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March 2019
Film night – Three Seasons
“Three Seasons”, directed by overseas Vietnamese director Tony Bui when he was only 26, was filmed in Ho Chi Minh City. It focuses on the past, presence and future of the city in early days of the renovation period. It is considered one of the most exotic cinematographic portraits of south Vietnam's transition during 1990s through the stories of four different individuals yearning for meaning, love, redemption and survival. A portrait of traditional and modern, poetic and secret, romantic and realistic colors…
Find out more »Day excursion – Hạ Thái Lacquer Village – FULL
The layers of lacquer, layer of the soul - Hạ Thái Lacquer Village. THIS TOUR IS FULL - IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO BE ADDED TO THE WAITING LIST PLEASE CONTACT ANH AS PER THE END OF THIS NOTICE When exploring imperial architecture, ancient houses, Buddhism and temples in Vietnam, horizontal boards, parallel sentences and statues are clearly identifiable and beautifully decorated in red and yellow. The art of decorating these works developed alongside Vietnam's history and many famous craft villages…
Find out more »April 2019
Book Club: I see yellow flowers in the green grass
For April 2019 we will be reading for FVH bookclub members I see yellow flower in the green grass by Nguyen Nhat Anh 'I See Yellow Flowers in the Green Grass' is a story of childhood in a poor village in central Vietnam, a childhood that belonged to this very author. When writing this story, it has been my hope that you, reader, will meet some part of your own childhood here too. Koike Natsu, a college sophomore in Tokyo,…
Find out more »Workshop + excursion: Bá Dương Nội Village (kite making) – FULL
THIS EXCURSION IS FULL - WE HAVE A WAITING LIST Bá Dương Nội village is a 1,000 year-old kite making village; generations have kept this tradition alive. The kites are made in the shapes of crescent moons or boats, attached to wooden flutes. The wind passes through the flutes making lovely soft melodies. The village dates back to the 10th century Dinh dynast. Bá Dương Nội has a reputation as one of Vietnam’s major kite flying centres. (to quote from VoV):…
Find out more »Hanoi City Walk (English): Lê Duản street and surrounding area
Join us for a midweek stroll around Lê Duản street and the surrounding area. Starting at Cửa Nam we explore the history of the former Cửa Nam gate, the nearby streets and stories of the area, 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 originally on the site of Hanoi railway station and so on …..…
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