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July 2023
Hanoi City walk (English) – silver & coffee: Hàng Bạc to Nguyễn Hữu Huân – FULL
THIS WALK IS NOW FULL. PLEASE RSVP FOR THE WAITNG LIST AS IF ANY SPACES BECOME AVAILABLE THEY WILL BE FILLED FROM THE WAITING LIST. AND THIS WALK IS REPEATED TOMORROW MORNING 24 JULY A short distance as the crow flies. But we take the long way round zig zagging up and down the streets in this familiar area of the Old Quarter to discover the unfamilar – from Đinh Liệt and Hang Bac to Cầu Gỗ and Nguyễn Hữu Huân…
Find out more »Hanoi City walk (English) repeat – silver & coffee: Hàng Bạc to Nguyễn Hữu Huân
AS OF 19 JULY CURRENTLY MAX 3 SPACES AVAILABLE A repeat of the Sunday 23 July walk A short distance as the crow flies. But we take the long way round zig zagging up and down the streets in this familiar area of the Old Quarter to discover the unfamilar – from Đinh Liệt and Hang Bac to Cầu Gỗ and Nguyễn Hữu Huân streets. We touch on many subjects from the birth of silver making in Hanoi and how Hong…
Find out more »Music – The Hope Choir: Vietnam War Invalids and Martyrs Day concert
THE HOPE CHOIR. If you have not heard The Hope Choir sing before you will undoubtedly be impressed. If you already know them then they need no introduction. They are a group of blind and severely visually impaired singers and folk musicians. They are amazing– not because of their impaired vision but because they are superb singers. The choir was set up about 20 years ago by pianist Tôn Thất Triêm and his opera singer wife Xuân Thành. What they have achieved with minimal…
Find out more »People of the Old Quarter with Hồng and Hằng. A morning of art, Hanoi food & St. Trần mediumship – FULL
THIS EVENT IS NOW FULL. BUT PLEASE RSVP FOR THE WAITING LIST IN CASE SPACES BECOME AVAILABLE AND FOR PRIORITY FOR THE NEXT TIME WE DO THIS EVENT Welcome to our 3rd People of the Old Quarter event. This is when we meet those who have lived (and worked) all their lives in the Old Quarter. Each event has a different format, from show and tell, taking part in a workshop, to eating and drinking, or just listening to the…
Find out more »August 2023
Excursion (travel by public bus). Lotus silk and the beauty of the lotus flower – nearly full
AS OF 6 AUGUST MAX 2 SPACES AVAILABLE. WE WILL THEN HAVE A WAITING LIST This is a relaxed small group visit to meet renowned silk artisan Mrs Phan Thị Thuận at her home and workshop. This humble, friendly and passionate woman will share with us about her journey in reviving and developing the traditional profession of raising silkworms and making silk in Mỹ Đức District, Hanoi. She is well known for her creativity with decades of experience (starting when she…
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