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August 2020
Hanoi City walk (English) – Tràng Tiền street and surrounding area
Tràng Tiền and surrounding roads such as Hàng Bài, Bà Triệu, Hàng Khay etc. are familiar to most of us. As we stroll these streets we will touch on the area’s development from the early days of Hanoi through the French period to the present time, hear some of its eclectic stories and history, notes on theatre and the cinema and the former ‘lives’ of familiar and not so familiar buildings. Hopefully you will discover things you didn’t know about these…
Find out more »Hanoi City Walk (English): Lê Duản street & surrounding area – FULL
THIS WALK IS NOW FULL. PLEASE RSVP FOR THE WAITING LIST Join us for a stroll around Lê Duản street and the surrounding area. Starting at Cửa Nam we explore the history of the former southg gate, the nearby streets and stories of the area, find out who was the ‘French Lady with the flared skirt, where were parasols were traded, which is one of Hanoi’s original Phở gà stalls, what used to be where ‘Quan An Ngon’ is, where was the Mandarin road, what was…
Find out more »1 day excursion – Hồ Chí Minh Trail Museum & Mrs Thuan (Lotus silk Artisan) – POSTPONED DUE TO COVID 19
THE VILLAGE AUTHORITIES HAVE ASKED US TO POSTPONE OUR VISIT DUE TO COVID 19 CONCERNS. THIS EVENT WILL BE REARRANGED A 2 part excursion – morning visit to the Hồ Chí Minh Trail Museum and the afternoon we visit Phùng Xá commune, Mỹ Đức on the outskirts of Hanoi to meet a wonderful artisan, Mrs Thuan. She specialises in making 2 types of silk from the lotus flower as well as traditional silk from silk worms. Visit her huge lotus pond and…
Find out more »Cultural Series. Talk/lecture on Buddhism in Vietnam with Dr Trần Đoàn Lâm – FULL
THIS TALK IS NOW FULL. PLEASE RSVP FOR THE WAITING LIST “Vietnamese Buddhism is similar to Chinese Buddhism and has elements found Japanese Zen, Chinese Cha’n, Tibetan Buddhism and Amitabha ("Pure Land") Buddhism. Most Buddhists in Vietnam belong to the Mahayana school. The main exception is the Mekong Delta area, where many belong to the Theravada school.” (extract from the facts and detail website) This month's talk with Lâm is about Buddhism. How many times do we visit pagodas and want…
Find out more »September 2020
Bookclub – “The best we could do” by Thi Bui
“This illustrated memoir is about the search for a better future and a longing for the past. Exploring the anguish of immigration and the lasting effects that displacement has on a child and her family, Bui documents the story of her family’s daring escape after the fall of South Vietnam in the 1970s, and the difficulties they faced building new lives for themselves. At the heart of Bui’s story is a universal struggle: while adjusting to life as a first-time…
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