This cemetary is in the tiny village of Gudon not far from the Austrian border where we stopped for a picnic lunch. Ce cimetière est dans le petit village de Gudon pas loin de la frontière autrichienne où nous avons fait un picnic à midi.
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Postcard from Italy – Santa Maria della Croce
TSanta Maria della Croce is a basilica on the outskirts of Crema in Lombardy built in the Lombard Renaissance style where an apparition of the Virgin Mary is said to have helped Caterina degli Uberti, a woman from Crema fatally wounded by her husband on 3 April 1490 (he cut off her hand and part of her arm …
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Postcard from Italy – Cervo
Cervo was a well-earned rest at the top of a hill cycling along the Ligurian Coast east of Imperia. It was full of little streets like this one. On a bien mérité le repos à Cervo qui se trouvait en haut d’une colline sur la côté ligurienne à l’est de la ville d’Imperia. Il y avait plein …
Postcard from Italy – The Beach
Practically every inch of an Italian beach is taken up with deck chairs and beach umbrellas that are rented out to users at various price according to the location. From time to time, you do find a public beach but it’s always small. In the photo below, you can see a public beach in the …
Postcard from Italy – Breakfast in Liguria
It took 45 excruciating minutes of narrow roads and hairpin bends to get up to this B&B in Liguria in Italy yesterday. By the time we got there, the top of the mountain was covered in mist and we couldn’t see a thing. But this morning, the sun came out and it was worth it! …
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Postcard – Oleander Avenue – Une avenue de lauriers
I just love this avenue of oleanders with its date palms in Saint Laurent du Var just outside Nice. Italy tomorrow! J’adore cette avenue de lauriers avec ses palmiers à Saint Laurent du Var à côté de Nice. L’Italie demain!
Postcard from India – Marble & Precious Stones
Both the Taj Mahal (above) and the Red Fort in Agra (below) are made of white marble inlaid with precious stones, such as rubies (red), malachite and jade (green), tourmaline (red and orange), lapis lazuli (blue), onyx (black) and, mother-of-pearl which have stood up to the elements for more than 400 years. The same techniques …
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Postcard from India – the Taj Mahal in the Early Morn
The Taj Mahal did not disappoint. Tears came to my eyes as I stood and looked at this mythical palace of love commissioned in 1632 by the Mughal emperor, Shah Jahan (reigned 1628–1658), to house the tomb of his favorite wife, Mumtaz Mahal who died giving birth to her 14th child. Le Taj Mahal ne nous …
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Postcard from India – Buland Darwaza
This amazing structure is Buland Darwaza or the “Gate of Magnificence” built in 1601 by the great Mughal emperor, Akbar, at Fatehpur Sikri, to commemorate his victory over Gujarat. The Buland Darwaza is the highest gateway in the world (53.63 m high) and an astounding example of Mughal architecture. Ce bâtiment étonnant s’appelle Buland Darwaza ou …
Postcard from India – The Biggest Sundial in the World
This sundial at UNESCO World Heritage site, Jantar Mantar observatory in Jaipur, is the largest and most accurate (to within 2 seconds) in the world.. The observatory, built in the first half of the 18th century, has 19 main astronomical instruments or groups of instruments. All are fascinating. Ce cadran solaire à l’observatoire Jantar Montar à Jaipur, site …
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