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April 2023
Hanoi City walk (English) – Tràng Tiền street and surrounding area
Another walk for the long weekend. Tràng Tiền and surrounding roads such as Hàng Bài, Bà Triệu, Hàng Khay etc. are familiar to most of us. As we stroll these streets we will touch on the area’s development from the early days of Hanoi through the French period to the present time, hear some of its eclectic stories and history, notes on theatre and the cinema and the former ‘lives’ of some familiar and not so familiar buildings. Hopefully you will…
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Afternoon Excursion: Bá Dương Nội Village annual kite flying festival FULL
THIS IS NOW FULL. PLEASE RSVP FOR THE WAITING LIST, ITS ALWAYS WORTH BEING ON THE WAITING LIST IN CASE OF CANCELLATIONS THURSDAY 4 MAY Bá Dương Nội village is a 1,000 year-old kite making village on the Red River on the outskirts of Hanoi. Generations of villagers have kept this tradition alive. The kites are shaped as crescent moons or boats, with wooden flutes attached. The wind passes through the flutes making haunting melodies. The village dates back to…
Find out more »Hanoi City Walk (English) – west of Hoan Kiem Lake
This one of our newest and 18th walk in English with ecclectic and miscellaneous content, it’s a little bit of everything. We start outside at Shinhan Bank by Hoan Kiem Lake and end near Lương Văn Can walking the long way round. Sign up and come along with Alvaro to discover the route and the stories of the streets west of Hoan Kiem Lake. RSVP via this google form Max 10 people
Find out more »People of the Old Quarter. Meet Nghia – coffee and American War artefacts – nearly full
AS OF 30 APRIL CURRENTLY 2 SPACES AVAILABLE A repeat of our last event with Nghia - as a special request so we are holding it again in May. Nghia runs an interesting cafe in the heart of the Old Quarter. In particular he loves making egg coffee. But this is not the focus of this event. This is one of our ‘show and tell’/at home/cafe chats with an Old Quarter local. Nghia has lived and worked in Lan Ong…
Find out more »Half-day village excursion (p.m) + tote bag workshop. Vạn Phúc silk village & Vụn Art
AFTERNOON HALF DAY EXCURSION SOME VAN PHUC SILK HISTORY Vạn Phúc Silk Village (also known as Ha Dong Silk Village) is located in Vạn Phúc Ward, Ha Dong District, 10 km far from the centre of Hanoi, next to the Nhue River. According to ancient books, documents and relics the weaving craft of Vạn Phúc village arose in the 9th century. Vạn Phúc is considered the most beautiful and famous silk-weaving village in Vietnam. Despite urbanization, the village retains typical…
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