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April 2021
Hanoi city walk (English) – the Ngọc Hà (former flower village) area
This is a new walk for the English walks section around the former Ngọc Hà village This area was famous for is floriculture and Ngoc Ha village has a long-standing history of planting flowers since the Tran dynasty and it became a well known area during French colonial time. Its flower growing industry has long gone, but as we explore its winding lanes we get a real sense of its old village feel. This is an eclectic walk visiting tranquil places…
Find out more »Hanoi Old Quarter street food walking tour (1)
A repeat of the 24 April food tour Welcome to a brand new activity – a food walking tour of the Old Quarter. We are asked many, many times why FVH doesn’t run food tours …. now we are happy to say we do. We are passionate foodies who love to connect with people and swap stories and experiences. This is why we keep the costs low and ensure the groups are small for our food tours. Hanoi has changed…
Find out more »May 2021
Cultural Series – The history and development of the Vietnamese áo dài – POSTPONED
THIS EVENT IS POSTPONED DUE TO CURRENT COVID-19 RESTRICTIONS IN HANOI WE WILL RESCHEULE AS SOON AS WE ARE ABLE TO The áo dài is a costume designed for both women and men with a long history; however, when one speaks of Vietnam's national dress and the áo dài one 's thoughts probably and understandably turn to the current day women's áo dài . But actually there is a lot more to this style of dress and this presentation and demonstration…
Find out more »Bookclub – Endless Field by Nguyễn Ngọc Tư & The Floating Lives by Nguyễn Phan Quang Bình – POSTPONED
MAY BOOKCLUB IS POSTPONED DUE TO COVID=19 RESTRICTIONS IN HANOI AND WE HOPE TO RESCHEDULE FOR JUNE. MORE INFO WILL FOLLOW IN DUE COURSE. THANKS FOR YOUR UNDERSTANDING “Endless Field is a tale of Mekong Delta natives, marking Nguyễn Ngọc Tư’s perceptive insight and sympathy for farmers (and people in general). Love, revenge, nostalgia, regret, and exposure of dark corners of souls permeate the whole story, the characters being thus more real. Endless Field, made into the 2010 film titled…
Find out more »Hanoi City walk (English) – silver and coffee: from Hàng Bạc to Nguyễn Hữu Huân streets – POSTPONED
THIS WALK IS POSTPONED DUE TO THE CURRENT COVID- 19 SITUATION IN HANOI A NEW WEEKDAY DATE WILL BE ARRANGED IN DUE COURSE - THOSE WHO WERE CONFIRMED FOR 12 MAY AND WAITING LIST WILL TAKE PRIORITY A new walk for FVH from Hàng Bạc street ending in Nguyễn Hữu Huân A short distance as the crow flies. But we take the long way round zig zagging up and down the streets in this area from Đinh Liệt and Hang Bac…
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