Swedish Ambassador cycling around West Lake, singing Trinh's music on Trinh Cong Son street

Đại sứ Thụy Điển Ann Mawe thường đạp xe đi làm - Ảnh: ĐẬU DUNG — Swedish Ambassador Ann Mawe often cycles to work - Photo: DAU DUNG

Singing the song "Remembering Autumn in Hanoi" on Trinh Cong Son street was really special.

Sharing with Tuoi Tre Online , Swedish Ambassador Ann Mawe said her Vietnamese is not very good. But she tried very hard to practice and sing by heart two songs Remembering Autumn in Hanoi (Trinh Cong Son) and Em oi, Ha Noi pho (music by Phu Quang, poetry by Phan Vu).

"I also really like modern Vietnamese songs, but I don't know the lyrics so I can't sing them," the ambassador laughed out loud.

When asked specifically, she listed a few names such as Thinh Suy, Vu Thanh Van, the band Saigon Soul Revival...

Đại sứ Thụy Điển Ann Mawe dừng lại chụp hoa phượng nở đỏ rực - Ảnh: ĐẬU DUNG — Swedish Ambassador Ann Mawe stopped to take pictures of the bright red royal poinciana flowers - Photo: DAU DUNG

Ambassador Ann Mawe said she cycles to work quite often. In her observation, Hanoi is most beautiful and dynamic in the morning and late afternoon. Those are the "sceneries" she loves the most.

In the morning, Mrs. Ann likes to watch people exercising and eating breakfast on the sidewalk. She also likes to see flowers around West Lake, and the women who buy flowers from Quang Ba flower market then cycle around the streets to sell them.

Swedish Ambassador Ann Mawe sings the song Remembering Autumn in Hanoi - Video: DAU DUNG - DUY LINH

In the late afternoon, she enjoys watching young people strolling around West Lake. "I wish more Vietnamese people would cycle because it is better for the environment and it is good exercise for them. I also hope all Vietnamese children will wear helmets when riding motorbikes," she said.

In September 2019, Ms. Ann Mawe was appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Sweden to Vietnam. Her term in Vietnam will end soon.

The ambassador told Tuoi Tre Online that she and her family had 5 wonderful years here, and that when they return, they will miss it very much and that her family will definitely come back to visit Vietnam.

Đại sứ Thụy Điển Ann Mawe chụp ảnh trên phố đi bộ Trịnh Công Sơn - Ảnh: ĐẬU DUNG — Swedish Ambassador Ann Mawe takes photos on Trinh Cong Son walking street - Photo: DAU DUNG

Sen hồ Tây đã vào mùa - Ảnh: ĐẬU DUNG — West Lake lotus season is here - Photo: DAU DUNG

Đại sứ Thụy Điển Ann Mawe cho biết bà sắp kết thúc nhiệm kỳ làm việc tại Việt Nam, khi về nước sẽ rất nhớ Việt Nam - Ảnh: ĐẬU DUNG — Swedish Ambassador Ann Mawe said that her term in Vietnam is about to end and that she will miss Vietnam a lot when she returns home - Photo: DAU DUNG

Khoảnh khắc đặc biệt Việt Nam của bà đại sứ Thụy Điển

Special Vietnam moments of the Swedish ambassador

As an ambassador who has lived, worked and has special affection for Vietnam for many years, Ms. Ann Måwe said that she was particularly impressed by two things during her term in Hanoi: the young generation always looking forward and the traditional Tet atmosphere in Hanoi.

Source: https://tuoitre.vn/dai-su-thuy-dien-dap-xe-quanh-ho-tay-hat-nhac-trinh-tren-pho-trinh-cong-son-20240529075719264.htm