De captivants à banals, les articles et photographies de “The Baguette” sont une tentative de publier un journal de ma vie dans la Manche et de proposer un forum de discussion pour tout ce qui touche à la Normandie.
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Sorry for the late blog posting but we had some beautiul colors this year and I wanted to make sure I published these photos before it was too late.
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What I Am Thankful For: For each new morning with its light, For rest and shelter in the night, For health and food, For love and friends, For everything that Jesus sends ! I made all of the traditional foods including turkey, sage stuffing, mashed potatoes,...
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I was in Bricquebec last Friday and Saturday for the Week-end sur l'Esprit Saint, part of the Parcours Alpha of which I belong. And I say unto you, Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you. For every...
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Ingrédients : 1 œuf 100g de sucre en poudre 260g de farine de blé 1 pincée de sel 125g de beurre mou 250g de crème de marrons Préparation : 1 Mélangez au fouet l'œuf entier et le sucre pour obtenir un mélange mousseux et pâle. 2 Ajoutez-y les farines...
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Église Saint-Vincent is a Gothic church from the 15th century which lies atop a small promontory overlooking the banks of the river Douve within the marais du Cotentin. The bell tower, located above the transept, has a particular shape: square at its...
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Bordeaux , built almost 100 km upriver at the first bridging point of the Garonne River, is one of the most important ports in Europe. The city boasts a wealth of Classical architecture, which contrasts with the small store houses lining the narrow cobbled...
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The Petit train de la Rhune is a cog railway at the western end of the Pyrenees. It links the Col de Saint-Ignace, some 10 km to the east of Saint-Jean-de-Luz, to the summit of the La Rhune Mountain. Located opposite the station of the cog train is a...
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The neo-Gothic-style château was built by architect Eugène Viollet-le-Duc at the request of Antoine d'Abbadie d'Arrrast, between 1864 and 1879. Antoine d’Abbadie, member of the Academy of Sciences, was an astronomer, explorer, anthropologist and linguist...
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The seaside resort of Arcachon is built on a lagoon and is quite famous for its oyster farms. For decades the town’s winter resort was the favorite haunt of celebrities from Alexandre Dumas to Jean Cocteau and Marilyn Monroe. In 1841, a new branch line...
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Sixty kilometres south of Bordeaux is the Dune du Pilat. At 114 meters, the highest sand dune in Europe, it is 2.7 kilometers long and 500 meters wide. The west face slopes gently towards the Atlantic rollers, whereas the hollowed landward side to the...
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