In The Sanctuary

The city of Caen never decommissioned the church that sits in the abbey, so it's still a sanctuary.  The place has been rebuilt after World War II and looks good.  Lots of pretty stained class and much light for the architecture.

Telling Time

Some photos of the inner area of St. Etienne, the Men's Abbey.  I love the clocks and the perpetual calendar.

More Of The Men's Abbey

 The topiaries and knot garden are really neat in the abbey, but I especially love the squirrely photo made from Photo Shop trying to put together the panorama a few down.  To me, it looks like art.  Of course, we also found a clock.

Old Photos - Back To Caen

Andreas is going through his photo files and processing several from years ago.  These are from our trip to France.  The Men's Abbey built by William the Conqueror in Caen is now city hall.  It's still pretty, even though it's been gutted, and shows the original architecture.

Re-Balancing

When we moved, my Uruguayo antique balance was damaged.  Enter Clements the moving insurance company.  They gave us replacement cost, and here is the replacement - a pretty and in need of care balance from France.  I love the verdigrised pan.  Time to start restoration.

Framed Bayeux

MolDeco did another great job on this little shield from France.  I think Andreas is going to hang it near his blue dragon.

All Boucliered Up

Yay, an older crazy January start done!  I think it looks pretty good, and Andreas wants to keep it.  It also gave me practice for the William and Harold panel.

Outside Le Memorial

Outside Le Memorial there is a large park and green space.  Part of it is called a peace park and honors Nobel peace prize winners.  Part of it is a memorial to the dead of the second world war.

Cold War Relics

Le Memorial has a large Cold War collection, with even some old launch room stuff on display.