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The Shepherd’s Monument
We are now going to go on a little detour from my French travels and Rennes-le-Chateau to a place more local to me, but which has a connection to yesterday’s post.
I mentioned that Sauniere had requested a copy of a painting from the Louvre. This is what the Cadogan Guide has to say about the [...]
18 Comments CherryPie on Jul 25th 2012
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Dame Carcas
Legend has it that Princess Carcas, wife of the Saracen, Balaak, seeing Chalamagne lift the siege of her town, ordered the bells to be rung.
From Wiki:
History says that Charlemagne’s army was at the gates of the city facing the Saracens. A princess was at the head of the Knights of the City after the [...]
18 Comments CherryPie on Jul 17th 2012
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The Knights’ Fresco
Fragments of the knights’ fresco can be seen on the barrel ceiling above the cross seen in the previous post. This is the only room of the castle to have kept a fragment of its medieval decor (thought to be late 12th century).
16 Comments CherryPie on Jul 13th 2012
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A Gargoyle or Two
21 Comments CherryPie on Jul 3rd 2012
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PhotoHunt – Creative
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10 Comments CherryPie on May 25th 2012
Kirs… A Fairy Among fairies….
Dani created this picture from a portrait that I took of myself (the sub title is hers).
It is interesting that many people over the years I have called me a faerie…
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22 Comments CherryPie on May 18th 2012
