Five churches done, 248 to go. Oh no, yesterday we also saw three places, 245 to go. 254 Romanesque churches, that’s how many they have in le Departement de Saone …
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9 oct
Finally left Autun and drove over to Cluny. Well,we’re not staying in Cluny but in St. Point; a few kilometres south. We could not stay in Cluny. Firstly, because the …
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8 oct
Went to see Ray Walker in Nuits St Georges. Ray is an American who started making Burgundy wines five years ago. He recently wrote a book about his experiences, The …
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Was reading today in Les Pèlerinages au moyen age, pilgrimages in the middle ages, but I want to make clear I am reading it in French. I do get three …
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The Damned are miserable and noisy. Sculpture 2
The tympanums at Vezeley and Autun depict the final judgement. To God’s left, are the happy souls on their way to heaven. On the right are the you-know-whos. And if …
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6 oct
The sight of St. Lazare from the campground is marvelous and changes often during the day. In the morning the church is still hidden under a layer of fog that …
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Anybody interested in my theory about life after death? I remember explaining this theory to a former colleague at the FD, late on an evening, after a rather fabulous meal …
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Marvel
It’s really a shame how quickly the extraordinary becomes ordinary. We seem to have a limited ability to marvel. Nebraska has one of the most significant dinosaur finds in the …
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Is there a crisis in capitalism? This question is real to me, but the answer isn’t obvious. I mean, there is no obvious yes or no. There is a bit …
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Finished book about Fred Goodwin, the villain former chief executive from RBS. He definitely would have benefitted from a little bit Cistercian austerity in his life, is my impression. The …
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