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American cars in Pont-à-Mousson
It was a really good idea to go to Pont-à-Mousson to enjoy the Crazy American Weekend. We saw it was successful when we left Place Duroc to drive to Ile d'Esch, there were plenty of cars waiting for a parking place and turning around. We managed to find...
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Riquewihr and wine
Last year we found good wine in Riquewihr, so this year we decided to go back there to buy more for us and also to find the "medium dry" wine my English friend would like to taste. Riquewihr is a pleasant town to visit because it is so typical, but there...
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Lalique museum in Wingen-sur-Moder
Last Wednesday morning we watched glass blowers making Christmas baubles in Meisenthal in Moselle and in the afternoon we visited the new museum dedicated to Lalique work in Wingen-sur-Moder in Alsace. It is the only museum about Lalique creations in...
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Staircases in Abbaye des Prémontrés in Pont-à-Mousson
The two days of regional culinary and history heritage organized in the Abbaye des Prémontrés were the opportunity for me to discover more of the buildings. The first time I went there I only saw the abbey church, called Sainte-Marie-Majeure, and a long...
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Lille 3000-Renaissance, the parade
Last spring we planned a long week end in Lille to meet our English friends and we chose the last week end of September. We didn't know the town and it was more or less half way from each home. When we arrived at the hotel, we discovered that there was...
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The old town of Eguisheim in Alsace
Eguisheim has been chosen by French people as their favourite village in 2013. So we have seen a lot of videos and photos about it, but I couldn't avoid taking more photos as it is really a typical Alsatian village with an uncommon shape. The village...
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The Menin Gate Memorial in Ypres, Belgium
Nearly one year after writing this, I found this text in Rye and Battle Observer and decided to place the link after my own article. It explains so much about the pilgrimage of British people to Ypres. Ypres is a pleasant town to visit but, above all,...
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Special Day in Eguisheim in Alsace
Fog was so thick when we were on tops of the Vosges mountains that, after a short walk, we took our map and decided to go down to the plain. Which way ? Alsace or Lorraine ? Alsace ! We chose to go to Eguisheim, the favourite village of French people...
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La Cure d'Air Trianon in Malzéville
Each time gardens are open in Lorraine we try to visit new ones. Today we didn't want to go too far and discovered La Cure d'Air Trianon in Malzéville which was especially open for the Rendez-vous aux Jardins 2017. La Cure d'Air Trianon was created in...
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Jardin d'Adoué in Lay-Saint-Christophe on Heritage Days
Each year we try to visit at least one place during the Journées Européennes du Patrimoine (European Heritage Days). So, on Saturday, we went to a garden in Lay-Saint-Christophe called Le Jardin d'Adoué. This garden was created in the 1990s and is situated...
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Turckheim in Alsace
Turckheim is very near Colmar in Alsace. I went there years ago with my family and made my husband discover it last week end. Of course, Turckheim looks like other Alsatian villages with half-timbered houses, but I think a lot of people first think about...
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Christmas forever in Riquewihr in Alsace
I heard about the shop in Riquewihr where Chrismas is celebrated all year long several years ago, but had not time to go till last summer. We discovered Riquewihr and its typical streets first, "picturesque" as it is written on postcards. Then we easily...
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Carriage driving show in Lunéville
Last Sunday was the first time Lunéville organized a Concours International d'Attelage. It took place on the esplanade of the castle. Four different categories of horses were making the show. In the morning horses and carriages went around the countryside...
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Iris in Jardin Botanique du Montet
As my Daughter had never seen the greenhouses of Jardin Botanique du Montet in Nancy, we planned a trip there last week and I thought it would be a good opportunity to enjoy roses too. This place was created in 1975 and is really worth visiting. But roses...
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Sculptures in Lunéville (2)
The 6th Symposium de la Pierre ended last Friday in Lunéville. I went there the day before to see the sculptures again and get answers to my questions. Of course each work of art had changed in one week. One sculptor was still working hard, the others...
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Painting and heritage in Buissoncourt
Each year the Association Peinture et Patrimoine Lorrain organizes painting competitions in villages. Each painter must paint something which shows the village or part of it, the heritage. People choose the base, the way to make their painting. They can...
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Dress codes from the Renaissance to Nancy nowadays
Students of regional schools teaching dress making, embroidery or textile have worked to prepare the exhibition Dress codes - Renaissance Nancy 2013. The subject of their work was the use of clothes of the Renaissance later in this century ! How would...
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Sculptures in Lunéville
The 6th Symposium de la Pierre is going on at the castle of Lunéville till the 31st of May. Gé Pellini, a sculptor, organizes this event which lasts two weeks. Sculptors are invited to create a piece of art with limestone (this year with calcaire de Chartres)....
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Sion in Lorraine
Sion Hill (la Colline de Sion) is a place I have always known. Part of my father's family still lives near it and it was where we used to walk after Sunday lunch. Nowadays the hill is more known because of the pilgrimage to the basilica, Basilique Notre-Dame...
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Mosaic in Saint-Nicolas-de-Port
Mosaic L'ordre et le désordre (Tidiness and Untidiness) For me, the tourist office in Saint-Nicolas-de-Port is the nearest place to find information about what is happening in the area, and in Lorraine. At the moment mosaic is shown in the building. Magali...
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Brewery Museum in Saint-Nicolas-de-Port
The brewery museum in Saint-Nicolas-de-Port joined the Late-night Opening of the Museums on Saturday night. So we arrived there at 8 pm, it was very calm and a guide showed us the whole building and the collections, just the two of us and him, so easy...
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Greenhouses of Jardin Botanique du Montet
By arriving at Jardin Botanique du Montet at the beginning of the afternoon we were advised to start our visit by going to the greenhouses as it was a warm day. Good idea, it was already hot in there. We enjoyed discovering aquatic plants, especially...
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Fountains and music in Lunéville
In summer, before gates of the castle of Lunéville close, you can enjoy the Théâtre d'Eau on the biggest pond at the end of the park. The most convenient way to get there is to arrive at the back of the castle and then there is only a two-minute walk...
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Organs in the basilica of Saint-Nicolas-de-Port
I don't always go to the basilica of Saint-Nicolas-de-Port as a tourist, sometimes I have to go there for sad events or happy ones. Today it was cold in this big building, and even more outside because of the wind. When we were free to go, we went to...
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Saint Côme et Saint Damien church in Vézelise
Last summer, when we visited Vézelise, we entered Saint Côme et Saint Damien church, it was the first time for me. I was surprised to discover a beautiful church, I had not imagined this as it was built during the 15th century and is now surrounded by...
