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December 2024
Hanoi City Walk (English) p.m – Trúc Bạch Lake & Ngũ Xã – FULL
THIS WALK IS NOW FULL. PLEASE RSVP FOR THE WAITING LIST THANKS A BOXING DAY AFTERNOON TRADITION Although we have run this walk a few times this year, it seems to one that is traditionally held on Boxing Day afternoon so this year is no different. The theme of this wak is very eclectic touching on bronze casting, and the general changes to the area, the former and present lives of the land and buildings. We start the tour at…
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 1st day of the 12th lunar month Welcome to a long FVH Hanoi City walk - it lasts minimum 3.5 hours, on average 4 hours but can be as long as 5 hours depending if we linger and stop at cafes on…
Find out more »January 2025
Through the eyes of the blind community: RB Centre ENG conversation volunteer group
Supporting blind children with life skills at the RB Centre. FVH is one very big community of like-minded people who adore Vietnamese culture, history and heritage. And we include a huge number of nationalities from every continent. Besides culture and heritage activities, we really appreciate community service and want to contribute our real action to developing our world. Then, we met RB centre while we accompanied the surgery program for disabled children 2023-2024 with Center 2. RB is a unique…
Find out more »People of the Old Quarter: Cuisine stories. Hanoi cuisine with with Hồng and Hằng – FULL
THIS IS EVENT IS FULL. PLEASE RSVP FOR THE WAITING LIST/AND POSSIBLE REPEAT EVENT. Welcome to the first in a new Vietnamese culinary heritage series. To kickstart this new topic, we meet Hồng and Hằng (mother and daughter). They also feature in our People of the Old Quarter series (which delves deeper into the everyday lives of people who were born and live in Hanoi’s Old Quarter). Hằng and her mum Hồng love food, especially Hanoi cuisine, and through this event…
Find out more »Tết craft workshop (a.m session) – mini Tet calligraphy hangings – FULL
THIS WORKSHOP IS NOW FULL. AS THIS IS LIKELY BE POPULAR IT IS REPEATED AFTERNOON SAME DAY SUNDAY 12 JANUARY This is now the 3rd year we have held this fun Tet calligraphy workshop. There are many symbolic and important practices in the run up to and during Tet. One of them are the Tet calligraphy hangings. At this time of year people may want some particular characters, in which their wishes and dreams for the new year are laid…
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