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French WW1 military cemetery in Courbesseaux
In 1920, a French military cemetery was built in Courbesseaux for the soldiers who died in the area during WW1, a lot during the battle of Grand Couronné in August and September 1914. There are now 2679 French soldiers in this necropolis, in 976 graves...
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1815-2015, Napoleon and Lorraine
When we were in Pont-à-Mousson in March, an association was celebrating Napoleon years showing what people used to eat at this time but also marching in the corridors with a drummer to draw the attention of visitors. And in the last few weeks we have...
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Partial solar eclipse over Lorraine
We have heard about the partial solar eclipse for three weeks. This morning it started over Lorraine around 9.30 am and, for once, we were lucky. There was no cloud (apart from pollution mist), no rain and no wind, so we were able to watch it in most...
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At the table in Lorraine, in Pont-à-Mousson
This week end the Comité d'Histoire Régionale of Lorraine organized two days about the culinary history and heritage of the region. It was happening at Abbaye des Prémontrés in Pont-à-Mousson. About 40 associations were involved and made us discover food...
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Old bed in Vaudémont in Lorraine
On a cold snowy day as today I feel like staying under a duvet in my bed. When I was a young girl, we didn't have duvets at home but eiderdowns, without seams to make them flat so big eiderdowns, and so warm. I remember that sometimes the end of a feather...
