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March 2025
Hanoi city Walk (English): Imperial Citadel of Thăng Long – nearly full
A FEW SPACES AVAILALBE. PLEASE RSVP VIA THE GOOGLE FORM THANKS Always one of most popular walks. Our entertaining and informative walk, led by Alvaro, starts in front of the Flag Tower on Dien Bien Phu with a brief introduction to the Citadel and the area to set the scene. We will then proceed into the Citadel on Hoang Dieu to learn/discuss the architecture and history of this interesting place. Amount - 100,000VND + entrance fee for the Citadel to be paid at…
Find out more »Hanoi city Walk (Spanish): Ciudadela Thăng Long/Imperial Citadel of Thăng Long
This is one of our most poplar walks which Alvaro is conducting in Spanish. This is great for the Spanish speaking community and also learners of the Spanish language. Por favor, recuerde llevar calzado cómodo, gorra y agua. Hay una máquina expendedora que vende agua dentro de la Ciudadela pero no siempre la reponen. El coste de la visita es de 100.000 VND y. no incluye la entrada a la Ciudadela. FVH está compuesto de voluntarios que organizamos visitas para hablar y…
Find out more »Hanoi City Walk (ENG): Precursors of Đồng Xuân Market – FULL
THIS WALK IS FULL. PLEASE RSVP FOR THE WAITING LIST. THANKS When we zoom out on history, Đồng Xuân is a fairly new market. A little over 130 years old, the establishment came about during the colonial era, with merchants relocating from two other bustling markets. As we uncover remnants of these once-lively marketplaces, we’ll learn about commerce in the capital city, a forgotten river and the history of the neighborhoods surrounding Đồng Xuân. Stretching from Hàng Buồm to Cầu…
Find out more »Craft workshop – Owl keyrings ethnic minority textiles
In 2023 we started to run some workshops with Huyen of Textile Linker fame. She teamed up with Thuy who founded Chie Dù Pù Dù Pà in Hang Trong street to run craft workshops. Huyen is busy with many of her own projects at the moment but we are starting to run workshops again with Chie. For this month we will make 3 cute owl keyrings This maybe a simpler and quicker workshop than previous ones but hopefully good fun.…
Find out more »Hanoi City Walk p.m (ENG): Revolutionary Women for International Women’s Day – POSTPONED
APOLOGIES. THIS WALK WAS POSTPONED. ONCE RESCHEDULED THOSE ORIGINALLY CONFIMRED ON THE WALK WILL BE OFFERED PLACES FIRST. THANKS Our latest and newest city walk - THE ROLE OF REVOLUTIONARY WOMEN To celebrate International Women’s Day, we have come up with a new walk centering on, of course, women. Throughout the trip, we will stop by a temple or two to learn about the tradition of worshipping mothers, cross streets bearing the names of Vietnamese heroines, learn about the education…
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