In depth recounting of my global wandering
The previous post ended with our time at the Aître Saint-Maclou and my rant about tour guides. We’d seen one of the tetrad of Late or Flamboyant Gothic style buildings. Now we’re on our way to the second – likely …
A brief Danse-Macabre. Nearly abutting l’Église Saint-Maclou you can find the euphemistically named Aître Saint-Maclou. A more precise name would be Ossuaire Saint-Maclou or the Saint Maclou Ossuary. There are a few reasons for this linguistic diversion. Derived from the …
Following the French victory at the Battle of Castillon in 1453 that effectively ended the Hundred Years War (Fighting ceased but a formal treaty wasn’t signed until 1475.), Rouen began a gradual return to prosperity. The city’s economic upturn at …
I don’t recall whether we’d set sail during dinner but certainly by the time of Tim and Jie’s concert we were well underway for the longest passage on the outbound segment of our river cruise. When we awoke in the …
But what about the time machine? From my regular pre-trip research, I’d reached a reasonable conclusion regarding the reason the tour organizers had chosen to include Château de La Roche-Guyon in our itinerary. What I didn’t expect to see was …