This is a pleasant update of my introductory post on the wonderful Dieppe! We had visited couple times at least, can’t recall all, and I like to bring it back to life in the blog. This post will be in my Black and White series, no pictures, The city of Dieppe is in the département 76… Continue reading This is Dieppe !!!
The Church Notre-Dame de Croaz Batz of Roscoff !!
And let go north again in my Bretagne on the coast of Finistére dept 29 to take you to the quant nice town of Roscoff. I have written several posts on it in the past in my blog, but again feel a single post on its Church is merited. Therefore, here is my take on the Church of… Continue reading The Church Notre-Dame de Croaz Batz of Roscoff !!
The Grand Aquarium of Saint Malo !
So up we go to the corsair city of Saint Malo. Yes a very popular spot in our beautiful Brittany, however, there are places off the beaten path most visitors by passed by going to the city center. Of course, this is in Saint Malo, dept 35 of Ille et Vilaine in the region of Bretagne. I like… Continue reading The Grand Aquarium of Saint Malo !
The Cathédrale Sainte-Croix of Orléans, part I !!!
Again, spent time by the magnificent cathedral of Orléans; we have been here before and now new text and pictures from our newest trip to the city. The Cathédrale Sainte Croix d’Orléans or Holy Cross Cathedral,is located at place Sainte-Croix, and is the cathedral of the diocese of Orleans; Gothic style with baroque ornamentation of which partly… Continue reading The Cathédrale Sainte-Croix of Orléans, part I !!!
Curiosities of Chartres !!!
And I was back to the venerable Chartres! Many years long ago we used to come here a lot from our home in Versailles; then we stop. Several years went by and I decided to make it a run again as a memorable trip without my dear late wife Martine. There is so much here… Continue reading Curiosities of Chartres !!!