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April 2022
Hanoi City Walk (English) – Yết Kiêu street area – FULL
THIS WALK IS FULL PEASE RSVP FOR THE WAITING LIST. We start our stroll from outside the Friendship culture palace on Trần Hưng Đạo street up to Thiền Quang Lake and back up via Yết Kiêu Street. We look at the previous lives of some buildings, we visit some pagodas you may not have been to before, review how and why Thống Nhất Park was created as well as the foundation of Vietnam University of Fine Arts …… Please RSVP to Stella We…
Find out more »Kaleidoscope Viet – Hanoi Community Radio
This month we chat with a much loved member of the community - Suzanne Lecht on her work, and the amazing contribution she has made and continues to make. 3pm Sunday 24 April https://www.hanoicommunityradio.com/
Find out more »Half-day excursion + workshop. Vạn Phúc silk village & Vụn Art
Half day morning/lunchtime excursion - a weekday for a change. Van Phuc Silk Village (also known as Ha Dong Silk Village) is in Van Phuc Ward, Ha Dong District, 10 km from the centre of Hanoi, next to the Nhue River. According to ancient books, documents and relics, the weaving trade of Van Phuc village arose in the 9th century. In 1931, Van Phuc silk was first introduced to the international market at the Marseille Fair and was regarded by…
Find out more »Hanoi City Walks: Ba Đình area – FULL
THIS WALK IS NOW FULL PLEASE RSVP FOR THE WAITING LIST A weekday walk This walking tour gives an overview of the changes to Hanoi during the French colonial period in Vietnam, which lasted more than six decades. By the late 1880s, the French controlled Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia, collectively known as Indochine Français (French Indochina). We touch on the development of the education system, town planning and architecture (including that of the political and diplomatic centre) as well as other eclectic…
Find out more »Hanoi City Walk (English) – French concession to Thiền Quang Lake
Our afternoon walk starts in front of the Opera House. From here, we walk to the School of Pharmacy, designed by Ernest Hebrard and make our way along Lý Thường Kiệt Street to Thiền Quang Lake. Learn about the height of French presence within Hà Nội and its influence on architecture and urban design. The walk is led by Alvaro Opera House to Tien Quang Lake Please RSVP via this registration form max 9 people Walk led by Alvaro Please note at…
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