My Son is an area of Hindu temples that were built between the 4th and 14th century AD by the kings of champa. Now they are partially ruined - mainly due to American bombings during the Vietnam war - but are still well worth a visit.
We set the alarm for 5am but the painful early start was well worth it. My Son is set in the jungle and visiting at sunrise is very atmospheric, although it still managed to be very hot! You can go inside a couple of the temples and see the Hindu symbols on the walls and at that time of the morning, we were the only tourists there. After a couple of hours at the ruins we hopped on a boat back to Hoi An.
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| Alex bleery-eyed at the first My Son temple |
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| At the entrance to one of the temples |
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| Sun is coming out! |
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| One of the temples that collapsed in the Vietnam War |
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| On the way back to the bus through the jungle |
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| On the boat on the way back to Hoi An |
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| View from the front of the boat |
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| Stopping by a village where they build boats |
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| Pulling up into Hoi An on the boat |
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