A red door, where I would lose a hat but find a fellow textile artist, who would find my lost hat...
A Red Door and A Lost Thing Found – The Director’s Cut…
Category: Travels in France
Saints of Saintes – The Director’s Cut…
A cathedral, a basilica, and a crypt, dedicated to some of Sainte's saints.
A Collector of Saintes – The Director’s Cut…
The Dupuy Mestreau Museum is a 'cabinet of curiosities' showcasing the cultural history of Saintes.
A Roman Museum – The Director’s Cut…
Where I would see Roman artifacts I had not seen anywhere else, and get a question answered from yesterday.
Mediolanum – The Director’s Cut…
Before Saintes was French, it was Roman, which gives it very different vibe from the other cities I have visited.
Abbey aux Dames – The Director’s Cut…
My first night in Saintes is at an 11th century abbey., where I finally find myself in the footstep of Eleanor of Aquitaine.
Spires in the Sky – The Director’s Cut…
Niort has several cathedrals, of which I was able to visit two - Notre Dame and St. Hilaire...
Henry’s Castle – The Director’s Cut…
I came to Nantes for the mechanical elephant. I came to Niort for the Donjon, a castle built by Henry II...
Un Château Magique – The Director’s Cut…
Mazette! Le Chateau is a B&B just outside of Niort's city center. It would be the most magical lodging of this trip thus far...
France and the New World – The Director’s Cut…
Today I visit a New World Museum in an Old World mansion, where I learn more about France's involvement with the Americas.
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