Amiens Cathedral all lit up!
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The Bay of the Somme – nature, birds and a Steam Fair! ………Continue reading Steam Festival on the Somme Situated just an hour south of the Channel ports of Calais and Boulogne-sur-Mer, St Valery-sur-Somme offers not only a first or last stopover to/from more distant French destinations, but is also worth a visit in its own right. This is where the River Somme enters the English Channel (or French Manche!) on the Bay of ………Continue reading Worth a detour – St Valery-sur-Somme A peaceful bird and nature Festival on the Somme ………Continue reading Somme Bird Festival I have in the past been somewhat dismissive of the city of Amiens (80 Somme, Picardie) largely because an enforced winter stay in the city when my car broke down, and also because I have a loathing of the concrete monstrosity that is the Tour Perret – because it is ugly and also because it ………Continue reading Amiens, Chocolate and Australians LD Lines has dropped its Dover-Dieppe ferry service from the end of June 2009. Reportedly due to insufficient traffic, the ship used , the “Cote D’Albatre” will continue to run on the newer Dover-Boulogne service. But it is a shame that there is again less choice for crossing the channel – the Dieppe route at ………Continue reading LD Lines drop Dieppe service Amiens (80 Somme, Picardie) holds an annual “Marche sur l’eau” as part of its annual Festival – on 23 June 2013. There are nearly 300 hectares of gardens right in the centre of the Amiens agglomeration criss-crossed by over 65 kilometres of waterways: Hortillonnages (canals in the local Picard language). This complex network of canals, ………Continue reading Amiens Water Market The Somme evokes images of World War I and battlefields, but it has much more to offer. The magnificent Gothic cathedral at Amiens is well-worth seeing, although to my mind the Tour Perret is an ugly concrete monstrosity (architcturally admired) which detracts from the splendour of the nearby Cathedral. Capital of the Picardy region, Amiens ………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. In April 2008, ………Continue reading France-emotion – Great photos of French cities Amiens Christmas Market (80 Somme, Picardie) runs from 26 November – 24 December 2010 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! |
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