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February 2018
Book club – initial planning meeting
FVH is launching an FVH book club/reading group - being set up by Kirstin and Piu. The initial planning meeting to review further and discuss a reading list is on 1 February at Maison de Tet décor - Villa 156 Tu Hoa, Nghi Tam (up past the Sheraton) @ 6.30pm in the upstairs room. If you are interested in attending please email Kirstin mckiekirstin@gmail.com and Piu lahiri.piu@gmail.com Books will focus on Vietnamese authors, Vietnamese culture, history, novels etc.
Find out more »Walk: Vietnamese National History Museum
In this tour, we will discover how thousands–year civilizations and remarkable events have embodied Vietnamese life. Along the way, we will see the rich collections of over 200,000 unique cultural treasures, including ancient archaeological finds of great beauty and importance, and powerfully evocative historic heritage relating to Vietnamese dynasties. Then we will take a short break in the Museum Creative Room. You can experience some types of Vietnamese traditional Art here. After that, we will take a look at outdoor…
Find out more »Lecture: Tết Lunar New Year Traditions – The Kitchen God (Ông Táo)
Governed by tradition, taboos and legends, Tết Nguyên Đán welcomes the Lunar New Year and spring’s arrival. It is Vietnam’s most important festival and public holiday. The lunar and solar calendars are linked in Vietnam. The former dictates the observance of festivals and rituals according to cycles of the moon. Hence, Tết dates are not fixed. The New Year starts on the first night of the first moon of the first month of the lunar calendar. Also known as The…
Find out more »Walk: French Concession to Thien 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 until Thien Quang Lake. Learn about the height of French presence in Hà Nội and its influence on architecture and urban design. Place: Meet in front of The Opera House, 01 Tràng Tiền, Hoàn Kiếm Cost: 70,000 VND Limit: 15 people Registration: Alvaro, https://tinyurl.cm/operahouse22 Notes: please leave your mobile number so that you…
Find out more »Walk: Imperial Citadel of Thăng Long
Our walk starts in front of the Flag Tower with a brief introduction to the Citadel. We will then proceed into the Citadel to learn/discuss the architecture and history of this interesting place. Place: Meet in front of Highlands Flag Tower, 28A Điện Biên Phủ Cost: 70,000 VND (entrance fee not included. We each buy our own and the costr is VND 30,000) Limit: 12 people Registration: Alvaro, https://tinyurl.com/citadel23 Notes: You will be receive a confirmation email. If you receive…
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