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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
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A wonderful spot seldom visited because it is all the back of the Sainte Cécile Cathedral are the remnants of the old Cloister of the Cathedral. Nice architecture This is an off the beaten path site that is worth the detour, me think, The current Sainte Cécile Cathedral (see post) is preceded by several churches. The first dates from the 4C and was destroyed in 666 or 667 by a fire. A second appears in the texts in 920 under the name of Sainte Cécile, the patron saint of musicians. At that time, an episcopal ensemble includes the cathedral, but also a baptistery and a chapel dedicated to Saint-Pierre. Some arches of the old Romanesque cloister remain from this period, several times displaced after having remained in the Rochegude park for a long time and placed in the 2010s between the Cathedral and the Castelviel district. Other elements of Romanesque architecture are located between the current buildings of the cathedral and the Berbie palace, not visible from public places.
Before the Cathédrale Sainte-Cécile, there was a church. From the 4C to the 13C, between the current cathedral and the Palais de la Berbie, there were inhabitants, religious, who worked. It was a very important place until the 13C, which was deeply revamped with the wars of religion, The trace of an old Romanesque cloister, at place de la Trébaille, the three stone arches now installed very close to their implantation of origin (a private house now), or a part of the southern and north portals today included in a private home. The archives of the cathedral were sadly burned who else, the French revolution, Thanks to the friendly collaboration of the owners of these houses, some trace have been found.
The city of Albi on its heritage: https://www.mairie-albi.fr/fr/patrimoine
The Albi tourist office on its heritage: https://www.albi-tourisme.fr/en/visiting-albi/
There you go folks, I have written plenty on Albi in my blog and all worth it, This is my dear late wife Martine’s paternal side of the family! We love going there and of course the wines are good too especially Gaillac’s ,and the architecture and history blends very nicely. Again, hope you enjoy the post on the old cloister of the Cathedral of Albi as I.
And remember, happy travels, good health, and many cheers to all !!! 
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It’s such a pretty town
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Indeed it is, thanks for stopping by Cheers
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It’s a tiny piece of architecture, but it has the merit of reminding us that there used to be a cloister there.
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Of course that is the idea of the post! It was once part of the cathedral of Albi. Thanks for stopping by Cheers
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