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November 2019
Film Night – 2 short films: Bánh Bao Bikes and Dedicated to Mr. Dieu
We are delighted to screen 2 short films and hopefully invite some of the directors to attend for Q&A Film 1 Bánh Bao Bikes (Fried Dumplings & Bikes) - made by a former FVH committee member - Brenda Mattick Mr Tuan, vice-president of the Hanoi Old & New Bicycle Club, runs a busy Báhn Bao ‘fried dumpling’ street food stall. In his spare time – sometimes way after midnight – he finds, buys, restores and rides vintage bicycles from the French colonial era. As a young…
Find out more »1 day excursion: Lai Xá village – FULL
THIS TOUR IS FULL - PLEASE REGISTER FOR THE WAITING LIST AND WE WILL BE IN TOUCH IF PLACES BECOME AVAILABLE Lai Xá (photography) village is associated with many former notable and prominent people. The village, in Kim Chung Commune 15km west of Hanoi, is recognised as the birthplace of photography in Vietnam – and the hometown of many special talented photographers and scholars. Khánh Ký – born in the village in 1874. He taught photography to Hồ Chí Minh and is regarded as…
Find out more »Sóc Sơn volunteer group
For Sóc Sơn SIGNED UP VOLUNTEERS ONLY Our volunteers are next at Sóc Sơn on Sunday 24 November 2019 If you are interested in joining our volunteer team, please email Stella We liaise a few weeks before each session to plan/ communicate by email. We travel out by public bus (numbers 58 and 64) and back by taxi (FVH pays for the taxi back to Tay Ho/Xuan Dieu). This is a fun opportunity to support the English language education of a group of young Vietnamese…
Find out more »Quiz Night
Quiz Night at the Red River Tea Room (RRTR), 176 Xuân Diệu, in association with the Old Tay Ho website project, hosted by the RRTR. A fun evening testing your Vietnamese cultural and Tay Ho knowledge following the RRTR standard quiz night format. 6.30pm chance for meet and greet, mingling 7pm-9pm Quiz night- general questions, picture round, table round, Tay Ho trivia..... Pay a 20k VND pp entry fee = the prize money- the winning team gets all of it Runner…
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