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La Grande Vadrouille
A mural with Louis de Funès and Bourvil in Rue Rousseau Deslandes. What a fantastic film! -
Basilique Notre-Dame de Beaune
Chapel of Saint Leger or the Chapel of the Cardinal Jean Rolin (15th century). The paintings by Pierre Spicre depict the raising of Lazarus and Saint Martha on the right. -
Basilique Notre-Dame de Beaune
A lovely detail in the chapel of Saint Leger. -
Vézelay Abbey
The famous tympanum, which is within the narthex, serves as a spiritual defense of the crusades. It was here that King Richard the Lionheart and King Phillip Augustus met for the Third Crusade. -
Vézelay Abbey
The ones who have not yet received the Word of God are not quite human: some are dwarfes... -
Vézelay Abbey
... and some have elephant ears. -
Vézelay Abbey
Basilica of Sainte-Marie-Madeleine was under repair, so we only saw a part of it. -
Beaune
What a lovely sign above the O'100dwich sandwicherie in Beaune :-) -
Beaune
Remparts de la Comédie, the ramparts around the town is actually a street with some charming houses. -
Beffroi de Beaune
Belfry, dating from the 13th-14th century, renovated and repaired multiple times after that. -
Basilique Notre-Dame de Beaune
The porch dates from the mid-13th century. A great place that protects you from the elements. -
Basilique Notre-Dame de Beaune
A 12th century romanesque basilica in Beaune. -
Hôtel-Dieu de Beaune
The reason why we came to Beaune: The hospices. Founded in 1443 as a hospital for the poor by Phillip the Good was in use until 1971. -
Hôtel-Dieu de Beaune
Trente-trois. Trente-trois. Trente-trois... Thirty three. Thirty three. Thirty three... Oui, oui, oui, oui, oui... -
Christ of Pity
A 15th century sculpture of Christ of Pity sculpted from one oak trunk. The craftsmanship on the crown of thorns and ropes is wonderful! -
Hôtel-Dieu de Beaune
The ceiling in the Room of the Poor is an upside-down boat-skiff shape. -
Hôtel-Dieu de Beaune
Such lovely beams under the ceiling. I think the inscription says Seule * as seule etoile, meaning the founder's wife. -
Hospice kitchen
The kitchen in the Hospice. My (second) favourite part in this kitchen is the rotating spit with Mr. Bertrand apparently rotating it. It was made in 1698 by a local clockmaker Defresne. -
Hospice kitchen
This is my favourite part in the kitchen. The two swan-like faucets for running hot water. -
Hospice Pharmacy
A very interesting pharmacy. -
Hôtel-Dieu de Beaune
View of the glazed-tiled hospice roof from the cour d'honneur, the main inner court. The roof type probably has central European origins, but is now a trademark of Burgundy. -
Maison du Colombier, Beaune
What a lovely house with plenty of dovecotes. And doves in the cotes. -
Basilique Notre-Dame de Beaune
A magnificent stained glass window. But I have no idea how old it is. May be old, but my uneducated guess would say quite recent. -
Meursault
We obviously went to Meursault because of the Grande Vadrouille, but did not regret it. What a picturesque, friendly and lovely town. -
Meursault
A restaurant in the town centre. -
Vézelay Abbey
This Benedictine abbey, which is a well-known pilgrimage church, was constructed between 1120 and 1150. Here stood initially a Roman villa, then two Carolingian convents, then then reformed Benedictine order of Cluny. Built to accommodate pilgrims, and extended to accommodate even more pilgrims... -
Vézelay Abbey
The portal on the exterior of the church. -
Vézelay Abbey
A lovely detail on the facade indicates the grandeur inside. -
Vézelay Abbey
The narthex was added to accommodate the influx of pilgrims, who came to see the relics of Mary Magdalene. -
Vézelay Abbey
St Paul the Hermit's burial. Saint Anthony burying Saint Paul, with two lions digging the grave. -
Vézelay Abbey
The crypt -
Vézelay Abbey
Adam and Eve. A snake climbs the Tree of life and gives grapes(!) to Eve. -
Derrière une porte
I once had to write a story "Derrière une porte" being given an image similar to this one. I probably could write another one for this door as well. -
Vézelay
The hollyhock grows in every corner of the town. So beautiful. -
Vézelay Abbey
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Fougères
This belfry was the first in Brittany, built in 1397. -
Mont Saint-Michel
We planned the visit to avoid the crowds. But we didn't think it would be so empty on a Sunday afternoon. -
Mont Saint-Michel
Plenty of lovely souvenir shops and places to eat in the town, but some of them closed fairly early in the evening. -
Mont Saint-Michel
What a magnificent place indeed!