Finally, Hạ Long Bay or Vịnh Hạ Long, the star of the trip! The sole reason I went to Vietnam! Part of my bucket list (that, if I have any), a dream come true, a wish granted. (All dreams do come true! Hehe…..) The UNESCO World Heritage Site that enthralled me to go to Vietnam ‘coz you’ve […]
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Vietnam’s Countryside
As depicted in Thăng Long Water Puppet Show, Vietnam’s main livelihood is agriculture with its vast lands and fishing with its numerous rivers. As we went our way to Ha Long Bay, we saw boundless rice fields as expansive and as far as our eyes could see. It’s also part of the Vietnamese culture to bury […]
Thăng Long Water Puppet Show
The history of Vietnam as well as Vietnamese culture and tradition are encapsulated in an entertaining show in Thăng Long Water Puppet Theatre along 57B Dinh Tien Hoang, Hanoi, Vietnam. It is a 45-minute show having the following programme: I. Opening Traditional Musical Instruments II. Water Puppet Performance 1. Prelude by Clown Teu 2. Thăng Long Festival Drumming 3. Dragon’s […]
Hanoi’s Historical Sites Series: Hoàn Kiếm Lake
History is what makes a country and its people. I love to travel not only to have my pictures taken but also to experience a place and discover its stories behind the famous titles and taglines of “world’s largest”, “world’s #1”, “world’s wonder”, etc. It is by knowing how a place came to be which […]
