This is Saint Germain sur Morin !!!

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Oh this is and always will be a sentimental city of my passing trips with the family. I am thrill to tell you about Saint Germain sur Morin, glad to passed by it and remind of the wonderful times by it. Therefore, let me tell you about this is Saint Germain sur Morin !!! Hope you enjoy the post as I.

The town of Saint-Germain-sur-Morin is located in the Seine-et-Marne department no 77, in the Île-de-France region of my belle France, The town water sources consists of eight watercourses, including the Grand Morin river, 118 km long, a left-bank tributary of the Marne river, The town is located 10 km from Meaux, 2 km from Coutevroult,6 km from Bailly-Romainvilliers (where we were lodge), and 512 km from my current home, To avoid tolls, we left our home base in Bailly-Romainvilliers along the D406 road to the roundpoint of quatre vents bearing left onto the D436 or Route de Melun passing Coutevroult passing over the A4 Autoroute de l’Est continue passing City center Saint Germain sur Morin on rue de Melun dir Meaux passing Quincy Voisins to connect with the A140 autoroute that takes you to City center Meaux our final destination on this route. The pic below was passing by the train station on the Rue de Paris or D934 road

The town belongs to the Val d’Europe Agglomeration which brings together the five historical towns of sector IV of the new town of Marne-la-Vallée as Chessy, Serris, Coupvray, Bailly-Romainvilliers, and Magny-le-Hongre. The towns of Villeneuve-le-Comte and Villeneuve-Saint-Denis were added in 2018. Thereafter, Esbly, Montry and Saint-Germain-sur-Morin joined in 2020, bringing the number of associated towns to ten. The reason writing about this town which took a picture passing is that it was here that my dear late wife Martine took me to see Doctor Paté a homeopathic doctor that took care of her and maternal grandparents for cures, I had strong sinusis and this doctor took care of them ,and never again problems, It brought me many nice memories passing by now,

If coming with more time other monuments to see are the Church Saint Germain de Paris that was rebuilt in the 14C, and frequently restored. From the 12C onwards, two watermills were in operation on the Grand Morin. They can still be seen today: the Moulin Vieux or Old Mill on rue des Prés), and the Moulin Neuf or New Mill on rue du canal.

A bit of history I like tell us that in 1100, Couilly and Saint-Germain-lès-Couilly formed two separate parishes, though they were originally a single village separated by a bridge over the Morin river. The origin of its name comes from the Benedictine monks of the Abbey of Saint-Germain-des-Prés in Paris ,whose coat of arms the town adopted ,and who owned the land. It was part of the County of Champagne and Brie, and it was only in 1361, under John the Good, that the region was annexed to the French crown. Saint-Germain-les-Couilly has often been invaded or occupied, and its bridge has witnessed the passage of troops crisscrossing eastern Île-de-France such as: Joan of Arc in 1429, the English in 1432, Napoleon I in 1814, the Russians, Bavarians, Austrians, and Prussians in 1814-15, the Germans in 1870 and 1940, and others. During the French revolution, the abbey’s property, the monks’ farm, the Moulin Neuf (New Mill), the Moulin Vieux (Old Mill), and the presbytery was sold as national property. In 1915, the town officially adopted its current name: Saint-Germain-sur-Morin.

The town of Saint Germain sur Morin on its heritage : https://www.saint-germain-sur-morin.org/index.php/decouvrir-bouger/histoire-et-patrimoine/historique

The Seine et Marne dept 77 tourist office on the general heritage of the area : https://www.tourisme-seine-et-marne.fr/en/activities/culture-heritage/

The Val d’Europe agglomération see Saint Germain sur Morin : https://www.valdeuropeagglo.fr/10-communes/

There you go folks, always memorable moments that stayed with you no matter what, time does not diminished the sadness of not having my dear late wife Martine who introduce me to this quant town by the Morin river many years ago. I will always remember Saint Germain sur Morin, Again, hope you enjoy this post on this is Saint Germain sur Morin !!! as I.

And remember, happy travels, good health, andn 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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