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Collège des Bernardins
The Collège of Bernardins, or Collège Saint-Bernard, located no 20, rue de Poissy in the 5th arrondissement of Paris, is a former Cistercian college of the historic University of Paris. Founded by Stephen of Lexington, abbot of Clairvaux, and built from 1248 with the encouragement of Pope Innocent IV, it served until the French Revolution as the residence for the Cistercian monks, students at the University of Paris.
After an overall renovation completed in September 2008, it is now a place for meetings, dialogues, training and culture, offering a rich program of public conferences and symposia, exhibitions, concerts, activities for young people and a theological and biblical studies center. Since 2009, it houses the Académie catholique de France.
It has been the subject of a classification for French historical monuments since 10 February 1871.
Après la taille, ramassage des sarments avant le brûlage en bout des rangs de vigne à Saint-Estèphe Gironde.
After pruning, collection of the vine shoots before burning at the end of the rows of vines in Saint-Estèphe Gironde.
Crac des Chevaliers, is a Crusader castle in Syria and one of the most important preserved medieval castles in the world. The site was first inhabited in the 11th century by a settlement of Kurds; as a result it was known as Hisn al Akrad, meaning the "Castle of the Kurds". In 1142 it was given by Raymond II, Count of Tripoli, to the Knights Hospitaller. It remained in their possession until it fell in 1271. It became known as Crac de l'Ospital; the name Krak des Chevaliers was coined in the 19th century.
A few months ago, I took this photo while passing through Place des Vosges, the oldest planned square in Paris, which is located between the 3rd and 4th arrondissements in the Le Marais district.
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Papillon, petit azuré / Butterfly, small common blue
Canon 550D | Sigma 105 Macro EX DG | Ext Kenko 1.4 300 DGX PRO
Cabane des Dix and La Luette
Film - youtu.be/XHxWlm_fxEM
After a busy year, a last minute Alpine adventure was decided on and the Steaming Boots Team headed out to Geneva on an early September flight.
Arriving on the Saturday afternoon we were looking forward to some late summer fun with four days of outdoor escapades planned! However the weather was decisively “Scottish” when we arrived with heavy rain and gales, not the late summer arrival we were hoping for!
We picked up the hire car and made our way for Arolla and the Kurhaus Hotel. In the prior days I had seen pictures of the sun loungers in the front garden of the hotel on social media. Tourist were out soaking up the sunshine, but by the time we reached the winding road taking us up to the hotel, it was obvious that these photos had been the last summer photos for a while!! The rain quickly turned to snow and by the time we arrived the sun loungers had a good covering of snow!
Over tea we discussed our options. We had planned a hike to La Cabane des Dix and then a hike up to La Luette but with winter arriving early the conditions were a little different to what we had expected!
Come the morning we called the hut – 15cm of fresh snow had fallen up high –mmmm ….
Might make the Pass de Chevres ladders interesting! We decided to head up to the pass and assess the conditions once we got there. It was a cracking morning as the overnight storm clouds gradually lifted revealing the majestic Swiss Alps in their snow covered glory. The snow lay thick on the ground but the path was still obvious – well until we reached the Pass de Chevres!
Reaching the pass, the Cheilon Glacier lay below us with the Cabane des Dix in view now. We descended the ladders carefully and the next 1.5hrs were a bit tricky – a snow covered boulder field made progress slow but soon we were across the glacier and ascending to the Hut.
It had been an adventure even reaching the hut. At a height of nearly 3000m and a lofty position it is situated in a spectacular position with Mont Blanc de Cheilon dominating the location. A near empty hut saw us have the luxury of a dormer room to ourselves. The evening meal was great and we settled down for the night planning to have a look at La Luette in the morning….
Monday morning and the weather was looking good. We didn’t leave too early but still manged to watch the sunrise as we headed towards La Luette and its glacier. A small lake provided a grand mirror and photo opportunity for the sunrise. Soon we were putting our gear on for the glacier crossing. The fresh dump of sow had obscured any track that may have shown on a dry glacier so we proceeded with caution! We progressed well but with about 200m to go of the crossing we decided to turn around. Large crevasses and the unstable top layer of snow being enough for us to retreat!
The situation was superb and we stopped again to get more photos, taking our time descending to the hut! A brief bite to eat and we were on our way again – back to Arolla and reversing our previous days adventure – glacier crossing, ladders, hike to the valley. Lower down the landscape had transformed from the previous day and the Alpine meadows had returned to their green status after a monochrome day the day before!
Back at the car and we made plans for the following two days adventure
TBC!
Galets sur la plage de Cavalas, Presqu'ile de St Mandrier, 83, Var, PACA, France.
Au loin, le cap Sicié et les rochers des 2 frères lieu de nombreuses légendes marines
Pebbles on the beach of Cavalas, peninsula of St Mandrier, 83, Var, PACA, France.
In the distance, Cape Sicié and the rocks of the 2 brothers place many marine legends.
This was me eight years ago at Crac des Chevaliers, a massive crusader castle in central Syria, near the recently liberated city of Homs
Andras Des Quartet - 11.04.2025 - Jazzit Musik Club Salzburg
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Besetzung:
Martin Eberle: trumpet;
Kenji Herbert: guitar;
Philipp Nykrin: piano;
Andras Des: percussion;
Andras Des Quartet - 11.04.2025 - Jazzit Musik Club Salzburg
www.jazzfoto.at/konzertfotos25/andras-des-quartet/Index.htm
Besetzung:
Martin Eberle: trumpet;
Kenji Herbert: guitar;
Philipp Nykrin: piano;
Andras Des: percussion;