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January 2022
Lecture: Tết Lunar New Year Traditions – The Kitchen God – FULL
5.45pm/6pm arrivals and registration from this time 6.15pm program commences 9pm end THIS EVENT IS FULL. PLEASE SIGN UP FOR THE WAITING LIST. We delighted to announce that for this year's Kitchen God event we are now partnering with the Turtle Lake Brewing Co. in Tay Ho. Governed by tradition, taboos and legends, Tết Nguyên Đán welcomes the Lunar New Year and spring’s arrival. It is Vietnam’s most important festival and public holiday. The lunar calendar dictates the observance of festivals and…
Find out more »Hanoi City Walk (English) – the trees of Quảng An ward, Tây Hồ – FULL
BRAND NEW FVH WALKING ROUTE THIS WALK IS NOW FULL. PLEASE RSVP FOR THE WAITING LIST Have you walked the streets and appreciated those flaming red petals against the grey asphalt? Or tripped over the roots of a tree while trying to slalom the pavements, but not knowing what to curse? Or just appreciated the shades of a wide green canopy with some green strings hanging out? This walk takes you through the alleys of Quảng An, Tây Hồ around West Lake…
Find out more »Hanoi city walk (English): Nguyễn Công Trứ Street and surrounding area – FULL
FULL PLEASE SIGN UP FOR THE WAITING LIST AS PEOPLE MAY DROP OUT AND/OR WE RUN THIS WALK AGAIN FOR THOSE ON THE WAITING LIST 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. We will mention some…
Find out more »February 2022
Bookclub – The General Retires & other stories
When it first appeared in 1987, the title story of this collection by Nguyễn Huy Thiệp caused a sensation in Vietnam. Written in spare, succinct prose, it captures the despair of an old general who, after many years of devoted service to his country, is alienated by the emptiness of the society into which he retires and ultimately flees. Thiệp probes similar themes in the stories that follow, from Cun, the moving tale of a crippled beggar, to A Drop…
Find out more »Hanoi City Walk (English) – Hòe Nhai street to Long Bien Bridge (FULL)
This walk is arrangd for those who were on the waiting list from 23 January this walk is now full. Please RSVP for the waiting list A walk that will take us from the Hang Dau water tower to Hòe Nhai street and Hòe Nhai Pagoda, along Hang Than taking a route to Long Bien rail station and Long Bien Bridge under the arches. Learn about the history of the area, what used to be grown by courtiers along Hòe Nhai street, learn…
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