For this Corner View I thought these photos taken last Monday well illustrated this theme. Last Monday, I accompanied my daughter's class for a trip to visit the Abbaye Royale de Fontevraud. This abbey is located near Saumur city in the Loire Valley. Guides explained to the kids the construction methods of buildings and church and the life of the abbey in the Middle Ages. The effigies of Richard the first (Richard Coeur de Lion), Eleanor of Aquitaine impressed the children. The strict life of monks and nuns told by a guide have also pushed their imaginations. A beautiful and perfect place to imagine medieval life. Some time ago, I read the book "World without end" (Un monde sans fin) by Ken Follett. In this abbey, I thought of this book several times!
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un endroit magnifique !
RépondreSupprimerIt looks very beautiful, thanks for sharing! :-)
RépondreSupprimerA beautiful place to spend the day. xo
RépondreSupprimerWow, so beautiful! I am fascinated every time I think of that famous and long dead personalities lived there, which I visit now. The story was written right there. This caused me goosebumps.
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how very intriguing. how very french, those grounds.
RépondreSupprimeri imagine myself in a loire castle.
perhaps one day it'll become real.
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What a fabulous Abbey. Lovely architecture. I bet the children had heads filled with wonderful imagines.
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incredibly beautiful place
RépondreSupprimerwhat an impressive place :)
RépondreSupprimerBeautiful place to visit, to let your imagination flow...
RépondreSupprimerWhat a beautiful castle! France is by far the best!
RépondreSupprimerYou are just SOOOOO lucky to live in a place where you are surrounded by so much history - and by so much beauty. That church is absolutely stunning - those soaring arches in glorious white stone - I can almost imagine heaven looking at these pictures. Our buildings here in New Zealand are very young - the oldest would be maybe 150 years or so . . . and sadly for us here in Christchurch most of those are gone. Your photos are lovely too :-)
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ça fait longtemps que je veux y aller… peut-être y arriverai-je un jour? ont-ils effacé toutes les traces de son passé de prison? à bientôt et bonne journée chère Menthe!
RépondreSupprimerComme c'était une visite encadrée avec des scolaires, je n'ai pas fait tous les recoins du site mais je n'ai rien vu qui pouvait le rappeler réellement. Je crois qu'une des guides a dit qu'il y avait des pierres gravées par des prisonniers. La semaine prochaine, je posterai d'autres photos du lieu.
SupprimerEt tu me fais imaginer une belle machine à remonter le temps...
RépondreSupprimerI had to look it up were it all is, it helped your link with the information!
RépondreSupprimerAnd now I noticed that my uncly lives a bit belowe Tours, in Bourgenouf! So it can be on the way for me to my uncle!
Only, because I'm from east Netherlands, I take the east side road to him!
But, I hope next time I visit him to go to this beautiful Abbey....thanks for your tour!
I love the white spaciousness and imagining the wonder of being a child and visiting there!
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