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June 2024
Hanoi city walk (English): Nguyễn Công Trứ Street and surrounding area
Our walk starts outside number 5D Hàm Long street, where the first Communist Party Cell of Hanoi was established. Then along Lò Đúc Street to the Pasteur gardens, and outside the National Institute of Hygiene & Epidemiology (originally the Pasteur Institute). Back up Lò Đúc and to Nguyễn Công Trứ Street. Carry on to Hai Bà Trưng Lake and the temple complex opposite where we touch on the Hai Bà Trưng sisters’ era and their contribution to Vietnamese history (we…
Find out more »Craft workshop – dó paper & painting with nature
Dó paper and the colours of nature as summer comes A double bill as this an art and craft workshop where we paint on a dó paper notebook cover and keep the notebook too. The note book is pre-made - the paper is regular but the cover is made from dó. This workshop uses natural materials and colours for painting focused on the earth and rich earthy colours: browny earth/soil, red soil of Hoa Binh and indigo – these are the…
Find out more »Hanoi city walk (English) – Bạch Mã temple and Old Quarter charm
Welcome to our stroll around some of Hanoi’s Old Quarter and the ’36 Streets’. This is one version of our Bạch Mã temple walk (we have 2 slightly different versions of this walk - one route one turns right out of Bach Ma Temple while this walk today - the original one - turns left). We discover why a white horse was instrumental in the building of the Thang Long citadel over 1,000 yrs ago, how today’s trade of Hàng Buồm street…
Find out more »August 2024
Hanoi City Walk (English) – Hòe Nhai street to Long Bien Bridge – FULL
A morning walk requested by some friends of FVH THIS WALK IS NOW FULL. PLEASE RSVP TO STELLA FOR THE WAITING LIST IN CASE OF ANY CANCELLATIONS, THANKS 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 pagoda…
Find out more »Hanoi City Walk (ENG): Communal Houses within Hàng Gai Ward – FULL
THIS IS EVENT IS NOW FULL. PLEASE RSVP FOR THE WAITING LIST. THANKS This compact 2-hour walking tour will take you to Hanoi’s Old Quarter to explore the 3 communal houses of the Hang Gai Ward - Hà Vỹ, Tú Thị, Yên and Thái. Each site, with the different gods and historical figures they worship, tell a distinct story of the locals, their craft and their reverence for the past. Join us to learn about the controversial empress Ỷ Lan, about…
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