Hoi An, Vietnam

Renee Mirsky in a Cyclo (tricycle rickshaw).

Bruce Levin, Susan Levin, David Minker, Arnie Kaston, Gerry Paul in Cyclos (tricycle rickshaws).

Deborah Cobb, Gretchen Lengyel and Sherri Paul in Cyclos (tricycle rickshaws).

Erma and Ray Cabano, Linda and Jerry Kasoff in Cyclos (tricycle rickshaws).

Cyclo drivers traversing a bridge in Hoi An -- sometimes too much to peddle with a passenger on board.

Tom Olinyk in a Cyclo (tricycle rickshaw).

Cyclos rolling into Hoi An's central area.

Hoi An.

It's the year of the cat in Vietnam.

Hoi An decorated for the new year.

Ray Cabano and others in cyclos in Hoi An.

Hand-made foldable paper lanterns.

Hand-made foldable paper lanterns.

Hand-made foldable paper lanterns.

Bruce Levin in a cyclo in Hoi An.

Everything but a velvet Elvis.

Thu Bon River in Hoi An.

Thu Bon River in Hoi An.

Thu Bon River in Hoi An.

Thu Bon River in Hoi An.

Tourists along Thu Bon River in Hoi An.

Thu Bon River in Hoi An.

Thu Bon River in Hoi An.

Hoi An.

Thu Bon River in Hoi An.

Thu Bon River in Hoi An.

Locals and tourists yuk it up along the Thu Bon River in Hoi An.

Old section of Hoi An.

Older resident in Dayglo flip flops in the streets in Hoi An.

The bridge was built by the Japanese trading community in 1593 to link them with the Chinese quarter on the other side of a small stream. The bridge is obviously very solidly built, almost out of proportion to the small trickle which runs under it. At either end of the bridge are alters to guardians of the bridge. One end has a pair of monkeys, while the other is guarded by dogs (left). There's also a sort of temple on the north side of the bridge, right in the middle over the stream. http://asiaforvisitors.com/vietnam/central/hoian/bridge.html

David Minker (left) and Sam Solomon (right) on the Japanese Bridge, Hoi An.

David Minker on the Japanese Bridge, Hoi An.

Linda and Jerry Kasoff in front of the Japanese Bridge, Hoi An.

Our group in front of the Japanese Bridge, Hoi An.

Linda and Jerry Kasoff in front of the Japanese Bridge, Hoi An.

Our group in front of the Japanese Bridge, Hoi An.

Near the Japanese Bridge, Hoi An.

Near the Japanese Bridge, Hoi An.

The Japanese Bridge, Hoi An.

In the Japanese Bridge, Hoi An.

Renee Mirsky and Linda Kasoff on the street in Hoi An leading to the Japanese Bridge.

Linda Kasoff, George Cobb, Arnie Kaston, Susan and Bruce Levin in an old Japanese house on the street in Hoi An leading to the Japanese Bridge.

Renee Mirsky and Linda Kasoff on the street in Hoi An leading to the Japanese Bridge.