My Friend Went to Vietnam ....

  My lovely friend  Krissa  who is from the Philippinesand now lives and works in Malaysia,went on a business trip and thought of me.  There was a lot of thought in this card as it is connected to France.  Saigon Notre-Dame Basilica, officially Basilica of Our Lady of The Immaculate Conception is a cathedral located in the downtown of Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. Established by French colonists, the cathedral was constructed between 1863 and 1880 Special characteristics are that all the original building materials were imported from France. Tiles have been carved with the words Guichard Carvin, Marseille St André France (perhaps stating the locality where the tiles were produced). Some tiles are carved with the words “Wang-Tai Saigon”. Many tiles have since been made in Ho Chi Minh City to replace the tiles that were damaged by the war. There are 56 glass squares supplied by the Lorin firm of Chartres province in France. The cathedral foundation was designed to bear ten times the weight of the cathedral  
I am sure Krissa would love it if you popped over to her blog!! Connections to the World  Postcards and Stamps are the theme. She has a lovely collection.  Big Thank you Krissa .. ♥ (I had to put this lovely card up, hard yes, but a lovely card from a lovely friend)