Notre Dame Cathedral

Balance in the early morning

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December 26th 2012
Day 03 - 26 December Today starts early for Craig and I. Very early. By the time the sun is trying to break through the light blanket of pollution shrouding Ho Chi Minh City we have already negotiated rates with a cab driver (ensuring we paid twice the metered fare) and arrived at Notre Dame Cathedral to put our photographic equipment to good use. A friendly cyclo driver, seemingl ... 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