Bavarian party band comes to Hanoi Oktoberfest

The Happy Bavarians band - Photo: The organizers

A German folk music band, The Happy Bavarians, is coming to Hanoi to perform at the American Club’s Oktoberfest party September 24 and 25.

The band that hails from Munich in Germany will play at the club at 19-21 Hai Ba Trung Street, Hanoi to celebrate this year’s Oktoberfest, which is having its 200 year anniversary in Germany.

The Happy Bavarians, who dress in traditional Bavarian lederhosen, tunics and hats and play traditional tunes, will bring an authentic German flavor to the festival that is popular round the world.

The beer-fest will also be a celebration of 1000 years of Thang Long – Hanoi and the 35th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Vietnam and Germany.

Guests can expect German festive flavors including Bitburger Premium Beer – the No.1 selling draught beer in Germany and other Oktoberfest traditional food such as Pretzel cake, grilled veal sausage, salted cabbage, potato salad and more. There will also be beer-drinking games and souvenirs. A Philippino band and French DJ will also play.

Kinh Bac Investment and Trading (KBT), the strategic partner of Bitburger Braugruppe GmbH – the second largest brewery group in Germany and the owner of Bitburger Brand – No.1 selling draught beer in Germany – are the main organizers of Oktoberfest Hanoi 2010, whose patron is the German embassy in Vietnam.

Co-organizer Vietnam Airlines has helped organize the event by bringing The Happy Bavarians to Hanoi while Hanoi’s Mövenpick Hotel, a member of the luxury Swiss hotel chain, has provided its best Western-cuisine chefs to cook for the festival.

Tickets are priced at VND100,000 per person, inclusive of a can of Bitburger beer.

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Following the stream

A brook in the northern province of Bac Giang offers hikers the chance to bathe in one of Vietnam’s natural wonders

50-meter–high Giot Waterfall, the tallest waterfall of Nuoc Vang

Nuoc Vang (Golden Spring) cuts a striking golden ribbon through the Phat Son Mountain Range in Luc Nam District.

According to locals, the honey-colored waters are as clean and pure as you can hope to find anywhere in Vietnam. For generations, water drawn from the spring has sustained their livelihoods.

Few, however, understand the root cause of the spring’s bizarre annual color transformation.

Every summer, the bright yellow fades. Every winter, it darkens. Locals say the water picks up its coloration as it flows through yellow sandstone. However, so far no one has settled on a satisfactory explanation.

HOW TO GET THERE?

From Hanoi, take Highway 1A for 52 kilometers to Bac Giang Town. Turn onto Highway 31 and head toward Luc Nam Town (24 kilometers). You will enter Luc Son Commune after passing the Suoi Mo Tourism Site. Continue for some seven kilometers before arriving at the foot of the Phat Son Mountain Range. From there, you will pass seven springs before reaching the Bai Ban Stream where you can begin the four-kilometer hike to Nuoc Vang. Nuoc Vang (Golden Spring) is known for its honey-colored waters

As the water descends the 900- meter high mountain range, its pace varies. Here it pours down violently; there it passes gently.

Nuoc Vang tumbles down more than ten waterfalls - ranging in height from five to 50 meters. During the rainy season the thunder of the swollen falls can be heard from more than two kilometers away.

The power of each waterfall has carved “baths” at their bases; some are big enough to fit as many as ten people. Bathing among the Yen Tu Primeval Forest has an extraordinary power to make you feel renewed and refreshed - as though you have “washed off the dust of life” as the locals say.

After bathing in the spring, take a trip to nearby Ngoa Van Temple or visit one of the many other pagodas built between the 14th and 18th centuries. King Tran Nhan Tong (1258-1308), the founder of Truc Lam - Vietnam’s official branch of Buddhism, conducted his studies here at Ho Thien Pagoda.

Camping beside the spring, you can sample local food like taro and chestnuts, and tiu bau – a kind of rice wine made by the ethnic minority people of Thanh Y.

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Following the stream

A brook in the northern province of Bac Giang offers hikers the chance to bathe in one of Vietnam’s natural wonders

50-meter–high Giot Waterfall, the tallest waterfall of Nuoc Vang

Nuoc Vang (Golden Spring) cuts a striking golden ribbon through the Phat Son Mountain Range in Luc Nam District.

According to locals, the honey-colored waters are as clean and pure as you can hope to find anywhere in Vietnam. For generations, water drawn from the spring has sustained their livelihoods.

Few, however, understand the root cause of the spring’s bizarre annual color transformation.

Every summer, the bright yellow fades. Every winter, it darkens. Locals say the water picks up its coloration as it flows through yellow sandstone. However, so far no one has settled on a satisfactory explanation.

HOW TO GET THERE?

From Hanoi, take Highway 1A for 52 kilometers to Bac Giang Town. Turn onto Highway 31 and head toward Luc Nam Town (24 kilometers). You will enter Luc Son Commune after passing the Suoi Mo Tourism Site. Continue for some seven kilometers before arriving at the foot of the Phat Son Mountain Range. From there, you will pass seven springs before reaching the Bai Ban Stream where you can begin the four-kilometer hike to Nuoc Vang. Nuoc Vang (Golden Spring) is known for its honey-colored waters

As the water descends the 900- meter high mountain range, its pace varies. Here it pours down violently; there it passes gently.

Nuoc Vang tumbles down more than ten waterfalls - ranging in height from five to 50 meters. During the rainy season the thunder of the swollen falls can be heard from more than two kilometers away.

The power of each waterfall has carved “baths” at their bases; some are big enough to fit as many as ten people. Bathing among the Yen Tu Primeval Forest has an extraordinary power to make you feel renewed and refreshed - as though you have “washed off the dust of life” as the locals say.

After bathing in the spring, take a trip to nearby Ngoa Van Temple or visit one of the many other pagodas built between the 14th and 18th centuries. King Tran Nhan Tong (1258-1308), the founder of Truc Lam - Vietnam’s official branch of Buddhism, conducted his studies here at Ho Thien Pagoda.

Camping beside the spring, you can sample local food like taro and chestnuts, and tiu bau – a kind of rice wine made by the ethnic minority people of Thanh Y.

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Following the stream

A brook in the northern province of Bac Giang offers hikers the chance to bathe in one of Vietnam’s natural wonders

50-meter–high Giot Waterfall, the tallest waterfall of Nuoc Vang

Nuoc Vang (Golden Spring) cuts a striking golden ribbon through the Phat Son Mountain Range in Luc Nam District.

According to locals, the honey-colored waters are as clean and pure as you can hope to find anywhere in Vietnam. For generations, water drawn from the spring has sustained their livelihoods.

Few, however, understand the root cause of the spring’s bizarre annual color transformation.

Every summer, the bright yellow fades. Every winter, it darkens. Locals say the water picks up its coloration as it flows through yellow sandstone. However, so far no one has settled on a satisfactory explanation.

HOW TO GET THERE?

From Hanoi, take Highway 1A for 52 kilometers to Bac Giang Town. Turn onto Highway 31 and head toward Luc Nam Town (24 kilometers). You will enter Luc Son Commune after passing the Suoi Mo Tourism Site. Continue for some seven kilometers before arriving at the foot of the Phat Son Mountain Range. From there, you will pass seven springs before reaching the Bai Ban Stream where you can begin the four-kilometer hike to Nuoc Vang. Nuoc Vang (Golden Spring) is known for its honey-colored waters

As the water descends the 900- meter high mountain range, its pace varies. Here it pours down violently; there it passes gently.

Nuoc Vang tumbles down more than ten waterfalls - ranging in height from five to 50 meters. During the rainy season the thunder of the swollen falls can be heard from more than two kilometers away.

The power of each waterfall has carved “baths” at their bases; some are big enough to fit as many as ten people. Bathing among the Yen Tu Primeval Forest has an extraordinary power to make you feel renewed and refreshed - as though you have “washed off the dust of life” as the locals say.

After bathing in the spring, take a trip to nearby Ngoa Van Temple or visit one of the many other pagodas built between the 14th and 18th centuries. King Tran Nhan Tong (1258-1308), the founder of Truc Lam - Vietnam’s official branch of Buddhism, conducted his studies here at Ho Thien Pagoda.

Camping beside the spring, you can sample local food like taro and chestnuts, and tiu bau – a kind of rice wine made by the ethnic minority people of Thanh Y.

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Following the stream

A brook in the northern province of Bac Giang offers hikers the chance to bathe in one of Vietnam’s natural wonders

50-meter–high Giot Waterfall, the tallest waterfall of Nuoc Vang

Nuoc Vang (Golden Spring) cuts a striking golden ribbon through the Phat Son Mountain Range in Luc Nam District.

According to locals, the honey-colored waters are as clean and pure as you can hope to find anywhere in Vietnam. For generations, water drawn from the spring has sustained their livelihoods.

Few, however, understand the root cause of the spring’s bizarre annual color transformation.

Every summer, the bright yellow fades. Every winter, it darkens. Locals say the water picks up its coloration as it flows through yellow sandstone. However, so far no one has settled on a satisfactory explanation.

HOW TO GET THERE?

From Hanoi, take Highway 1A for 52 kilometers to Bac Giang Town. Turn onto Highway 31 and head toward Luc Nam Town (24 kilometers). You will enter Luc Son Commune after passing the Suoi Mo Tourism Site. Continue for some seven kilometers before arriving at the foot of the Phat Son Mountain Range. From there, you will pass seven springs before reaching the Bai Ban Stream where you can begin the four-kilometer hike to Nuoc Vang. Nuoc Vang (Golden Spring) is known for its honey-colored waters

As the water descends the 900- meter high mountain range, its pace varies. Here it pours down violently; there it passes gently.

Nuoc Vang tumbles down more than ten waterfalls - ranging in height from five to 50 meters. During the rainy season the thunder of the swollen falls can be heard from more than two kilometers away.

The power of each waterfall has carved “baths” at their bases; some are big enough to fit as many as ten people. Bathing among the Yen Tu Primeval Forest has an extraordinary power to make you feel renewed and refreshed - as though you have “washed off the dust of life” as the locals say.

After bathing in the spring, take a trip to nearby Ngoa Van Temple or visit one of the many other pagodas built between the 14th and 18th centuries. King Tran Nhan Tong (1258-1308), the founder of Truc Lam - Vietnam’s official branch of Buddhism, conducted his studies here at Ho Thien Pagoda.

Camping beside the spring, you can sample local food like taro and chestnuts, and tiu bau – a kind of rice wine made by the ethnic minority people of Thanh Y.

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Following the stream

A brook in the northern province of Bac Giang offers hikers the chance to bathe in one of Vietnam’s natural wonders

50-meter–high Giot Waterfall, the tallest waterfall of Nuoc Vang

Nuoc Vang (Golden Spring) cuts a striking golden ribbon through the Phat Son Mountain Range in Luc Nam District.

According to locals, the honey-colored waters are as clean and pure as you can hope to find anywhere in Vietnam. For generations, water drawn from the spring has sustained their livelihoods.

Few, however, understand the root cause of the spring’s bizarre annual color transformation.

Every summer, the bright yellow fades. Every winter, it darkens. Locals say the water picks up its coloration as it flows through yellow sandstone. However, so far no one has settled on a satisfactory explanation.

HOW TO GET THERE?

From Hanoi, take Highway 1A for 52 kilometers to Bac Giang Town. Turn onto Highway 31 and head toward Luc Nam Town (24 kilometers). You will enter Luc Son Commune after passing the Suoi Mo Tourism Site. Continue for some seven kilometers before arriving at the foot of the Phat Son Mountain Range. From there, you will pass seven springs before reaching the Bai Ban Stream where you can begin the four-kilometer hike to Nuoc Vang. Nuoc Vang (Golden Spring) is known for its honey-colored waters

As the water descends the 900- meter high mountain range, its pace varies. Here it pours down violently; there it passes gently.

Nuoc Vang tumbles down more than ten waterfalls - ranging in height from five to 50 meters. During the rainy season the thunder of the swollen falls can be heard from more than two kilometers away.

The power of each waterfall has carved “baths” at their bases; some are big enough to fit as many as ten people. Bathing among the Yen Tu Primeval Forest has an extraordinary power to make you feel renewed and refreshed - as though you have “washed off the dust of life” as the locals say.

After bathing in the spring, take a trip to nearby Ngoa Van Temple or visit one of the many other pagodas built between the 14th and 18th centuries. King Tran Nhan Tong (1258-1308), the founder of Truc Lam - Vietnam’s official branch of Buddhism, conducted his studies here at Ho Thien Pagoda.

Camping beside the spring, you can sample local food like taro and chestnuts, and tiu bau – a kind of rice wine made by the ethnic minority people of Thanh Y.

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A brook in the northern province of Bac Giang offers hikers the chance to bathe in one of Vietnam’s natural wonders

50-meter–high Giot Waterfall, the tallest waterfall of Nuoc Vang

Nuoc Vang (Golden Spring) cuts a striking golden ribbon through the Phat Son Mountain Range in Luc Nam District.

According to locals, the honey-colored waters are as clean and pure as you can hope to find anywhere in Vietnam. For generations, water drawn from the spring has sustained their livelihoods.

Few, however, understand the root cause of the spring’s bizarre annual color transformation.

Every summer, the bright yellow fades. Every winter, it darkens. Locals say the water picks up its coloration as it flows through yellow sandstone. However, so far no one has settled on a satisfactory explanation.

HOW TO GET THERE?

From Hanoi, take Highway 1A for 52 kilometers to Bac Giang Town. Turn onto Highway 31 and head toward Luc Nam Town (24 kilometers). You will enter Luc Son Commune after passing the Suoi Mo Tourism Site. Continue for some seven kilometers before arriving at the foot of the Phat Son Mountain Range. From there, you will pass seven springs before reaching the Bai Ban Stream where you can begin the four-kilometer hike to Nuoc Vang. Nuoc Vang (Golden Spring) is known for its honey-colored waters

As the water descends the 900- meter high mountain range, its pace varies. Here it pours down violently; there it passes gently.

Nuoc Vang tumbles down more than ten waterfalls - ranging in height from five to 50 meters. During the rainy season the thunder of the swollen falls can be heard from more than two kilometers away.

The power of each waterfall has carved “baths” at their bases; some are big enough to fit as many as ten people. Bathing among the Yen Tu Primeval Forest has an extraordinary power to make you feel renewed and refreshed - as though you have “washed off the dust of life” as the locals say.

After bathing in the spring, take a trip to nearby Ngoa Van Temple or visit one of the many other pagodas built between the 14th and 18th centuries. King Tran Nhan Tong (1258-1308), the founder of Truc Lam - Vietnam’s official branch of Buddhism, conducted his studies here at Ho Thien Pagoda.

Camping beside the spring, you can sample local food like taro and chestnuts, and tiu bau – a kind of rice wine made by the ethnic minority people of Thanh Y.

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