Hostellerie Des Trois Pigeons Paray Le Monial

The Altar

Last night I stayed in evening worship until the candles were extinguished by two young people. Today I arrived early to morning service in time to see the candles being lit by one young man. I was one of the last out and the first in. I also was one of the first out at the morning service.
The altar is a jumble of about a hundred leaning cement blocks with ...

"02/11/08 "I am, once again, at Mâcon-Loche station. My stay in Taizé is over. It is 8:13am, and I have been up since 6. The bus to the station left Taizé at 7:21am, and my train from here to Paris does not leave until 10:30, but the next bus didn't leave Taizé until then. So, here I am with 2hours and a quater to spare. "Yes, I am tired, and my ankles are cold, but I am inside, and already it's ...

We went to Cluny almost every day. It is 12km away from Taize. The best way to reach tere wes hiking. That was the first time in my life to do that. It is beatiful and typical French vilage. It is something between city and vilageand it has very rich history. There was a swiming pool, a supermarket, Caffee de Paris, and other things that we needed. But also it was very beautifull town, so sometimes we went there just to take a walk and hang around.

... and all informations that you need. And they do speak English! We visited the castle after that. It is a bit starnge: such a big castle in such a small vilage. The entry costs 5 euros, but it is worth of that. There is a guide lady, but she speaks only French, so you get textbook in English, and folow her, Like with the subtitles. :)

... aims. Well, for me this was the cheapest way to visit France and get visa. I'm not saying that I'm not beliver, but I don't want to spend the only two weeks of holiday that I have in 3 times a day praying. Anyway, the place is beautiful, the nature is amousing, and this is a perfect way to get know the real France. We stayed in small wooden houses, and each of them has about 10 bedrooms, and in each bedroom there are 12 beds ...

... in regards to its reputation is the second best in France next to the Louvre, and I must say that even though it doesn't contain a collection of works by world reknowned artistist like the Louvre does, it's a fantastic art musuem, I must say one of the best that I saw. The art that you see in this musuem was primarily done by artists from Besancon and the Franche Comte region, but according to the information that I read in the museum ...

... like a village than a "city". After walking around the "city" aimlessly for about 2 hours (I know, how was it possible for me to get lost in a small village like Nuit Saint George? Simple, I have NO sense of direction and I love traveling! Go fig.!) I finally found a small, cute little square with lots of restaurants. In the heart of the square, there was a clock tower, and the bells of the tower rang out at every half hour/hour, which was cool. I ...

... Beaune, next to Nuit Saint George, is fairly famous for its wine production so I had to taste some. My coq au vin was sensational and the wine of course, was fantastic. After my lunch, I decided to take in some sights. The first place I visited was the Hotel-Dieu, which was an old Medival hospital run by nuns, and it was one of the oldest working hospitals in France for a long time. The Hotel-Dieu is also where one of the best Burgundian wines is made ...

Not a long trip, a week or so. I didn't get to forge the incredible friendships as I could in my last few adventures. I just didn't have the time. Damn am I glad, though ,that I did this instead of lying around dormant for a week. There's just so much of the world to see, so much to enjoy and ...

It's weird embarking on two trips within a week of eachother...when I went to Italy, I had everything laying on my bed/floor 4-5 days ahead of time. I had checklists, contingency plans, complete hostel and train itineraries...I was the ****ing terminator of travel. For this trip, I literally packed the morning of, spending just shy of 25 minutes loading my backpack w/the essentiels and then some. Granted, it's only a 6 day trip, but I still find it interesting. Like I said in my ...