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Oh so this is a dandy to tell you more about it, and put in new pictures not in my blog before! I have a historical post on it but this post will have more historical facts as well. Let me tell you about the Basilica Cathedral of Saint Denis, part II !!! Hope you… Continue reading The Basilica Cathedral of Saint Denis, part II !!!

As I have been saying, Fontainebleau has a nice special meaning to our family. We never lived there but it was the first castle visited in France ever by us. This as consequence that my dear late wife Martine was from the region and she took me there first proud of her Fontainebleau. We have come back several times, I am friend… Continue reading The Porte Dorée of the Château de Fontainebleau !!

Well not my cup of tea as I have mentioned in my previous posts but need to see it at least once for the history of it. And of course, visiting the beautiful,historical, architecturally stunning Château de Fontainebleau  in my nostalgic dept 77 Seine-et-Marne in the ïle de France region is a must. Again written many posts… Continue reading The Napoléon I Museum of the Château de Fontainebleau, Part I !!

My roots of my encounter with France was Paris, therefore the part of the title of my blog; however, my first encounter of a monument was the Château de Fontainebleau. You need to read about the castle in my blog, several posts over the years. However, I believe this corner of it, deserves a post… Continue reading The Chapelle de la Trinité of the Château de Fontainebleau, part I !!!

And I get nostalgic and sentimental each time I need to write about Meaux . This one was briefly mentioned in previous posts but felled needed to have it in one post, me think. I like to tell you and me more about Meaux.  A nice town bordering the Marne river in Seine et Marne dept… Continue reading The American monument of Meaux !!