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[ June 15, 2009 to September 19, 2009. ] The Somme evokes images of World War I and battlefields, but it has much mroe to offer. The magnificent Gothic cathedral is well-worth seeing, although to my mind the Tour Perret is any ugly concrete monstrosity which detracts from the splendour of the nearby Cathedral. ………Continue reading Amiens Cathedral in Colour Featured at the France Show was a fascinating display of images sponsored by the London College of Communication – University of the Arts London and Maison de la France representing the 22 French cities – which encouraged young photographers from the UK to take photos of French cities from a different perspective. ………Continue reading France-emotion – Great photos of French cities [ November 29, 2008 to December 27, 2008. ] Amiens Christmas Market (80 Somme, Picardie) runs from 29 Nov – 27 Dec 2008 Said to be the biggest and greatest Christmas market in Northern France, Amiens town centre is converted into a festive Christmas scene. Look our for stalls offering local eel, shrimp, duck and trout, as well as Beauvais chocolate and Amiens macaroons ………Continue reading Amiens Christmas Market and Cathedral in lights! [ December 6, 2008 to December 7, 2008. December 10, 2008; December 22, 2008 to January 4, 2009. ] The town of Laon (02 Aisne, Picardie) is always an impressive sight, situated on the rocky promontory overlooking the plains of Picardy and Champagne, with the 12th Century Cathedral of Notre Dame as its focal point – a landmark on the otherwise rather uninspiring autoroute A26 from Calais to Reims. [caption id=”attachment_1264″ align=”alignnone” width=”300″ caption=”View of ………Continue reading Christmas Markets in Picardy 2008 [ September 20, 2008 to September 28, 2008. October 5, 2008; ] I remain of the view that Picardie is an area that is often overlooked or passed by or through on the way to somewhere else – Paris and south! But given its proximity to the UK (both from Calais/Boulogne/Dunkerque – and the LD lines terminal at Dieppe) it does offer an attractive and interesting destination ………Continue reading Shopping in Picardie I tend to think of Garlic as a rather inert product when its on the supermarket shelf, with its clean hard bulbs. But of course, it is a vegetable from the onion family which reveals itself when peeled and used in cooking. Although it has long-lasting qualities, freshly picked garlic has an intensity which quite ………Continue reading New Season Garlic |
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