Sunday, 25 January 2015

A walk round Ho Chi Minh City centre – Vietnam 20-01-2015

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The glorious Central Post Office - Built between 1886 and 1891 by French architect Gustave Eiffel. 
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Laquered rosewood telephone boxes, repeated on the other side of the entrance hall.
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The Notre-Dame Basilica - Narrow brick format in flemish bond.
Built from 1877-1880 The bricks were shipped from Marseilles! The cost of construction some 2.5 million francs! 
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Nearby Park.
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Bougainvillea                                              Enigma at Propaganda Bistro

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