During the Middle Ages, Latin was the most predominant language spoken along the left bank of the Seine River near the Sorbonne University. In those days, all the university courses were taught in Latin so you had to speak Latin to get around there. Hence the name: Latin Quarter. And speaking of the Sorbonne, it’s […]
This week Ailsa chose illuminated as a travel theme. That’s a great opportunity and Kongo had difficulty in figuring out which images in his library worked for this challenge. He finally settled on these two that highlight his love of natural illumination. In the first image a character in the Disneyland Parade has her headdress
Spectacular Gothic architecture. Gargoyles. Stained glass to die for. The Notre Dame cathedral in Paris lives up to everything you’ve ever read about it. Dating back to the 1100s, this is a really, really old church. It’s been restored at various times over the centuries and today it remains it good shape. At least as
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