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October 2018
FVH Bookclub – “Catfish & Mandala” by Andrew X. Pham
FVH Bookclub members For October the book we will be discussing is: Catfish & Mandala by Andrew X. Pham . It’s a two wheeled voyage through the landscape and memories of Vietnam. The New York Times Book Review states that it is: “ Remarkable...A trip so necessary and so noble that it makes others seem like mere jaunts or stunts“ meeting venue: Maison de Tet Decor, Villa 156 Tu Hoa, Nghi Tam (same side as the Sheraton) 7pm start To RSVP attendance…
Find out more »Hanoi City Walk (English) – French concession to Thiền Quang Lake
Our walk starts in front of the Opera House. From there, we will walk to the School of Pharmacy, designed by Hebrard and proceed along Lý Thường Kiệt Street to Thiền Quang Lake. Learn about the height of French presence within Hà Nội and its influence on architecture and urban design. The walk is led by Alvaro Place: Meet in front of The Opera House, 01 Tràng Tiền, Hoàn Kiếm Limit: 15 people Registration: Please fill out this form https://goo.gl/JtzP9R
Find out more »Hanoi city walks (English) – Đền Quán Thánh + stories of Trúc Bạch Lake + Ngũ Xã island. WALK IS FULL
THIS WALK IS NOW FULL. EMAIL STELLA stella@fvheritage.org TO BE ADDED TO THE MAILING LIST Please arrive by 8.50am ready to start the tour at 9am. Meet outside Đền Quán Thánh, the very important, old and almost purely Taoist temple with its 3.7-ton 350-year-old bronze statue of Trấ́́n Vũ, Hanoi’s Protector of the North. While the main theme of this walk is bronze casting, we will also walk along Trấn Vũ around Trúc Bạch lake and hear about a number…
Find out more »Workshop: Make Your Own Dó Paper Earrings
FVH is teaming up with the Zó Project team to run a workshop to make your own earrings from dó paper. Introduction to Dó paper and its history Introduction to tools used in the workshop and 2 types of earrings Demonstration and instruction Make your own earrings Q&A This is the 2nd time we have run this workshop. The first time was very successful and great fun and you can make 2-3 or more earrings depending how quick you are…
Find out more »Sóc Sơn volunteers – English language activities
For Sóc Sơn SIGNED UP VOLUNTEERS ONLY Our volunteers are next at Soc Son on Sunday 21 October. If you are interested in joining our volunteer team, please email Stella - stella@fvheritage.org We meet a few weeks before each session to plan or 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)
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