tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17913552.post1875718757451356938..comments2024-03-29T09:09:49.454+01:00Comments on wcs: Roof Lineswcshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00551283829616757577noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17913552.post-30750871704472052008-11-15T08:11:00.000+01:002008-11-15T08:11:00.000+01:00simon, I knew he wasn't all there...cheryl, it was...simon, I knew he wasn't all there...<BR/><BR/>cheryl, it was a fun visit!<BR/><BR/>beaver, it won't get that cold here.<BR/><BR/>peter, the kitchen is very interesting with all those ovens and chimneys.<BR/><BR/>susan, merci!<BR/><BR/>chm, now you're just rubbing it in! Ah, desert life.<BR/><BR/>judy, yes, you should go. Have you been to Chinon?wcshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00551283829616757577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17913552.post-26608065684471722462008-11-14T22:44:00.000+01:002008-11-14T22:44:00.000+01:00I doubt that the abbey church was in ruins. Since ...I doubt that the abbey church was in ruins. Since it has been a prison from the early nineteenth century to the mid 1960's, it was probably in bad shape, but not in ruins. The restoration began at the beginning of the twentieth century and was continued after the abbey was vacated. <BR/>Jean Genêt had been a prisoner there, and he tells about it in "Le miracle de la Rose".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17913552.post-65221640326941527532008-11-14T22:40:00.000+01:002008-11-14T22:40:00.000+01:00chm... 97°!?!? wow!Walt, I love the angles on that...chm... 97°!?!? wow!<BR/><BR/>Walt, I love the angles on that top photo. I'm looking forward to more of the inside! This is another of my very favorite culture topics: Eleanor of Aquitaine and the whole Capet and Plantagenet thing and the connection to William the Conqueror on the one side, and down to Louis IX on the other (who is, of course, St. Louis!). This is a major unit that I do with my classes. They see the movie, and they do research, and they learn medieval vocab, and I have a web page for it, and all that. I love showing them how the designs all over Ste. Chapelle (fleurs de lys and castles) are all related to Louis IX's Capet and Castille lineage back up to Eleanor and to Louis VII! I love it!<BR/><BR/>And... I've never been to Fontevraud! I must go!<BR/>JudySeine Judeet (Judith)https://www.blogger.com/profile/07407353544376132484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17913552.post-41836227871597470832008-11-14T20:12:00.000+01:002008-11-14T20:12:00.000+01:00We've got a warm trend here too. We're supposed to...We've got a warm trend here too. We're supposed to hit 97°F today. Lovely!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17913552.post-81359181010809439662008-11-14T18:42:00.000+01:002008-11-14T18:42:00.000+01:00Fantastic photos, I love the perspective. You get...Fantastic photos, I love the perspective. You get such a good sense of the intricacy of the designs.Susan in Lillehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11799279686617932919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17913552.post-77829591043229018422008-11-14T17:38:00.000+01:002008-11-14T17:38:00.000+01:00Fontevraud has a great free-standing, medieval kit...Fontevraud has a great free-standing, medieval kitchen. Also, the clean, modern design of the reconstructed cathedral is nice in contrast to the ruins it is built upon.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17913552.post-13213215186502780302008-11-14T14:53:00.000+01:002008-11-14T14:53:00.000+01:00Waltwarm weather here too - up to 14C but raining ...Walt<BR/><BR/>warm weather here too - up to 14C but raining ( good time to go and catch the James Bond movie tonight).<BR/><BR/>Some snow and -2C on Sunday and Monday.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17913552.post-67254456249344815192008-11-14T10:08:00.000+01:002008-11-14T10:08:00.000+01:00LOL @ Simon!Fontevraud is really worth the trip! ...LOL @ Simon!<BR/>Fontevraud is really worth the trip! Very impressive. And, as I recall, a nice cafe across the street!Cherylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15170098781777190491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17913552.post-70877300898316824492008-11-14T09:11:00.000+01:002008-11-14T09:11:00.000+01:00Richard the Lionheart has 3 tombs (which is a bit ...Richard the Lionheart has 3 tombs (which is a bit greedy, really). Fontevraud is where his body is buried, there is a tomb in Rouen where they buried his heart, and a tomb at Charroux containing his brain.<BR/><BR/>Probably an exemplar of spreading yourself a bit thin!Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06203768991989701121noreply@blogger.com