This is a collage of some of the photos I took of the travelling Buddy Bears when they were displayed underneath the Eiffel Tower last Autumn.
On my recent weekend away in Paris I went up the Eiffel tower and when I looked down at the Champs de Mars from the viewing platform I noticed, through the [...]
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United Buddy Bears
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The Knights Templar from Glory to Tragedy by Patrick Huchet
Synopsis (from book cover):
After the taking of Jerusalem by crusaders in the year of grace 1099, pilgrims started to travel to Palestine in ever greater numbers to worship at the tomb of Christ, the Holy Sepulchre. It was to ensure their protection that in 1119 – 1120, a knight from Champagne, Hugh de Payns, founded [...]
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The Trocadero Gardens from Above
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When one has fully entered the realm of love, the world – no matter how imperfect – becomes rich and beautiful – it consists solely of opportunities for love.
Soren Aabye Kierkegaard (1813 – 1855)
14 Comments CherryPie on Dec 30th 2012
Filed under Faith Foundations, Heritage, Holidays, York 2011
52 Photos Project – Gallery 36 – All is Calm
The prompt for this weeks theme is ‘All is Calm‘. More photos on this theme can be found in the gallery.
4 Comments CherryPie on Dec 28th 2012
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Reflections
The Eiffel Tower is currently having a glass viewing platform installed so unfortunately the view is slightly impaired by scaffolding.
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