Walk the old town at 7 am, cycle to the rice fields after lunch and leave the lantern streets for the evening.
Hội An is small enough to walk, and busy enough that timing matters.
The old town is quiet before 8 am. It is the best time for photos and coffee by the river.
Cycle out to the rice fields and the vegetable village of Trà Quế while day visitors fill the centre.
Old merchant houses and the Japanese Bridge, then a wooden boat on the Thu Bồn River as the lanterns come on.
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