December 2011, Notre-Dame de Chartres, Chartres
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Dec
11
Sometimes a Light is not Enough
21
Dec
11
They Lost their Heads
December 2011, Notre-Dame de Chartres, Chartres
19
Dec
11
Staring Down Time
December 2011, Notre-Dame de Chartres, Chartres
16
Dec
11
Gothic Beauty
November 2011, Notre-Dame de Reims, Reims
08
Dec
11
Wooden Grace
November 2011, Tours
01
Dec
11
Cœur de Lion
November 2011, tomb of Richard I of England, Fontevraud Abbey, Fontevraud-l’Abbaye
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Nov
11
Dormant
Unfortunately our guide book didn’t mention the fact that the castle is closed from mid-November until February. Charles Perrault allegedly wrote La Belle au bois dormant with Ussé in mind.
November 2011, Château d’Ussé, Rigny-Ussé
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Nov
11
L’Uomo Universale
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Nov
11
Moulinsart pour Papa
It’s a bit geeky, but it had to be done. I grew up on the Tintin comic books, which my Dad bought for us all. And since the Château de Cheverny is the original Château de Moulinsart (Marlinspike Hall) we just couldn’t stay away.
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November 2011, Château de Cheverny
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Nov
11
A Different Kind of Double Helix
November 2011, Château de Chambord
