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Hanoi City walk (English a.m) – silver & coffee: Hàng Bạc to Nguyễn Hữu Huân – waiting list
April 11 @ 9:30 AM - 12:30 PM
100,000VND
THIS WALK IS NOW FULL. PLEASE RSVP FOR THE WAITING LIST. THANKS (OR IF A REPEAT WALK IS SCHEDULED)
‘SILVER, COFFEE, REVOLUTION AND ICE CREAM’
A short distance as the crow flies. But we take the long way round zig zagging up and down the streets in this familiar area of the Old Quarter to discover the unfamiliar – from Đinh Liệt and Hang Bac to Cầu Gỗ and Nguyễn Hữu Huân streets. We touch on many subjects from the birth of silver making in Hanoi, how Hong Kong cinema came to share space with Cải Lương folk opera, and the novel Dumb Luck (by Vũ Trọng Phụng) to the combination of ice cream and revolution, and the endless fascination with cafes. (Hopefully the impending demolition of the ‘shark building’ top of Cau Go facing the fountain won’t be too disruptive as while we don’t talk about this complex we stand outside it on Cau Go….)
Please RSVP by email to stella@fvheritage.org
Max 8 people
Meet. @ 9.15am in Bancong cafe for introductions over a coffee and end outside Cafe Giang
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