – but for now, it was peaceful. After awhile we arrived at our destination, the vegetable village. Rows and rows of fresh herbs and vegetables were soaking up the sunlight. We slowed down and came to a restaurant called Baby Mustard. There, we had delicious food and then hopped back on our bikes. We pedaled out of the quiet village. The air smelled cool as the first raindrop fell on my nose. Slowly, the bliss melted away as we heard the first honk of the upcoming city. But, the bike ride was so worth the pedaling.
Amazingly carved fruit 
Vegetable garden 
Vegetable planting 
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