Curiosities of Meaux, part II !!!

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And on my ever lasting road warrior trips ,took the road again to come back to my dear Seine et Marne to see again my sentimental Meaux.  The city of Meaux is located in the Seine et Marne department 77 in the Île-de-France region of my belle France, This is a historical City full of wonderful architecture, and always worth the visit. I was visiting sites in the department, and of course needed to stop by and see family there, another excuse and great time by all, I will give you here some curiosities of Meaux, part II !!! Hope you enjoy the post as I.

Meaux is a wonderful town on the banks of the Marne river not far from Paris nor Disneyland.It really has many things to see, some historical sites of recent vintage of WWI and WWII and of course many more around in the area, Worth to be base here inexpensive and see all that is available including Disneyland Paris ! Let me give some sights in town already mentioned in several posts but always worth it, me think.

The Vieux Châpitre or Old Chapter has kept its authenticity. It was there that the canons meted out justice. It can only be entered by guided tour. The palace, the bishop’s residence, became a museum in 1908. You can access the lower rooms, the chapel, the bishop’s bedroom and the reception room. The 19C parquet floor shines and creaks under our feet, the windows offer a view of the Bossuet garden bordered by lime trees, it was designed by Le Nôtre.

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The Bossuet Museum dedicated to the end of Mannerism , There is the story of Bishop Bossuet, and that of the city of Meaux and the St Stephens’ Cathedral very nice and worth going in, The Musée Bossuet opened in 1908  in the episcopal palace; today we can see an  aquarelle by Delacroix , and a portrait by  Courbet, A room is dedicated to portraits representing Bossuet.  The museum is concentrated with paintings from the 17C to the 19C, and has on display between 1000 and 1500 works. There was a big event planned and renovations going on at the time I stopped by.

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The Rue du Faubourg Saint Nicolas extends to the east of the city, along the great eponymous artery, formerly known as the route d’Allemagne (road of Germany). It is circumscribed by the avenues of  Maréchal Foch, du Maréchal Joffre, de la République, du président Salvador Allende,and the streets of rue des Béguines and rue des Cordeliers , and of course rue Noëfort . My dear late wife Martine took to the bakery here and came thereafter, I still do each time in town to bring sweets and bread to the family still around the city. The bakery is Le Fournil du Faubourg  at 52 rue du Faubourg Saint Nicolas or the other closer as this time Boulangerie Saint-Nicolas, at 154 rue du Faubourg Saint Nicolas,who took over from the former Maison Aucuit,

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Of course, I had to passed by the house at 36 rue Noefort, the house where I met and later visit many times with my hugely nice dear late wife Martine. This is a must to stop in the city, as the patio house out back still is land passed on to the family now own by a sister, They had finished with the renovations ,and could see the out patio house where we first exchange her passion gardening,

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Meaux 36 rue noefort patio garden house may23 The Meaux-Marne-Ourcq tourist office on the must to see:https://www.meaux-marne-ourcq.com/en/discover/must-see-places/ There you go folks, another dandy ride in my road warrior mode,again, And another visit to my first city of France, this is sentimental Meaux, always wonderful to be here, Always so much to see in my belle France.  This is my curiosities of Meaux, part II  !!! Again ,hope you enjoy the post as I And remember, happy travels, good health, and many cheers to all !!!
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I am a lover of travels to Europe , Americas , Africa and Asia as well ,who like to share my experiences of the last 53 years with the world, visiting so far 81 countries; living in 6, working in 5, and Citizen of 4, speaking fluently 4 languages. I can deal with sports especially football/soccer and love music, arts, wine collector/drinker, and go out to restaurants, and just visit the world. My background comes all the way from Candelaria and Pajara in Tenerife, Spain where my grandparents came from ;not knowing each other then, to Punta Brava, west of Havana, Cuba. There , my parents born in Cuba met and later on I was born there too. 100% guanche (annexed Tenerife to Spain on April 10 ,1496). I left Cuba as many have to Madrid, Spain where I lived for 4 years. Then, move to Perth Amboy ,New Jersey USA (living there 13 yrs) ; where I completed high school, became a US Citizen, learned to drive a car, and learned English. Afterward, went to the university in Florida, ERAU, and upon graduation decided to moved there to Ormond by the Sea, near Daytona Beach, finally moving North Miami, then Hialeah, then another moved to Silver Lakes division in Miramar, Broward county, Florida; in Florida I lived a total of 18 years. Finally , moved to France in 2003 ,Versailles call me for its royalty, and working in Paris was great. It was time to seek frontiers again and moved to Brech near Auray, Morbihan in Brittany , and later move to not too far Pluvigner. Total so far in France has been 20 years, and counting. Moving average a home every 5.5 years hopefully this will be my last. Cheers All rights reserved. No part of this blog may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means or stored in a retrieval system of any nature, without the written permission of the copyright holder, me. No part of this work may be modified, without the written permission of the holder, me.No part of this work may be exposed to public view in any form or by any means, without identifying the holder as the author, and with the before mentioned permission.

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