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August 2025
Excursion morning: The story of tofu (visit to Xuân Canh village, Đông Anh) with Ngọc’s tofu tours
PLEASE RSVP DIRECT TO NGOC FOR THESE TOURS Tours are run on the following dates: Saturday 2 August - done Tuesday 5 August- done Thursday 7 August- done Saturday 9 August- done Tuesday 12 August Thursday 14 August Saturday 16 August Tuesday 19 August Thursday 21 August Saturday 23 August Tuesday 26 August Thursday 28 August Saturday 30 August Some background on tofu Some scholars believe tofu arrived in Vietnam during the 10th and 11th centuries. It spread to other…
Find out more »Hanoi City Walk (English) – Hòe Nhai street to Long Bien Bridge
A walk has been specially requested by 2 visitors to Hanoi who have heard about FVH and would like to come on a walk while they are in Hanoi We start at the Hang Dau water tower strolling along Hòe Nhai and Hang Than streets to Long Bien rail station and ending at Long Bien Bridge following the railway arches. Learn about the history of the area, what used to be grown by courtiers along Hòe Nhai street, visit Hòe Nhai…
Find out more »Hanoi City Walk (ENG) – Buildings & Barbers, a Battle & Burials – FULL
THIS WALK IS NOW FULL. PLEASE RSVP FOR THE WAITING LIST. THANKS This walk is held only on the 1st and 15th of the lunar month when we know everywhere we need open will be open. Today is 15th day of 2nd sixth lunar month (this year are 2 Junes) Welcome to a long FVH Hanoi City walk – it lasts very minimum 3.5 hours, on average 4 hours but can be as long as 5 hours depending if we…
Find out more »Arts and craft workshop – Hàng Trống painting on dó paper – FULL
THIS WORKSHOP IS NOW FULL. PLEASE RSVP FOR THE WAITING LIST. THANKS We run a number of art workshops with 2 young artists Linh and Nhung, who graduated from the Fine Arts University 2-3 years ago. They are often creating new workshops that we love to try out. This month’s workshop is painting mages from Hàng Trống folk paintings on dó paper. Hàng Trống painting is a genre of traditional woodcut painting originating in Northern Vietnam in the 17th century, associated…
Find out more »Hanoi City Walk (ENG) a.m: Trần Dynasty heroes and the French Concession thrown in – FULL
THIS WALK IS NOW FULL. PLEASE RSVP FOR THE WAITING LIST. THANKS Sub title for this walk: General Trần Hưng Đạo Full Circle A new Hanoi walk - 2 main themes within a melting pot of topics: General Trần Hưng Đạo and Trần Dynasty generals, intermingled with the French Concession (how it arose and what the area consisted of). We start on Trần Hưng Đạo street focusing on the man himself, the area’s development around the Central Military hospital 108, up Lê…
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