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/image%2F0569107%2F20190728%2Fob_84896b_old-times-reminders.jpg "It has been a long time since my last article. After seeing quite...")
/image%2F0569107%2F20170807%2Fob_8fcd92_battle-east-sussex.JPG "To Christine to celebrate 40 years of (pen) friendship I have...")
/image%2F0569107%2F20170720%2Fob_6c42bd_stud-farm-rosieres-aux-salines.JPG "Before 1760 there were saltworks in Rosières-aux-Salines. The...")
/image%2F0569107%2F20170707%2Fob_713610_hohlandsbourg-castle.JPG "Hohlandsbourg castle, near Wintzenheim, is built on a top of...")
/image%2F0569107%2F20170611%2Fob_3fc7b5_strasbourg-cathedral.JPG "Strasbourg cathedral can be seen from far away and recognized...")
/image%2F0569107%2F20170604%2Fob_1a8993_la-cure-d-air-trianon-jardin-et-halle.JPG "Each time gardens are open in Lorraine we try to visit new ones....")
/image%2F0569107%2F201310%2Fob_292156a378c4812f793a083a6389aa8c_dscf1790.JPG "After the first book tree I saw in Nancy more than three years...")
/image%2F0569107%2F20170430%2Fob_812daf_turckheim-porte-de-france.JPG "Turckheim is very near Colmar in Alsace. I went there years ago...")
/image%2F0569107%2F20170424%2Fob_90c591_kaysersberg-4-2017.JPG "As usual we stopped in Kaysersberg on our way to the center of...")
/image%2F0569107%2F20170408%2Fob_e713a4_nyckel-harpa-2017.JPG "Last week end we had another opportunity to go to the castle...")
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Old times reminders in Lorraine
It has been a long time since my last article. After seeing quite a few exhibitions with American cars or soldiers, I think I can mention what is happening in the area at the moment. After celebrating the 100th anniversary of WW1, we are now celebrating...
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Battle in East Sussex, England
To Christine to celebrate 40 years of (pen) friendship I have been to Battle about ten times and each time I have liked this town of East Sussex. It is so typically English with a "High Street", a "green", old shops but also with modern facilities. And...
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The stud farm of Rosières-aux-Salines
Before 1760 there were saltworks in Rosières-aux-Salines. The main well where salted water was pumped is in the middle of the stud farm square. In 1767 the place became a "royal stud farm" and was closed during the French Revolution, but it was soon replaced...
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Hohlandsbourg castle in Alsace
Hohlandsbourg castle, near Wintzenheim, is built on a top of the Vosgian mountains, not very high but enough to enjoy a beautiful view towards Colmar, the Black Forest and, of course, the Alsatian flat country. The high walls of Hohlandsbourg castle are...
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Strasbourg cathedral
Strasbourg cathedral can be seen from far away and recognized thanks to the only tower of the building. From 1647 to 1874 it was the tallest building in the world. A guide has explained to us that, if you imagine Strasbourg cathedral without this high...
