On this 1.3 ha property on the edge of the city Yên Bái northwest of Hanoi, originally designated as a forest area, various luxury buildings were built. The property is officially owned by a woman named Hoàng Thệ Huệ. She is the wife of Phạm Sỹ Quý, ironically Head of...
After the dark clouds moved away for two hours at midday, we really had a nice trip! Cathrin’s Facebook 05-19-2017
Am I old now? Now yesterday the horrid 30 sneaked into my life. Somehow this was not to be prevented. However, I always think that birthdays are overvalued. Because the age on your ID card does not necessarily mean anything. In the old-fashioned saying “One is only as old as...
There have grown a lot of legends around the Vietnamese New Year celebrations. Today we say good-bye for one week to the kitchen god Ông Tao or Tao Quan as he is also called, to go to heaven. After his appointment for reporting to the Jade Emperor he will return...
Today, the annual exitement about the turn of the year starts again. My girls are also already quite exited. Actually, I have really no time for housecleaning and similar stuff. The first half of the school year comes to an end and I am once again busy, lots of reports...
That’s how you live. Cathrin’s Facebook 11-12-2016
Elementary school in Chongsan on the way from Pyongyang to Nampo. Cathrin’s Facebook 11-13-2016
Cathrin’s Facebook 11-14-2016
The H'mông is the fifth most populous minority in Vietnam with more than one million people. The history of this people can be traced back over more than 4,000 years. For about 2,000 years, there have been written records in Chinese chronicles and history books. According to legend,...
