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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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The castle of Vic-sur-Seille in Moselle
When we arrived in Vic-sur-Seille last Sunday, we discovered the spring fair was going on and that we had to park out of the center of this big village. Driving a bit further away, we found a square with children playing on the grass and just near them...
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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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Beautiful spring days in Lorraine
When I wrote the article about spring days two weeks ago, I was happy to have warmer days but pollution had spoiled the beginning of the new season a bit. It is different now. Apart from Saturday morning, last week was very pleasant and sunny. Yesterday...
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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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Easter 2015 in Lorraine
Bells have gone to Rome, so they won't ring till Sunday morning, and they'll bring back eggs to Lorraine, as usual. Some places had planned Easter egg hunts on Saturday but I read a few minutes ago that some of these towns and villages have postponed...
