Nave during service

Day trip from Saigon

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April 22nd 2008
I took a day trip to the Cao Di Temple and to Cu Chi Tunnels. The Temple is the main temple for the Cao Di religion, a religion mixing 3 other religions; Catholicism, Budhisim and Hinduism. The red, yeallow and Blue represent each religion (I know red is Catholicism but don't know the other 2). The Temple was colorfull and the cerimony beautiful. The Cu Chi tunnels are where the people in the ... read more

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The conquest of Vietnam by France began in 1858 and was completed by 1884. It became part of French Indochina in 1887. Independence was declared after World War II, but the French continued to rule until 1954 when they were defeated by Communist forc... ... read more