The Baguette

STRASBOURG 4ÈME PARTIE

Cultural Heritage

By The Baguette

One afternoon, I went for lunch at a restaurant near the cathedral. I wish I could remember its name. The food was delicious: Baeckeoffe and another choucroute dish with the best tasting sauerkraut I’ve had my entire life. Afterward I went to le Musée...

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STRASBOURG 3ÈME PARTIE

Architecture

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Although most people will probably say that the Cathedral is the most spectacular building in Strasbourg, I would have to say that despite its size the Protestant Church of St-Pierre-le-Jeune is equally impressive. Its charm reads like an open book with...

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STRASBOURG 2ÈME PARTIE

Cultural Heritage

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Bear with me and I’ll soon have all my photos uploaded to the blog. I heard that some people were having problems viewing all of the photos. That is because you may not have access to Flickr where I store the photos. I can’t do anything about that. Another...

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EPIPHANIE 2013

Catholocism

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Le terme "épiphanie" est issu du grec et signifie "apparition". Célébrée le 6 janvier, cette fête correspond à la présentation de Jésus enfant aux Rois Mages. Ce jour est aussi celui du premier miracle des noces de Cana et avant tout la date de baptême...

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STRASBOURG 1ERE PARTIE

Happy Things

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I’ll always have pleasant memories of New Year’s 2012 in Strasbourg. Upon arrival, I was a bit overwhelmed with all there was to see—the historic city center lined with timber framed houses and shops decorated for the holidays, the colourful medieval...

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NOËL 2012

Happy Things

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Here are some photos that I took while on Christmas vacation. I went to Gourdon again to spend the holidays with some friends. They live out in the country and so I had many opportunities to go walking through the woods or along quiet roads. On Saturday,...

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JOYEUX NOËL 2012 ET BONNE ANNÉE 2013 !

Happy Things

By The Baguette

For weeks now the house has been decorated for the holidays. I decided to mix it up a little bit by going with a red color scheme for the tree this year. Here are a few photos of some of my decorations. I thought that I would stay in Querqueville this...

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THEBA PISANA II

Nature

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BARFLEUR, WEEK-END MÉDIÉVAL

Cotentin

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This charming fishing port, with its granite houses and its quays littered with lobster pots, is one of the most beautiful villages in France. Tradition has it that the boat which carried William, Duke of Normandy on his invasion of England was built...

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PHARE DE GATTEVILLE

Cotentin

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The lighthouse, which stands on the northwestern extremity of the Cotentin peninsula, is one of the tallest in France (71 meters). The light has a range of 56 kilometers, and the radio beacon, installed in the small 18th century semaphore, guides ships...

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