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February 2020
Hanoi city walk (English): Nguyễn Công Trứ Street and surrounding area – FULL
THIS IS CURRENTLY FULL. PLEASE EMAIL STELLA FOR THE WAITING LIST AND WE WILL LET YOU KNOW IF PLACES BECOME AVAILALBE Nguyễn Công Trứ Street and surrounding area walk will be held twice this month – weekday Tues 11 Feb and Sun 23 Feb Our walk starts outside number 5D Hàm Long street, where the first Communist Party Cell of Hanoi was established. Then along Lò Đúc Street to the Pasteur gardens, and outside the National Institute of Hygiene &…
Find out more »Hanoi city Walk (English): Imperial Citadel of Thăng Long
Alvaro is running the Citadel walk for a 2nd time this month due to high demand Our entertaining and informative walk, led by Alvaro, starts in front of the Flag Tower on Dien Bien Phu with a brief introduction to the Citadel to set the scene. We will then proceed into the Citadel on Hoang Dieu to learn/discuss the architecture and history of this interesting place. 70,000VND + entrance fee 30,000VND (entrance ticket can also be used to visit the excavation site next…
Find out more »Film night – The Moon at the Bottom of the Well (Trăng nơi đáy giếng) by Nguyễn Vinh Sơn.
“The moon at the bottom of the well” by Director Nguyễn Vinh Sơn. “The moon at the bottom of the well” was produced in 2008, adapted from a short story of the same title. The film’s main character, Ms. Hanh (played by Hong Anh) is a dutiful and dedicated wife who seems to be happily married to Phuong who is the head master of a school where she is also a teacher. He is a demanding husband and she is…
Find out more »leap year day. 1 day excursion to Phố Hiến (Hưng Yên) – Traces of the old days. FULL
AS OF 3 FEB THIS EXCURSION IS FULL WE HAVE HAD AN UNBELIEVABLY QUICK SIGN UP WITHIN AN HOUR OF THE MAILING. WE HAVE A WAITING LIST AS END OF FEB IS STILL A LONG WAY AWAY SO PLEASE RSVP VIA THE FORM FOR THE WAITING LIST PLUS WE PLAN TO RUN THE TOUR AGAIN IN MARCH - DATE TBC. THAN K YOU EVERYONE FOR THIS AMAZING SUPPORT Besides the imperial Thăng Long citadel with the 36-streets Old Quarter and…
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1 day excursion to Phố Hiến (Hưng Yên) – Traces of the old days. POSTPONED
POSTPONED DUE TO COVID-19 SITUATION IN CONSULTATION WITH OUR EVENT HOSTS. Besides the imperial Thăng Long citadel with the 36-streets Old Quarter and charming Hội An, have you ever heard of a port city that used to be a top prosperous commercial centre in the 17th – 18th centuries located in the Red River Delta? Our ‘Traces of the old days’ walking tour/excursion is the topic of our visit to Phố Hiến in this special day out. From research and remaining relics and stelae,…
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