Welcome to my blog: Cô Lien says!
 

This is my personal blog of everyday stories from life in Hanoi.

 

From January 2026 onwards, I no longer publish new blog articles here. Even though I am still living in Hanoi and the city still catches my attention, I can’t quite find the momentum to write about it anymore.

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I loved sharing early morning routines, street life, traffic noise, funeral music, coffee culture, urban gardening, the beauty and complexity of the Vietnamese language, seasonal traditions, and more.

Cô Liên isn’t a real person. But she could have been. Cô is a Vietnamese pronoun for a woman older than you (but not old-old), and Liên is a common and beautiful name I’ve borrowed with love.

 

Enjoy reading!