Hunt for A Dong Silk @ 40 Le Loi St, Hoi An

Walk around town took us pass a few shops selling matching tie, cufflinks and hanky in a box. Trixy and I walked into one and walked out with 3 boxes each! I think the average price was USD5/box set.



Then we were off to 40 Le Loi St to look for A Dong Silk (http://www.adongsilk.com/) for personal tailoring. I didn't know what to expect but Trix said it's a must do thing...sadly we didn't take any photos of the shop but we had 2 salesladies named Lan Anh and Minh.



We spent about 2 hours there (11:30am-1:30pm), selecting what design we respectively wanted, type of cloth, style and ended with the salesladies taking our measurement. I commissioned a pantsuit (with additional pants), 2 shirts with cufflinks, a pair of black stretch jeans and a pair of dark blue capri jeans.



Won't tell u how much we respectively 'invested' that day in A Dong Silk, but I'll reveal that I'm very happy with my USD35 pair of tailored jeans (embroidered my middle name on the right back pocket). We had to each place a USD100 deposit and were informed to return later in the evening for the first fitting.



After all the excitement, it was time to fill our tummies :D

Trix asked one of the salesladies for direct to nice meal nearby....we were directed to Before & Now restaurant. I found the restroom unique...FYI, most toilets in Vietnam are clean & ammonia-free.



We had spaghetti Aglio e Olio and fried rice, with icy cold lime juicy to cool us down and quench our thirst from our earlier strenuous activities :P




After lunch, we took a 15minutes walked back to Vinh Hung Resort to clean up and have a short nap before going to town again.

Note: Combination of photos courtesy of Trixy Chua and Khaw Jo Anne