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Bonjour! I promised next post will be happier. And I will keep my word. The place I am going to write about is one of the happiest in ...
sobota, 16 czerwca 2012
In honour of 700.000 killed...
Today's weather
isn't nice... There are clouds and we can't see the sky... It was raining in
the morning.. So I'm not I a very good mood...
I decided to say
you something about the very sad event... It was in 1916, exactly from 21st of
February to 20th of December 1916. Do you know what was it? No?
There was a big battle of Verdun.
The battle began at 07:15 on 21 February 1916 with a 10-hour artillery bombardment by 808 guns. German soliders launched an assault on 6-kilometers long section Haumont-Caures-Herbebois.
Battle had 6 phases. All of them were very brutal...
If you want to know more, you can read about all battle here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Verdun
Now, in Verdun there is a very big graveyard. I will show you some photos of this place:
Battle had 6 phases. All of them were very brutal...
If you want to know more, you can read about all battle here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Verdun
Now, in Verdun there is a very big graveyard. I will show you some photos of this place:
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| Douaumont ossuary - this building commemorates fallen |
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| Ossuary and a small part of cemetery |
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| Part of cemetery |
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| Muslim cemetery (all of graves turned in the direction of Mecca) |
And that's all.
I promise next note will be happier :)
A plus!
Anne
środa, 13 czerwca 2012
Higher than Clouds!
Yes... That's true..
We were higher than clouds!
Or.. no.. we weren't higher than clouds because there wasn't any clouds!! :(
Oh! Do you know what I am talking about?
Of course about Millau Viaduct!
It is the tallest bridge in the world with one mast's summit at 343.0 metres above the base of the structure. That's really high! Look at this picture:
We were higher than clouds!
Or.. no.. we weren't higher than clouds because there wasn't any clouds!! :(
Oh! Do you know what I am talking about?
Of course about Millau Viaduct!
The bridge was designed by the French structural engineer Michel Virlogeux and British architect Norman Foster.The viaduct is part of the A75-A71 autoroute axis from Paris to Montpellier.
Construction cost was approximately €400 million. A lot of money!
When we arrived there weren't any clouds. But sometimes you can see that view:
It's amazing! Isn't it?
We didn't feel the high when we were driving... But now when I see the bridge I am very proud I saw that beautiful place!
Of course I recommend it for you!
Bye :)
Anne
The City of Kings
Well.... I decided
to tell You something about Reims - beautiful city in the Champagne-Ardenne
region of France. It lies 129 km east-northeast of Paris.
Maybe You are interested why
did I write the title of this post "The City of Kings". The reason of
that name is connected with the history of France. Do you know that this
city played a prominent ceremonial role as the traditional site of the
crowning of the kings of France?
The coronations took place in
the Cathedral of Notre-Dame de Reims (here is the photo↓)
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| Beautiful rose window in the cathedral |
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| Royal Square |
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| The Town hall |
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| Ruins of Roman arch |
See You next time! (Maybe in France?)
Ou revoir!
Wild & Beautiful
Did
you hear about beautiful Verdon Gorge?
The Verdon Gorge located in south-eastern France (Alpes-de-Haute-Provence), is a river canyon that is often considered to be one of Europe's most beautiful.
It is about 25 kilometres long and up to 700 metres deep. It was formed by the Verdon River. One of the most characteristic features of the canyon is turquoise-green colour of the water.
Because of its proximity to the French Riviera, the canyon is very popular with tourists, who can drive around it, go kayaking on the artificial lake of Sainte-Croix-du-Verdon or hike. The walls which are several hundreds of metres high, attract many rock climbers.
At the end of the canyon, the Verdon river flows into the artificial lake of Sainte-Croix-du-Verdon (in French: Lac de Sainte-Croix).
Ok, that was something about the canyon... Let's see some photos!
Some landscapes...
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| The road was very winding... |
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| ↑ some pictures of the river... |
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| This photo had been done by my dad :) That colours ↑ are like real! The French name of this lake is Lac de Sainte-Croix. |
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| From this bridge, you can jump on bungee!! |
Ok, that's all I think..
I reccomend this place to visit :)
Bye, bye :**Anne
wtorek, 12 czerwca 2012
Avignon
Who didn't hear about the famous Bridge in Avignon?
This bridge (correctly the leavings of the bridge) was build about 1100 year. It had 22 spans and was 900 meters long. Now, we can see only 4 spans which are about 200 meters long.
And that's all :)
I think most of you. Also, many people know that in this city there was a residence of the antipope.
But did you see this beautiful city? I want to show you something interesting...
Ok, we will start our tour telling something about history. In Roman times in the place of city, there was a village called Avenio. In the middle ages Avignon was dependent on France because it lied in Provence.
From 1309 popes stayed in Avignon but in years 1378-1408 the city was the residence of antipopes. This time is called "Ävignon Papacy".
But.. If you are interested in history of Church, you can read about it here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catholic_church
Now, something more interesting...
Maybe some photos?
Here ↑ you can see the most popular (excluding the Bridge) historic monuments in Avignon: the cathedral Notre Dame des Doms and Palais des Papes ("Papal Palace").
And now, the most famous bridge in that part of France:
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| Pont d'Avignon (also named Pont Saint-Bénezet) |
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| This two photos ↑ I did when I was on the bridge. |
And that's all :)
I hope You enjoyed it :)
I'm sorry if there were some writing mistakes :)
A+
Anne
poniedziałek, 4 czerwca 2012
Pont du Gard
Hello Everybody!
I didn't know what to write about, but fortunately my dad helped me :)
He remind me the beautiful Roman Aqueduct - Pont du Gard:
Well.. I prefer French name.. What about you?
But I heve to say something about the aqueduct...
It is a three-storeyed arcade. It's 49 meters high and 27meters wide. Particular arcades are build by different number of archs:
That's all
See you later :*
Anne
I didn't know what to write about, but fortunately my dad helped me :)
He remind me the beautiful Roman Aqueduct - Pont du Gard:
Name of this aqueduct comes from: Pont (fr) - bridge and the name of the river - Gard.
In English we might say: The Bridge over the Gard River ;)Well.. I prefer French name.. What about you?
But I heve to say something about the aqueduct...
It is a three-storeyed arcade. It's 49 meters high and 27meters wide. Particular arcades are build by different number of archs:
- 6 archs in down storey
- 11 in middle storey
- 35 in the highest storey
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| Another photo of Pont du Gard |
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| View of the highest part of aqueduct: this way Romans ferrie |
That's all
See you later :*
Anne
środa, 4 kwietnia 2012
Real Carcasonne
Hello!
Landscape of Old Carcassonne
Isn't it beautiful? I think it is.
This city has never been captured because of double bailey.
The total lengh of extarnal walls is 1700 meters and the total lengh of internal walls is 1300 meters. The high of the walls run from a few meters to over a dozen meters. On the fortification you can find 52 towers.
The city has existed since Roman times but that walls were build in XIII century. Since today 300 people live in the old town.
In this picture, you can see a Romanesque-Gothic basilica Saint Nazaire.
And here you can see another photos from this beautiful city :)
So.. If someone says that he was in "Polish Carcassonne" like Paczków, Szydłów, Byczyna or Chelmno, tell him about the real Carcassonne.
That cities cannot equal it :)
A plus! See you in next note!
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| Landscape of Old Carcassonne |
Isn't it beautiful? I think it is.
This city has never been captured because of double bailey.
The total lengh of extarnal walls is 1700 meters and the total lengh of internal walls is 1300 meters. The high of the walls run from a few meters to over a dozen meters. On the fortification you can find 52 towers.
The city has existed since Roman times but that walls were build in XIII century. Since today 300 people live in the old town.
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| In this picture, you can see a Romanesque-Gothic basilica Saint Nazaire. |
So.. If someone says that he was in "Polish Carcassonne" like Paczków, Szydłów, Byczyna or Chelmno, tell him about the real Carcassonne.
That cities cannot equal it :)
A plus! See you in next note!
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