So, I know the blog is a little backlogged, and for that, I apologize. It's just that I've been doing so many new and interesting things, I haven't had time to write about them all. So let's play some catch up...
The first weekend I was here started with visiting some sites nearby. I left off describing my time in Monfort l'Amaury and I forgot to post a few cool pics. Below is the ruins of a castle built in the 11th century. Marie took this picture, but what you can't see is that Nico and I were discussing which way direction Paris was, which is why I am pointing. I ended up being almost right, which I was pretty proud of.
After taking the pics, Marie took a rest on the castle.
The church below is Eglise Saint-Pierre, dedicated to Saint-Pierre and Saint-Paul.
It was originally built in 1050, but has had different additions and reconstructions done since. The full history can be found on their website.
The picture above doesn't look like much, but I had to take it, because the view reminded me of the little town square that Belle lived in, in Beauty and The Beast. I found the animated picture on an interesting blog, and apparently when this girl was visiting France, she thought of Beauty and the Beast too! What's more, she did a nice job of literally putting herself in the scenes.
The next image was taken on the grounds of the abbey/museum of Port-Royal des Champs. The structure is actually a pigeon house.
Those are the little holes the pigeon would come in and out of. They remind me of cute little pigeon bunks. Like a pigeon-motel or something.
I liked the ceiling in it too, can you tell?
The abbey at Port-Royal des Champs is another ruins since the abbey itself was burned to the ground in the early 1700's due to it's association with Jansenism, a Christian theological movement in the Roman Catholic Church, which ended up being regarded as heresy at the time. Something is always considered heresy somewhere, no?
More beyond the first weekend to follow...seriously! =)
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