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October 2020
(late p.m) Hanoi City Walk (English) – French concession to Thiền Quang Lake
Our late afternoon walk starts in front of the Opera House. From here, we walk to the School of Pharmacy, designed by Ernest Hebrard making our way along Lý Thường Kiệt Street ending Thiền Quang Lake via the alleys of Ha Hoi area. Learn about the height of French presence within Hà Nội and its influence on architecture and urban design. The walk is led by Alvaro Place: Meet in front of The Opera House, 01 Tràng Tiền, Hoàn Kiếm Limit: 10…
Find out more »Hanoi city walk (English): Nguyễn Công Trứ Street and surrounding area – a few spaces available
3-4 spaces available as of 14 Oct Nguyễn Công Trứ Street and surrounding area walk will be held twice this month – Sat 17 Oct and Tues 27 Oct 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.…
Find out more »Art/craft: Dó paper and dried flowers bookmark making and mini tea ceremony
(this is moved from the orginal date of 11 Oct to 18 Oct in order to fit in a Hope Choir recital on 11 Oct) Our 2nd lovely relaxing afternoon with a Zó project workshop in a peaceful tea shop making a selection of bookmarks The Zó project is a social enterprise set up to preserve and support the production of Vietnamese traditional paper (dó paper) and its making technique in a sustainable and creative way. It was founded by Trần Hồng Nhung and…
Find out more »Traditional craft workshop – Tò He rice flour paste toy figurines
FVH is delighted that our lovely Tò He artisan Mr Chu Văn Chiến who joins us on our booth at various community fairs has agreed to run this traditional workshop for us. We first met Chiến at a festival about 5 years ago at the Thăng Long Citadel and since then he has a been part of our FVH team joining us at community fairs and bazaars. The 300 year old Tò He craft orginated in Xuân La village, Phú Xuyên District, Hanoi. It is a folk 'toy' on a…
Find out more »Hanoi city midweek walk (English): Nguyễn Công Trứ Street and surrounding area
A mid-week repeat of the walk on Sat 17 Oct Nguyễn Công Trứ Street and surrounding area walk will be held twice this month – weekday Sat 17 Oct and Tues 27 Oct 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…
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