On the 15th Day of the eighth lunar month in China, Korea and Vietnam the middleautumn-festival is celebrated. In Vietnam, the festival is called Tết Trung Thu. It has its origins about 3,000 years ago and is associated with the legend of the farmers Thằng Cuội, which is told in...
Trà Chanh has developed into a veritable cult drink of the young generation in Hanoi. It is simply a matter of tea with lemon. Almost everywhere in the city the shops that offer Trà Chanh, sprung up from the ground. Particularly well attended are the shops at the traditional meeting...
Today I am with you in the area of Hanoi again a bit off the usual tourist routes on the go. The community Thung Nai is located about 100 kilometers south-west of the capital, and about 25 kilometers from the provincial capital of Hoa Binh. As there in the 1980s...
Chùa Pitu Khosa Răngsey (Vietnamese: Chùa Vien Quang) was built in 1948 in the city of Can Tho of the Khmer minority farmers. At that time on the ground were little buildings with thatched roofs. During the liberation struggle against the French, and especially during the war against the Americans,...
Six bridges cross the Red River in the city of Hanoi. The Long Biên Bridge is the oldest of them. It was constructed by the builder of the Eiffel Tower Alexandre Gustave Eiffel. The construction of the bridge began in 1898 and lasted until 1902. More than 3,000 Vietnamese workers...
Most of the streets and alleys of the old quarter of Hanoi are named after the goods were sold there earlier. One of the few exceptions is the Phố Lãn Ông. This street was named for the medic and writer Hải Thượng Lãn Ông (1724-1791), whose original name was Lê...
“Vietnam has gradually improved its quality for tourism and has won the hearts of many international visitors. Vietnam is an ideal destination for tourists and a safe country.” (Nguyễn Mạnh Cường, stellvertretender Direktor der Vietnam National Administration of Tourism) Last year, 6.02 million foreign tourists visited Vietnam. This was an...
This morning our visit from Berlin has arrived. Together with Lan I already made me at night on the way to pick up my mom and my stepfather from the Nội Bài Airport. Because we four people were not able to drive with my Honda, I borrowed a car from...
In 2011 Vietnam exported goods and cargoes in value of 96 billion dollars. This is an increase of 33 percent over the previous year. At the same time goods in value of 106 billion dollars were imported (+25 percent). The resulting trade deficit of nearly $ 10 billion dollars is...
The restaurant Quán Ăn Ngon is located in an old french colonial building in Phan Bội Châu Street, No. 18 in the Hoàn Kiếm district, not far away from our old home. You can always meet very mixed people there. Because of its interesting concept and delicious cuisine, it is...