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February 2020
Hanoi city Walk (English): Imperial Citadel of Thăng Long – FULL
THIS TOUR IS FULL WE WILL HAVE A WAITING LIST THANKS 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 to the National Assembly building)…
Find out more »Hanoi city walks (English) – Đền Quán Thánh & Trúc Bạch Lake + Ngũ Xã island
A last minute impromptu mid week walk - one of our regular walks - we have been requested to run a walk Wednesday morning and have picked this one Please arrive by 8.50am ready to start the tour at 9am. Meet outside Đền Quán Thánh, the almost purely Taoist temple with 350-year-old bronze statue of Trấ́́n Vũ. While the main theme of this walk is bronze casting, we will also refer to legends around Trấn Vũ and Trúc Bạch lake – past and…
Find out more »Craft workshop – Indigo dyeing workshop – FULL
SINCE THE 12 FEB MAILING THE LAST SPACES HAVE BEEN TAKEN. THIS WORKSHOP IS FULL. HOWEVER, PLEASE RSVP TO STELLA FOR THE WAITING LIST. WE WILL BE IN TOUCH IF SPACES BECOME AVAILABLE. THANKS The Indigo Store has long been a friend good friend of FVH – in fact it is also 20 years old this year – like us. Duong Thi Thanh and her team at the Indigo Store preserve and restore the traditional culture of the Black Tay…
Find out more »Cultural Series. Talk/lecture on the Vietnamese lunar calendar – FULL
SINCE THE 12 FEB MAILING THE LAST SPACES HAVE BEEN TAKEN. THIS TALK IS FULL. HOWEVER, PLEASE RSVP TO STELLA FOR THE WAITING LIST. WE WILL BE IN TOUCH IF SPACES BECOME AVAILABLE. THANKS We welcome back Dr Trần Đoàn Lâm (Editor in Chief of Thế Giới publishers), one FVH’s favourite speakers, for our first talk of the year. For February we will learn about the use of the lunar calendar in Vietnam. Before the western solar calendar was adopted,…
Find out more »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 &…
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