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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Continuing my story about Saturday afternoon in the Val de Saire, I also took the time to visit the 18th century Moulin de Marie Ravenel also called le Moulin de la Caudrairie in the village of Réthoville. The water mill is named after the poet Marie...
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The forecast for Monday and Tuesday calls for snow, low temperatures and strong winds from the north. I'm certainly not looking forward to that since we've had such nice weather these last few days, especially on Saturday when the sun was out in full...
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Église St-Pierre in Prétot-Sainte-Suzanne is a massive, old church in the form of a Latin cross with a square bell tower and gabled roof, typical of many churches in Normandy. The church as it exists now dates as far back as the 15th and 16th centuries...
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Not far from Carentan within the Parc Naturel Régional des Marais du Cotentin et du Bessin is the remarkable medieval church of Saint-Étienne d’Appeville. It became an historic monument in 1950 and is one of the most interesting in the region due in part...
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Although I spent many years living in Tbilisi, I never took the time until now to make my own khinkali, traditional meat dumplings. I followed the recipe below and ended up with approximately 20 khinkali. I cooked ten for lunch and had the rest for dinner....
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Église Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul in Coigny dates from the 15th - 17th centuries and is known for its 16th century polychrome rood beam with crucifix and its 17th century altar. This is an exterior view of the nave and the seigneuriale chapel. The saddleback...
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One of the many small churches in the Marais du Cotentin that I had the fortune to explore during the Clochers en Fête last June was the eglise Notre-Dame de Cretteville. The church dates from the 13th to 15th centuries. A woman's head adorns the top...
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It is only 10 a.m. and the snow is still coming down. The forecast says that it won't last very long so I thought I would take some photos of what may be our only snowfall this winter. As you can see, there are very few cars on the Boulevard de l'Hague...
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Colmar is one of the most beautiful towns in Alsace. It is lined with picturesque timber frame houses steeped in history. The town is also the birthplace of several artists including Martin Schongauer (1445-91) whose altarpieces and engravings were admired...
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Saint William's Church (also called Wilhelmskirche in German and église Saint-Guillaume in French) is a gothic church belonging to the Lutherans Slightly set back from the intersection of the wharfs of the shipbuilders and the fishermen, the church is...
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