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1Ameise1
Welcome to my 8th thread.
As we travel soon into the summer holidays, I show in the intro where it goes and where our rented holiday home is. It is an annex to a castle, where the castle park is at our disposal.
I will try to post a lot of what we will experience. What holiday literature I will take you see here >9 Ameise1:
Map of arrival
The house we rented for the time from 29th of July until 12 th of August Click on the link and scroll through the photos.
As we travel soon into the summer holidays, I show in the intro where it goes and where our rented holiday home is. It is an annex to a castle, where the castle park is at our disposal.
I will try to post a lot of what we will experience. What holiday literature I will take you see here >9 Ameise1:
Map of arrival
The house we rented for the time from 29th of July until 12 th of August Click on the link and scroll through the photos.
2Ameise1
January
# 1 the Cold Six Thousand by James Ellroy 2017 ROOT Challenge (4½ stars)
# 2 The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead (5 stars)
# 3 The Collected Short Stories of Elizabeth Bowen by Elizabeth Bowen (4½ stars)
# 4 Geraubte Liebe by Dacia Maraini (4½ stars)
# 5 Fragrant harbour by John Lanchester (4½ stars)
# 6 North and South by Elizabeth Gaskill (4 stars)
# 7 The Winter Vault by Anne Michaels (3½ stars)
February
# 8 The Hare with Amber Eyes by Edmund de Waal (5 stars)
# 9 Kiss Kiss by Roald Dahl (4 stars)
#10 Dogs at the Perimeter by Madeleine thien (4 stars)
#11 Last Night at the Lobster by Stewart O'Nan (4 stars)
#12 I Shall Wear Midnight by Terry Pratchett (3½ stars)
#13 Place de l'Étoile by Patrick Modiano (4½ stars)
#14 I Will Have Vengeance by Maurizio de Giovanni 2017 ROOT Challenge (4½ stars)
#15 The Spy Who Came In From The Cold by John Le Carré (4 stars)
#16 The Reluctant Hero by Michael Dobbs 2017 ROOT Challenge (4 stars)
#17 The Sacred Cut by David Hewson 2017 ROOT Challenge (4½ stars)
#18 Miss Buncle's Book by D. E. Stevenson (4 stars)
#19 Julia by Otto de Kat (4 stars)
March
#20 The Devil's Cave by Martin Walker (4½ stars)
#21 Dr. Jekill and Mr. Hide by Robert Louis Stevenson (4 stars)
#22 Wide Sargasso Sea by Jean Rhys (4½ stars)
#23 Benegas by Francisco José Jurado (4 stars)
#24 Töte deinen Nächsten by Michael Herzig (4½ stars)
#25 Every Day Is For the Thief by Teju Cole (5 stars)
#26 Mord unterm Nordlicht (3½ stars)
#27 Beyond Reach by Graham Hurley 2017 ROOT Challenge (4 stars)
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April
#28 Oil On Water by Helon Habila (4 stars)
#29 The Ocean At The End Of The Lane by Neil Gaiman (4 stars)
#30 The Marseille Caper by Peter Mayle (4½ stars)
#31 Red Mandarin Dress by Qiu Xiaolong 2017 ROOT Challenge (4½ stars)
#32 Whisky für drei alte Damen by Minna Lindgren (4 Stars)
#33 The Secret Chord by Geraldine Brooks (4½ stars)
#34 Rom, Rom by Pier Paolo Pasolini (4½ stars)
#35 A Room Full Of Bones by Elly Griffiths (4½ stars)
#36 Nutshell by Ian MacEwan (3½ stars)
#37 Friday the Rabbi Slept Late by Harry Kemelman (4½ stars)
#38 Saturday the Rabbi Went Hungry by Harry Kemelman (4½ stars)
#39 The Bookshop by Penelope Fitzgerald (4 stars)
May
#40 A Trick of the Light by Louise Penny 2017 ROOT Challenge (4½ stars)
#41 Lewis Man by Peter May (4½ stars)
#42 Murder On Brittany Shores by Jean-Luc Bannalec (4 stars)
#43 The Literature Express by Lasha Bugadze (3 stars)
#44 State of Wonder by Ann Patchett (4½ stars)
#45 The Price of Salt by Patricia Highsmith (4 stars)
#46 Sunday the Rabbi Stayed Home by Harry Kemelman (4 stars)
#48 The Disappeared by M. R. Hall 2017 ROOT Challenge (4½ stars
#49 In The Woods by Tana French (4 stars)
June
#50 The Assault by Harry Mulisch (5 stars)
#51 Dark Harbour by David Hosp 2017 ROOT Challenge (4½ stars)
#52 Requiem by Arne Dahl (4 stars)
#53 36 Yalta Boulevard by Olen Steinhauer 2017 ROOT Challenge (4½ stars)
#54 Mystery by Jonathan Kellerman 2017 ROOT Challenge (3½ stars)
#28 Oil On Water by Helon Habila (4 stars)
#29 The Ocean At The End Of The Lane by Neil Gaiman (4 stars)
#30 The Marseille Caper by Peter Mayle (4½ stars)
#31 Red Mandarin Dress by Qiu Xiaolong 2017 ROOT Challenge (4½ stars)
#32 Whisky für drei alte Damen by Minna Lindgren (4 Stars)
#33 The Secret Chord by Geraldine Brooks (4½ stars)
#34 Rom, Rom by Pier Paolo Pasolini (4½ stars)
#35 A Room Full Of Bones by Elly Griffiths (4½ stars)
#36 Nutshell by Ian MacEwan (3½ stars)
#37 Friday the Rabbi Slept Late by Harry Kemelman (4½ stars)
#38 Saturday the Rabbi Went Hungry by Harry Kemelman (4½ stars)
#39 The Bookshop by Penelope Fitzgerald (4 stars)
May
#40 A Trick of the Light by Louise Penny 2017 ROOT Challenge (4½ stars)
#41 Lewis Man by Peter May (4½ stars)
#42 Murder On Brittany Shores by Jean-Luc Bannalec (4 stars)
#43 The Literature Express by Lasha Bugadze (3 stars)
#44 State of Wonder by Ann Patchett (4½ stars)
#45 The Price of Salt by Patricia Highsmith (4 stars)
#46 Sunday the Rabbi Stayed Home by Harry Kemelman (4 stars)
#48 The Disappeared by M. R. Hall 2017 ROOT Challenge (4½ stars
#49 In The Woods by Tana French (4 stars)
June
#50 The Assault by Harry Mulisch (5 stars)
#51 Dark Harbour by David Hosp 2017 ROOT Challenge (4½ stars)
#52 Requiem by Arne Dahl (4 stars)
#53 36 Yalta Boulevard by Olen Steinhauer 2017 ROOT Challenge (4½ stars)
#54 Mystery by Jonathan Kellerman 2017 ROOT Challenge (3½ stars)
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July
#55 The Lizard's Bite by David Hewson 2017 ROOT Challenge (4 stars)
#56 Schlaflose Nacht by Margriet de Moor (4½ stars)
#57 Die Herrin der Kathedrale by Claudia & Nadja Beinert (4 stars)
#58 Hotel Alpha by Mark Watson (3½ stars)
#59 Sizilianische Rache by Ann Baiano (4 stars)
#60 The Invisible Guardian by Dolores Redondo (5 stars)
#61 The Legacy of the Bones by Dolores Redondo (5 stars)
#62 Breaking Silence by Linda Castillo (4 stars)
#63 Madame le Commissaire und die späte Rache by Pierre Martin (3½ stars)
August
#64 A Chemical Prison by Barbara Nadel (4½ stars)
#65 The Columbus Affair by Steve Berry (4 stars)
#66 Gute Zeiten für schlechte Menschen by Roberta de Falco (4 stars)
#67 The Heist by Daniel Silva (4½ stars)
#68 The House of Dolls by David Hewson (4½ stars)
#55 The Lizard's Bite by David Hewson 2017 ROOT Challenge (4 stars)
#56 Schlaflose Nacht by Margriet de Moor (4½ stars)
#57 Die Herrin der Kathedrale by Claudia & Nadja Beinert (4 stars)
#58 Hotel Alpha by Mark Watson (3½ stars)
#59 Sizilianische Rache by Ann Baiano (4 stars)
#60 The Invisible Guardian by Dolores Redondo (5 stars)
#61 The Legacy of the Bones by Dolores Redondo (5 stars)
#62 Breaking Silence by Linda Castillo (4 stars)
#63 Madame le Commissaire und die späte Rache by Pierre Martin (3½ stars)
August
#64 A Chemical Prison by Barbara Nadel (4½ stars)
#65 The Columbus Affair by Steve Berry (4 stars)
#66 Gute Zeiten für schlechte Menschen by Roberta de Falco (4 stars)
#67 The Heist by Daniel Silva (4½ stars)
#68 The House of Dolls by David Hewson (4½ stars)
5Ameise1
American Author Challenge 2017
January: skipped
February (Stewart O'Nan): Last Night at the Lobster (2017-02-11)
August: (Patricia Highsmith): The Price of Salt (2017-05-13)
October: (Ann Pratchett): State of Wonder (2017-05-09)
January: skipped
February (Stewart O'Nan): Last Night at the Lobster (2017-02-11)
August: (Patricia Highsmith): The Price of Salt (2017-05-13)
October: (Ann Pratchett): State of Wonder (2017-05-09)
6Ameise1
British Author Challenge 2017
January
The Collected Stort Stories of Elizabeth Bowen by Elizabeth Bowen read in German (2017-01-06)
February
I Shall Wear Midnight by Terry Pratchett Listen in German (2017-02-15)
March
The Spy Who Came In From The Cold by John Le Carré Listen in German (2017-02-21)
Wide Sargasso Sea by Jean Rhys (2017-03-02)
July
Miss Buncle's Book by D. E. Stevenson (2017-02-27)
Dr. Jekill and Mr. Hide by Robert Louis Stevenson (2017-03-02)
September
Nutshell by Ian MacEwan (2017-04-22)
October
Kiss Kiss by Roald Dahl (2017-02-05)
December
North and South by Elizabeth Gaskill read in German (2017-01-18)
The Ocean At The End Of The Lane by Neil Gaiman read in German (2017-04-02)
January
The Collected Stort Stories of Elizabeth Bowen by Elizabeth Bowen read in German (2017-01-06)
February
I Shall Wear Midnight by Terry Pratchett Listen in German (2017-02-15)
March
The Spy Who Came In From The Cold by John Le Carré Listen in German (2017-02-21)
Wide Sargasso Sea by Jean Rhys (2017-03-02)
July
Miss Buncle's Book by D. E. Stevenson (2017-02-27)
Dr. Jekill and Mr. Hide by Robert Louis Stevenson (2017-03-02)
September
Nutshell by Ian MacEwan (2017-04-22)
October
Kiss Kiss by Roald Dahl (2017-02-05)
December
North and South by Elizabeth Gaskill read in German (2017-01-18)
The Ocean At The End Of The Lane by Neil Gaiman read in German (2017-04-02)
7Ameise1
Canadian Author Challenge 2017
January
The Winter Vault by Anne Michaels (2017-01-29)
February
Dogs at the Perimeter by Madeleine Thien (2017-02-07)
May
A Trick of the Light by Louise Penny (2017-05-01)
January
The Winter Vault by Anne Michaels (2017-01-29)
February
Dogs at the Perimeter by Madeleine Thien (2017-02-07)
May
A Trick of the Light by Louise Penny (2017-05-01)
8Ameise1
Take It or Leave It Challenge
January
2.: Read a book with a compound word in the title
The collected Short Stories of Elizabeth Bowen (German title: Sommernacht) 2017-01-06
3.: Read a book from a best of or notable books of 2016, name the list
The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead 2017-01-04
6.: Read a book whose title includes at least two of the same number
The Cold Six Thousand by James Ellroy 2017-01-02
February
5.: Read a book where both “humor” and “romance” are words listed in the tags for that book
Miss Buncle's Book by D. E. Stevenson 2017-02-27
12.: Read a book where the title starts with the last letter of the previous title
The Reluctant Hero by Michael Dobbs 2017-02-23
17.:Read a book by an author whose full name is at least 5 syllables long
Place de l'Étoile by Patrick Modiano 2017-02-15
18.: Read a book with a title word beginning with "L"
Last Night at the Lobster by Stewart O'Nan 2017-02-11
19.: Read a memoir by a living author of a different gender from yours
The Hare with Amber Eyes by Edmund de Wall 2017-02-04
20.: Read a book whose title only contains one noun
I Shall Wear Midnight by Terry Pratchett 2017-02-15
March
2.: Read a book set in a real country other than the US, Great Britain, France or Germany. Name the country.
Töte deinen Nächsten by Michael Herzig (Switzerland) 2017-03-08
4.: Read a book by a female author with a female main character
Wide Sargasso Sea by Jean Rhys 2017-03-02
5.: Read a book by an author who publishes under three names
Benegas by Francisco José Jurado (4 stars) 2017-03-05
6.: Read a book with "day" or "light" in the title or author's name
Mord unterm Nordlicht 2017-03-12
7.: Read a book where the author's first or last name has exactly five letters
Dr. Jekill and Mr. Hide by Robert Louis Stevenson 2017-03-02
11.: Read a book written by an author who has won a Windham Campbell Prize
Every Day Is For the Thief by Teju Cole 2017-03-11
14.: Read a book with a title which has the last letter of the previous title in the middle
Beyond Reach by Graham Hurley 2017-03-26
15.: Read a book that holds an odd-numbered position in a series
The Devil's Cave by Martin Walker 2017-03-01
April
1.: Read a book whose title has two words sharing one adjacent letter across those two words
The Ocean At The End Of The Lane by Neil Gaiman read in German (2017-04-02)
4.: In honor of the 4th month, read a book with a 4 word title
Der Coup von Marseille by Peter Mayle (2017-04-05)
5.: Read a book that has much to do with religion
The Secret Chord by Geraldine Brooks 2017-04-16
7.: Going on a Picnic: read a book with a title starting with the first letter of your LT username
A Room Full Of Bones by Elly Griffiths 2017-04-16
8.: Read a book by an author who has worked at a newspaper
Rom, Rom by Pier Paolo Pasolini 2017-04-16
11.: Read a book where the author shares a first name with a member of your family
Whisky für drei alte Damen by Minna Lindgren 2017-04-13
12.: Read a book whose title begins with the letters of APRILGRAP (Aprils fool in Dutch) in rolling fashion
Red Mandadrin Dress by Qiu Xiaolong 2017-04-10
13.: Easter Egg Hunt: Read a book with the word egg or eggs in the title or text
Nutshell by Ian MacEwan (2017-04-22)
May
1.: Read a book which has on page 113 a mode of transportation used by people
State of Wonder by Ann Pratchett (2017-05-09)
2.: Read a book with a title that mentions or describes the main character
Carol oder Salz und sein Preis by Patricia Highsmith (2017-05-12)
8.: Read a book where the author's name is also a (common) word
Lewis Men by Peter May (2017-05-03)
9.: Read a book where the first word on p40 starts with a capital letter
A Trick of the Light by Louise Penny (2017-05-01)
11.: "This Must Be The Place" Read a book whose title refers to a place or location
Murder On Brittany Shores by Jean-Luc Bannalec (2017-05-04)
January
2.: Read a book with a compound word in the title
The collected Short Stories of Elizabeth Bowen (German title: Sommernacht) 2017-01-06
3.: Read a book from a best of or notable books of 2016, name the list
The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead 2017-01-04
6.: Read a book whose title includes at least two of the same number
The Cold Six Thousand by James Ellroy 2017-01-02
February
5.: Read a book where both “humor” and “romance” are words listed in the tags for that book
Miss Buncle's Book by D. E. Stevenson 2017-02-27
12.: Read a book where the title starts with the last letter of the previous title
The Reluctant Hero by Michael Dobbs 2017-02-23
17.:Read a book by an author whose full name is at least 5 syllables long
Place de l'Étoile by Patrick Modiano 2017-02-15
18.: Read a book with a title word beginning with "L"
Last Night at the Lobster by Stewart O'Nan 2017-02-11
19.: Read a memoir by a living author of a different gender from yours
The Hare with Amber Eyes by Edmund de Wall 2017-02-04
20.: Read a book whose title only contains one noun
I Shall Wear Midnight by Terry Pratchett 2017-02-15
March
2.: Read a book set in a real country other than the US, Great Britain, France or Germany. Name the country.
Töte deinen Nächsten by Michael Herzig (Switzerland) 2017-03-08
4.: Read a book by a female author with a female main character
Wide Sargasso Sea by Jean Rhys 2017-03-02
5.: Read a book by an author who publishes under three names
Benegas by Francisco José Jurado (4 stars) 2017-03-05
6.: Read a book with "day" or "light" in the title or author's name
Mord unterm Nordlicht 2017-03-12
7.: Read a book where the author's first or last name has exactly five letters
Dr. Jekill and Mr. Hide by Robert Louis Stevenson 2017-03-02
11.: Read a book written by an author who has won a Windham Campbell Prize
Every Day Is For the Thief by Teju Cole 2017-03-11
14.: Read a book with a title which has the last letter of the previous title in the middle
Beyond Reach by Graham Hurley 2017-03-26
15.: Read a book that holds an odd-numbered position in a series
The Devil's Cave by Martin Walker 2017-03-01
April
1.: Read a book whose title has two words sharing one adjacent letter across those two words
The Ocean At The End Of The Lane by Neil Gaiman read in German (2017-04-02)
4.: In honor of the 4th month, read a book with a 4 word title
Der Coup von Marseille by Peter Mayle (2017-04-05)
5.: Read a book that has much to do with religion
The Secret Chord by Geraldine Brooks 2017-04-16
7.: Going on a Picnic: read a book with a title starting with the first letter of your LT username
A Room Full Of Bones by Elly Griffiths 2017-04-16
8.: Read a book by an author who has worked at a newspaper
Rom, Rom by Pier Paolo Pasolini 2017-04-16
11.: Read a book where the author shares a first name with a member of your family
Whisky für drei alte Damen by Minna Lindgren 2017-04-13
12.: Read a book whose title begins with the letters of APRILGRAP (Aprils fool in Dutch) in rolling fashion
Red Mandadrin Dress by Qiu Xiaolong 2017-04-10
13.: Easter Egg Hunt: Read a book with the word egg or eggs in the title or text
Nutshell by Ian MacEwan (2017-04-22)
May
1.: Read a book which has on page 113 a mode of transportation used by people
State of Wonder by Ann Pratchett (2017-05-09)
2.: Read a book with a title that mentions or describes the main character
Carol oder Salz und sein Preis by Patricia Highsmith (2017-05-12)
8.: Read a book where the author's name is also a (common) word
Lewis Men by Peter May (2017-05-03)
9.: Read a book where the first word on p40 starts with a capital letter
A Trick of the Light by Louise Penny (2017-05-01)
11.: "This Must Be The Place" Read a book whose title refers to a place or location
Murder On Brittany Shores by Jean-Luc Bannalec (2017-05-04)
9Ameise1
currently reading
Night Blind 
Monday The Rabbi Took Off 
Devils Workshop
currently listening
The Winter Rose
Night Blind 
Monday The Rabbi Took Off 
Devils Workshopcurrently listening
The Winter Rose
10Ameise1
The latest reading from my previous thread.
book 60 Read in German
The Invisible Guardian
This is the great start to Baztan Trilogy. Who loves crime stories combined with mythology, comes fully to his credit. This trilogy plays in the northern Spanish Pyrenees in Papmplona and its hinterland. Inspectora Amaia Salazar, who works for the murder commission in Pamplona, must not only find the murderer of young teenage girls before he can strike again, but also fight the ghosts of her own past. For this she lives temporarily with her aunt in Elizondo, where she grew up. She also receives unexpected help from creatures from the Basque mythology.
A very great book. It kept me gripped from the first to the last page. Redondo is a master of storytelling, she is subtle with much love for detail and for her figures, but never bloodthirsty.
I highly recommend this book.
book 60 Read in German
The Invisible GuardianThis is the great start to Baztan Trilogy. Who loves crime stories combined with mythology, comes fully to his credit. This trilogy plays in the northern Spanish Pyrenees in Papmplona and its hinterland. Inspectora Amaia Salazar, who works for the murder commission in Pamplona, must not only find the murderer of young teenage girls before he can strike again, but also fight the ghosts of her own past. For this she lives temporarily with her aunt in Elizondo, where she grew up. She also receives unexpected help from creatures from the Basque mythology.
A very great book. It kept me gripped from the first to the last page. Redondo is a master of storytelling, she is subtle with much love for detail and for her figures, but never bloodthirsty.
I highly recommend this book.
12Ameise1
Thanks so much, Mark. Being first some a specialty: cheese from Auvergne, where we will spend our holidays.
13karenmarie
Hi Barbara and happy new thread!
>10 Ameise1: I've added it to my wishlist.
I'm looking forward to hearing about and seeing photos of your holiday!
>10 Ameise1: I've added it to my wishlist.
I'm looking forward to hearing about and seeing photos of your holiday!
15BLBera
Happy new thread, Barbara. Have a lovely vacation.
>12 Ameise1: Yum!
>12 Ameise1: Yum!
16Ameise1
>13 karenmarie: Thanks so much, Karen. I hope to be able to post many photos. That trilogy (>10 Ameise1:) I can strongly recommend.
17Ameise1
>14 jnwelch: Thanks so much, Joe. I'm way into the second book of this trilogy and I can tell you it's very gripping.
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>15 BLBera: Thanks so much, Beth. I'm looking forward to our vacation in France.
Ha, I love cheese and Bleu d'Auvergne is on the top of my list.
Ha, I love cheese and Bleu d'Auvergne is on the top of my list.
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>19 mstrust: Thanks so much, Jennifer.
22Ameise1
>20 Berly: Thanks so much, Kim. I enjoy my reading.
24Ameise1
>23 scaifea: Thanks so much, Amber.
26johnsimpson
Hi Barbara, happy new thread my dear and hope you are having a good weekend. The photos of the house you are renting looks really nice, sending love and hugs dear friend.
27Ameise1
>26 johnsimpson: Thanks so much, John. So far I have a relaxed weekend. Marina came home after a week in a scout camp. She took a shower a is now with friends away. I have no clue how the camp went.
I'm looking forward to our holiday in France. Love and hugs to both of you. xx
I'm looking forward to our holiday in France. Love and hugs to both of you. xx
28FAMeulstee
I see I am late to the party, happy new thread, Barbara!
29LovingLit
I had a look around your house on the last thread, Barbara, and it looks lovely. Especially the purple flowered meadow beyond!! Maybe you should write a book while there ;)
30PaulCranswick
Happy new thread, Barbara.
Have a lovely weekend, too.
Have a lovely weekend, too.
31Ameise1
>28 FAMeulstee: Oh, you're never late to the party, Anita. I just opened the new thread yesterday.
32Ameise1
>29 LovingLit: Isn't it a lovely spot, Megan? Well, it's more my younger daughter Marina's turn to write. She has undertaken to write twelve essays on summer. This is part of her diploma thesis. For me and my husband this means that we are mainly lecturers. She has already written an essay about a small lake near us, i.e. especially as she observed the people there. Without being hypocritical I must say that she has written very pointedly and witty. One has the feeling to be the observer himself. She has described the people aptly, you could say almost satirical and caricatural.
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>30 PaulCranswick: Thanks so much, Paul. I hope your Sunday is going well too.
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book 61 Read in German
The Legacy of the Bones
Also the second part of the Baztan Trilogy kept me breathless. Inspectora Amaia Salazar fights on three fronts. On the one hand, there are abused dead women, each lacking a forearm. On the other hand, there is a church desecration, whereby old bones are found by small children and she come to her personal secret, which she has been plaguing since birth. Also in this book the Pyrenaean mythological figures play a role. Some help Amaia while others pull her deeper and deeper into the swamp.
This part kept me from the first to the last page. I have rarely read such a good trilogy.
The Legacy of the BonesAlso the second part of the Baztan Trilogy kept me breathless. Inspectora Amaia Salazar fights on three fronts. On the one hand, there are abused dead women, each lacking a forearm. On the other hand, there is a church desecration, whereby old bones are found by small children and she come to her personal secret, which she has been plaguing since birth. Also in this book the Pyrenaean mythological figures play a role. Some help Amaia while others pull her deeper and deeper into the swamp.
This part kept me from the first to the last page. I have rarely read such a good trilogy.
35Ameise1
Unfortunately, I have to wait with the third part until it is available again in the library.
Therefore my next reading:
Breaking Silence
Therefore my next reading:
Breaking Silence
37Ameise1
>36 msf59: Thanks so much, Mark. My currently main focus is on the reading (LOL). Seriously, I currently have very good books, since I can not help but read.
38karenmarie
Hi Barbara, and happy Sunday to you!
39Ameise1
>38 karenmarie: Hi Karen, wishing you a fabulous Sunday, too.
40Matke
Barbara, I'm impressed by the beauty of your vacation spot and looking forward to learning more about it. I hope your stay is as lovely as the location!
41Ameise1
>40 Matke: Thanks so much, Gail. I'll certainly will post photos here and on FB.
45drneutron
Happy new thread! Wow, that cheese in >12 Ameise1: looks fab!
46kidzdoc
I look forward to your travel photos and descriptions, Barbara! Have a great time, with no injuries.
48souloftherose
Happy new thread Barbara - the rental cottage in >1 Ameise1: looks really amazing. I hope you have a lovely holiday.
50Ameise1
>42 tymfos: Thanks so much, Terri. I'm sure we'll have a great time in France.
51Ameise1
>43 ronincats: Thanks so much, Roni. I'll try to post as many as possible.
52Ameise1
>44 Berly: Thanks so much, Kim. So far I have done some gorgeous reading and there are still enough book around to be read. ;-)
53Ameise1
>45 drneutron: Thanks so much, Jim. Glad to know there is another cheese lover. I adore French cheese and will buy and eat plenty of it.
54Ameise1
>46 kidzdoc: Thanks so much, Darryl. Fingers crossed that there won't be any injuries. I'll probably post more photos on FB than here. It depense how good the wifi will be.
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>47 cameling: Thanks so much, Caro. I'm so happy to have a long summer break.
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>48 souloftherose: Thanks so much, Heather. I hope the rented house is as good as the photos are.
57Ameise1
>49 msf59: Hi Mark, we're leaving on Thursday morning. The first overnight stop will be in Beaune (Bourgogne). We love that town very much. Then we're driving to Vichy. It'll be the first time for us there. On Saturday we are at our rented holiday home.
58Ameise1
book 62 Read in German
Breaking Silence
This was a fast, exciting reading. Chief Kate Burkholder fights on different fronts. On the one hand, she has three Amishs, which were found dead in a cesspool; on the other hand, many rants are opposed to the Amish, be it beaten up Amish men, slaughtered animals, to a burned barnyard. Are these cases all linked to each other or are there several perpetrators at work? For Burkholder, it will be a race with time, so that no more innocent will find their death.
Breaking SilenceThis was a fast, exciting reading. Chief Kate Burkholder fights on different fronts. On the one hand, she has three Amishs, which were found dead in a cesspool; on the other hand, many rants are opposed to the Amish, be it beaten up Amish men, slaughtered animals, to a burned barnyard. Are these cases all linked to each other or are there several perpetrators at work? For Burkholder, it will be a race with time, so that no more innocent will find their death.
60johnsimpson
Hi Barbara, looking forward to hearing all about your holidays my dear and the lovely photo's that you post, have a great time, love from both of us.
61Ameise1
>60 johnsimpson: Thanks so much, John. I haven't started to pack. Only the books are ready. LOL
We met Isabelle for lunch today. Next time we'll see her is on the 27th of December. There were some tears when we said good bye even though I'm very happy for her that she can make such a fantastic trip.
Love and hugs fot both of you xx
We met Isabelle for lunch today. Next time we'll see her is on the 27th of December. There were some tears when we said good bye even though I'm very happy for her that she can make such a fantastic trip.
Love and hugs fot both of you xx
62FAMeulstee
>61 Ameise1: It isn't easy to say goodbye to your daughter for such a long time, Barbara. At least you can stay in touch in these times through internet, must have been harder when you could only write letters...
Safe travels tomorrow!
Safe travels tomorrow!
63karenmarie
Hi Barbara!
Safe trip and no injuries, please; and good luck to Isabelle for her trip.
Safe trip and no injuries, please; and good luck to Isabelle for her trip.
64Ameise1
>62 FAMeulstee: No, it isn't easy, Anita but with whatsapp, skype etc. it is much easier to be in touch these times then when we were travelling.
Thanks so much, I booked a hotel in Beaune for tomorrow night and one in Vichy for Friday night.
Thanks so much, I booked a hotel in Beaune for tomorrow night and one in Vichy for Friday night.
65Ameise1
>63 karenmarie: Thanks so much, Karen. We'll stay healthy during our holiday, fingers crossed.
66Ameise1
We made it safely to our first overnight stop Beaune. Currently, I can only post pics on FB via my smartphone. Will post photos here when we are at our holiday place.
68Ameise1
>67 charl08: Thanks so much, Charlotte. Yep, I have enough books :-)
Our daughter Isabelle is for one day at London. Her connected flight yesterday night for Bogota didn't wait for the flight from Zürich.
We just arrived in Vichy.
Our daughter Isabelle is for one day at London. Her connected flight yesterday night for Bogota didn't wait for the flight from Zürich.
We just arrived in Vichy.
72PaulCranswick
Also wishing you a lovely trip, Barbara. Have a great weekend.
73Ameise1
>69 Berly: >70 msf59: >71 EBT1002: >72 PaulCranswick: Thanks so much Kim, Mark, Ellen and Paul.
We safely arrived at our holiday destination. The wifi is rather awful. I can't say if I'm able to post much photos but I promise to try it.
We safely arrived at our holiday destination. The wifi is rather awful. I can't say if I'm able to post much photos but I promise to try it.
74thornton37814
>58 Ameise1: I want to read some of that series. We have the latest at the library. It sounds very interesting. I may try to read earlier installments first if the public library owns them.
75Ameise1
>74 thornton37814: Thanks so much for stopping by, Lori. I like that series too and will definitely go on with it.
76Ameise1
book 63 Read in German
Madame le Commissaire und die späte Rache
This was a cozy mystery, just right when you spend your holidays in France. Isabelle Bonnet, who was once one of the best personal protectors of France and who, after a serious injury to a bomb, recovered in Fragolin, her birthplace in Provence can not leave the determination. Her former boss also lets her guard a person from the witness protection program. She has herself set the task to resume old unresolved cases. In doing so, she encounters an unexplained murder. With her perseverance and the help of her assistant, she can solve this case. It is not without turmoil and the person who has to be protected does not make her life easy either.
Madame le Commissaire und die späte RacheThis was a cozy mystery, just right when you spend your holidays in France. Isabelle Bonnet, who was once one of the best personal protectors of France and who, after a serious injury to a bomb, recovered in Fragolin, her birthplace in Provence can not leave the determination. Her former boss also lets her guard a person from the witness protection program. She has herself set the task to resume old unresolved cases. In doing so, she encounters an unexplained murder. With her perseverance and the help of her assistant, she can solve this case. It is not without turmoil and the person who has to be protected does not make her life easy either.
78Ameise1
Ok, I try to upload some photos from our first stop last Thursday.
We stayed in Beaune. This is a beautiful little medieval town in Burgundy. We have been there many times and always gladly make a stop there. For us the most important thing was that we made a big purchase of various mustards at the mustard producer Fallot. For me, it is by far the best mustard there is. Before we had dinner, we took a little walk through the town. Unfortunately, it began to rain soon.
We stayed in Beaune. This is a beautiful little medieval town in Burgundy. We have been there many times and always gladly make a stop there. For us the most important thing was that we made a big purchase of various mustards at the mustard producer Fallot. For me, it is by far the best mustard there is. Before we had dinner, we took a little walk through the town. Unfortunately, it began to rain soon.
79Ameise1
Yesterday we were for the first time in Vichy. Vichy is known for its many thermal springs. They are still used for therapies such as rheumatism and athrosis. The houses of the city mostly come from the Belle Epoque and are beautiful. Vichy was France's capital during WWII for four years. On the one hand because of the many large hotels, which served as ministries and on the other hand, since the telephone lines worked there.
80thornton37814
>79 Ameise1: Hot Springs, Arkansas used to have a "bathhouse row" where people went for that type of thing. I remember the bathhouses from my youth. Some were quite glamorous looking on the outside.
81Ameise1
>80 thornton37814: I know that there are lots of such places. They are beautiful, aren't they?
82karenmarie
Hi Barbara! Beautiful photos and interesting information, thank you!
I never realized that an entire shop could be devoted to mustard. Live and learn.
I read the first in the Cetin Ikmen series by Barbara Nadel, have the first five, but have never continued reading them. Yikes! There are nineteen.....
I never realized that an entire shop could be devoted to mustard. Live and learn.
I read the first in the Cetin Ikmen series by Barbara Nadel, have the first five, but have never continued reading them. Yikes! There are nineteen.....
84Ameise1
>82 karenmarie: Thanks so much, Karen. Mustard has its tradition in France and Fallot is really the best.
I read only one Cetin Ikme (number 10) five years ago. So it's definitely time to read another one.
I read only one Cetin Ikme (number 10) five years ago. So it's definitely time to read another one.
86Ameise1
Today we visited castle of Busséol, which is only three kilometers from our holiday home.
The castle of Busséol was built in 1170 on the still visible remains of a Gallo-Roman castrum of the 2nd century, on a volcanic dyke overlooking the Limagne, 700 m above sea level. A rare example of Romanesque architecture, it preserved this military character which allowed it to resist the siege of Philip Augustus in 1215, the assaults of the Black Prince's soldiers during the Hundred Years War as well as the attack Of the Duke of La Rochefoucauld head of the League in 1595.
This castle belonged successively, from the beginning, to illustrious figures: the Counts of Auvergne, Pope Alexander III, John Stuart Prince of Scotland, Blanche de Clermont grand-daughter of Saint-Louis ... and raised of the royal domain by Catherine de Medicis, queen of France, Countess of Auvergne who stayed there with her son Charles IX in 1566 during their trip to Auvergne. It is thus considered the most historical of the Province. Spared by Richelieu, it was inhabited until the Revolution.
One can thus admire in the great room, an exceptional circular chimney of the XIIth century, the furniture high epoch, the arms and armor evoking the feudal life. From the walkway, one discovers an amazing hanging garden and a magnificent panorama extending from the Monts du Forez to the Massif du Sancy.
Unfortunately one could not photograph in the castle.
The castle of Busséol was built in 1170 on the still visible remains of a Gallo-Roman castrum of the 2nd century, on a volcanic dyke overlooking the Limagne, 700 m above sea level. A rare example of Romanesque architecture, it preserved this military character which allowed it to resist the siege of Philip Augustus in 1215, the assaults of the Black Prince's soldiers during the Hundred Years War as well as the attack Of the Duke of La Rochefoucauld head of the League in 1595.
This castle belonged successively, from the beginning, to illustrious figures: the Counts of Auvergne, Pope Alexander III, John Stuart Prince of Scotland, Blanche de Clermont grand-daughter of Saint-Louis ... and raised of the royal domain by Catherine de Medicis, queen of France, Countess of Auvergne who stayed there with her son Charles IX in 1566 during their trip to Auvergne. It is thus considered the most historical of the Province. Spared by Richelieu, it was inhabited until the Revolution.
One can thus admire in the great room, an exceptional circular chimney of the XIIth century, the furniture high epoch, the arms and armor evoking the feudal life. From the walkway, one discovers an amazing hanging garden and a magnificent panorama extending from the Monts du Forez to the Massif du Sancy.
Unfortunately one could not photograph in the castle.
87Ameise1
>83 mstrust: Thanks so much Jennifer. I bought a big jar of à l'ancienne, some à la Provence, gingerbread, tarragon, Espelette pepper, honey and balsamic vinegar, with nuts. Probably I missed some. Anyway two bags are filled.
88Ameise1
>85 msf59: Thanks so much, Mark. Will do so. *big grins*
89johnsimpson
Hi Barbara, love all the photos my dear, it looks a really lovely place dear friend. Enjoy your holidays and send love and hugs.
90Ameise1
>89 johnsimpson: Thanks so much, John. The Auvergne is a lovely part of France. We've been here a bit more south than now 21 years ago. Love and hugs right back to you.
92FAMeulstee
Thanks Barbara, for sharing the pictures of your vacation.
The castle of Busséol looks impressive, it that 3rd picture a small chapel?
The castle of Busséol looks impressive, it that 3rd picture a small chapel?
93Ameise1
>91 BLBera: You're welcome, Beth.
94Ameise1
>92 FAMeulstee: You're welcome, Anita. It is indeed a small chapel but it was closed. The castle is owned privatly and therefore it wasn't aloud to take photos inside.
95mstrust
>87 Ameise1: Very exotic flavors! I've never heard of gingerbread or pepper mustard.
I'm enjoying your vacation photos.
I'm enjoying your vacation photos.
96LovingLit
Wonderful photos, and I love your daughter's writing project. I sometimes think about creative writing for myself, but have the feeling that it is a LOT harder than it looks!!
97Ameise1
>95 mstrust: There is always something new to learn, Jennifer, isn't it? But I can tell you they are good.
98Ameise1
>96 LovingLit: Thanks so much, Megan. Yep, it's definitely harder setting your own subject.
99karenmarie
Hi Barbara!
The castle of Busséol sounds and looks fascinating! Thanks for sharing.
I hope your holiday continues to be as interesting as it has been so far.
The castle of Busséol sounds and looks fascinating! Thanks for sharing.
I hope your holiday continues to be as interesting as it has been so far.
100Deern
Oh, you're on another one of your lovely travels, thank you so much for the pictures. I'm not going anywhere this year, so I'm extra happy to get some ersatz holiday feelings from the pictures of my friends. :)
101Ameise1
>99 karenmarie: Thanks so much, Karen. We enjoy our holiday very much. Unfortunately, Marina isn't well. She has strong sore throat and can not swallow well. She stayed at the holiday house today and I got her some drugs in a pharmacy. Thomas called a doctor. We've got an emergency number, if it gets worse during the night.
102Ameise1
>100 Deern: Yep, we're in France again. Glad to be a kind of support with our holiday photos. Wishing you a lovely evening, Nathalie.
103Ameise1
Today we visited a small village called La Sauvetat.
Here are some historical facts:
Everything suggests that the creation of the new town before 1293, must be attributed to Alphonse de Poitiers and the initiative was favored by the dolphins earls, lords of the nearby village of Plauzat. Success was assured by the installation of a commandery of Hospitallers, which became very important in the first half of the fourteenth century, especially under the government of Odon de Montaigut, who in 1324-1329 , The main part of the seigneurial rights on the new village and undertook important works there, the capital of the parish remaining in Authezat. In the 15th century, a series of transactions defined the respective rights of the former lords of Chalus / Authezat and the Hospitallers de la Sauvetat and consolidated the position of the latter in the parish. The Hospitallers then took in hand the organization of collective defense and built before 1465, near the Commandery, a fort, which was open to residents of the Sauvetat and profoundly changed the plan, and the topography of the village.
Here are some historical facts:
Everything suggests that the creation of the new town before 1293, must be attributed to Alphonse de Poitiers and the initiative was favored by the dolphins earls, lords of the nearby village of Plauzat. Success was assured by the installation of a commandery of Hospitallers, which became very important in the first half of the fourteenth century, especially under the government of Odon de Montaigut, who in 1324-1329 , The main part of the seigneurial rights on the new village and undertook important works there, the capital of the parish remaining in Authezat. In the 15th century, a series of transactions defined the respective rights of the former lords of Chalus / Authezat and the Hospitallers de la Sauvetat and consolidated the position of the latter in the parish. The Hospitallers then took in hand the organization of collective defense and built before 1465, near the Commandery, a fort, which was open to residents of the Sauvetat and profoundly changed the plan, and the topography of the village.
104Ameise1
In addition, we were in Issoire and visited the Abbatiale Saint-Austremoine church.
Here are some historical facts:
Inspired by the other "major" churches of Basse-Auvergne, which were built in the 12th century, the Benedictine monks built one of the most beautiful Romanesque churches in Basse-Auvergne: the Abbatiale Saint-Austremoine d'Issoire.
Adorned with five radiant chapels, the bedside reflects the exceptional architecture of this monument. With its harmonious proportions and its complete zodiacal cycle, which testifies to the interest shown to the stars by the men of that time, it is the centerpiece of the church.
The time it took to build the abbey church of Saint-Austremoine is estimated at about 50 years. The men went to the quarry of Montpeyroux (10 km south) to draw this soft sandstone called arkose and which gives the church this warm color. The metal scaffolding did not exist, it was necessary to cut entire forests to constitute the wooden frames that allowed the builders to raise the walls. These structures were firmly anchored to the walls of the church to prevent the wind from being carried away.
Here are some historical facts:
Inspired by the other "major" churches of Basse-Auvergne, which were built in the 12th century, the Benedictine monks built one of the most beautiful Romanesque churches in Basse-Auvergne: the Abbatiale Saint-Austremoine d'Issoire.
Adorned with five radiant chapels, the bedside reflects the exceptional architecture of this monument. With its harmonious proportions and its complete zodiacal cycle, which testifies to the interest shown to the stars by the men of that time, it is the centerpiece of the church.
The time it took to build the abbey church of Saint-Austremoine is estimated at about 50 years. The men went to the quarry of Montpeyroux (10 km south) to draw this soft sandstone called arkose and which gives the church this warm color. The metal scaffolding did not exist, it was necessary to cut entire forests to constitute the wooden frames that allowed the builders to raise the walls. These structures were firmly anchored to the walls of the church to prevent the wind from being carried away.
105mstrust
Very lovely churches, thanks for posting, and glad you're seeing so much history.
So what about the food?
So what about the food?
106Ameise1
>105 mstrust: You're welcome, Jennifer. For the food: lots of different cheese from the Auvergne which are delicious, fois gras which is a must for me, meat from the Charollais cows (very good), baguette and croissant, etc.. However, we eat and live like god in France. :-)
107jnwelch
Thanks for posting the photos, Barbara. It's fun to travel along with you a little bit. I love that castle and the village.
108Ameise1
>107 jnwelch: I'm glad to hear that you enjoy my travel log, Joe. We saw some beautiful places.
110Ameise1
>109 Berly: Welcome on bord, Kim.
111Ameise1
We've seen a doctor this morning due to Marina's sore throat. She has angina and got antibiotics and lots of other meds. We are hoping that she'll recover quickly.
112EllaTim
Beautiful pictures in you thread, Barbara.
Wishing your daughter a speedy recovery, angina is no fun to have.
Wishing your daughter a speedy recovery, angina is no fun to have.
113Ameise1
>112 EllaTim: Thanks so much, Ella. I suppose the antibiotics will help quickly.
115johnsimpson
Hi Barbara, hope Marina feels better soon my dear, give our love to her and we send love and hugs to you and Thomas dear friend.
116Ameise1
>114 charl08: Thanks so much, Charlotte. It looks like the antibiotics are doing their trick.
I'm glad that you like the photos.
I'm glad that you like the photos.
117Ameise1
>115 johnsimpson: Thanks so much, John. I will tell her. With the help of the antibiotics and the two different painkillers she is able to drink and it looks like she is starting to feel a bit better. Love and hugs for Karen and you xx
118Ameise1
book 64
A Chemical Prison
This was the second book of the Cetin Ikmen series that I've read. It shows, on the one hand, Turkish thought and life before today's political situation, but also much further back in the time of the Ottoman Empire. A young man is found murdered in a hidden apartment. Soon it becomes clear that he was kept there for years. Ikmen and his colleagues continually encounter dead ends during their investigations. It takes very long and many coincidences to get to the right track. The perpetrator is constantly in touch with them, but they do not notice it for a long time. Private is not doing well at Ikmen and his colleague Suleyman. They also have to make decisions that change their lives.
It was very exciting and gripping from the beginning, and it took time before I realized which direction it was going to turn into.
A Chemical PrisonThis was the second book of the Cetin Ikmen series that I've read. It shows, on the one hand, Turkish thought and life before today's political situation, but also much further back in the time of the Ottoman Empire. A young man is found murdered in a hidden apartment. Soon it becomes clear that he was kept there for years. Ikmen and his colleagues continually encounter dead ends during their investigations. It takes very long and many coincidences to get to the right track. The perpetrator is constantly in touch with them, but they do not notice it for a long time. Private is not doing well at Ikmen and his colleague Suleyman. They also have to make decisions that change their lives.
It was very exciting and gripping from the beginning, and it took time before I realized which direction it was going to turn into.
119johnsimpson
>117 Ameise1:, That's good news Barbara.
120Ameise1
>119 johnsimpson: Yes it is. BTW Isabelle made it safely to Colombia. We could talk with her and it looks like she got a nice family to stay with for the next three weeks.
122johnsimpson
>120 Ameise1:, We are glad Isabelle is ok and nice that she is with a nice family while she is there. When Rob went to Australia playing cricket he was with a nice family just outside Melbourne and we still keep in touch with them. Luckily Lyn and Ken had three boys of their own so were used to them and she mothered Rob especially as he celebrated his Eighteenth birthday while he was out there.
123Ameise1
>122 johnsimpson: That's lovely that Rob got a nice family then and you're still in touch with them. Isabelle is at Spanish language school there for three weeks before she is starting her travels to other places in South America. She already learned Spanish here and made some degrees but because she is traveling on her own until the beginning of October she thought it would be a good idea to refresh her Spanish knowledge at a school there and stay with a family.
124FAMeulstee
Thanks for taking us along on your holiday, Barbara, so nice to see all the pictures.
Glad Marina feels a bit better & Isabelle made it safely to Colombia.
Glad Marina feels a bit better & Isabelle made it safely to Colombia.
125jnwelch
Hi, Barbara.
I'm glad that the antibiotics are working, and that Isabelle is doing well in Colombia.
Hope you can relax a bit.
I'm glad that the antibiotics are working, and that Isabelle is doing well in Colombia.
Hope you can relax a bit.
126msf59
Loving all the wonderful photos and I am glad to see you getting plenty of reading in too. Yah!!
128karenmarie
Hi Barbara!
Thank you for continuing to share the beautiful photos and information.
I'm sorry to hear about Marina and am glad to hear that the medications are helping her. I'm also happy to hear that Isabelle is doing well in Colombia.
>118 Ameise1: I should pull A Chemical Prison off my shelves - I read the first and liked it but stalled on the second when I tried reading it in 2013. I'm in the book doldrums a bit except for challenges and book club reads, so this might do the trick!
Thank you for continuing to share the beautiful photos and information.
I'm sorry to hear about Marina and am glad to hear that the medications are helping her. I'm also happy to hear that Isabelle is doing well in Colombia.
>118 Ameise1: I should pull A Chemical Prison off my shelves - I read the first and liked it but stalled on the second when I tried reading it in 2013. I'm in the book doldrums a bit except for challenges and book club reads, so this might do the trick!
129lkernagh
Happy new thread and happy vacation time, Barbara! Fabulous pictures you have been posting.
130Ameise1
>124 FAMeulstee: >125 jnwelch: >126 msf59: >127 Berly: Thanks so much Anita, Joe, Mark and Kim. Marina is doing much better today due to all the medicament she is taking.
Isabelle wrote to us that she passed the entrance test with flying colors. Since she is so good and does not fit into any class, she gets private lessons at a high level. They also make different trips, which she likes very much. Here is a photo where she is splashing with others in a volcano. She sits next to the man with the blue cap.
Isabelle wrote to us that she passed the entrance test with flying colors. Since she is so good and does not fit into any class, she gets private lessons at a high level. They also make different trips, which she likes very much. Here is a photo where she is splashing with others in a volcano. She sits next to the man with the blue cap.
131Ameise1
>128 karenmarie: You're very welcome, Karen. Go for the Nadel book. It's a very good one. I'm sure you'll enjoy it.
132Ameise1
>129 lkernagh: Thanks so much, Lori. I'm glad you like them.
133Ameise1
Today we made a small trip through a small part of the Auvergne volcano. We have seen beautiful landscapes, small lakes and castles on the volcanic peaks. In Orcival we made a stop to look at the basilica.
Some historical facts:
The lands of Orcival were property of the counts, then of the Dauphins of Auvergne until 1243. In the 11th century, a church, located to the east of the village, received a statue of the Virgin, extremely venerated; A legend claimed that it had been sculpted by Saint-Luc. The present basilica was built because of the growing success of a pilgrimage. Notre-Dame d'Orcival became the new home for the famous statue, now preserved in the sanctuary of the church, which has since been the object of a pilgrimage that takes place every year on Thursday Of the Ascension. The evening before, the pilgrims, who had arrived in the night of the whole region, witnessed a torch-light retreat and a midnight mass. This basilica is attributed a thaumaturge power.
She is sometimes called Our Lady of Irons for her intercession in favor of the prisoners. On the walls of the southern transept are suspended balls and chains, which are ex-votos deposited by prisoners released after praying Our Lady of Orcival
This Romanesque church, raised to the rank of basilica in 1894 by Pope Leo XIII, was built by the monks of Chaise-Dieu at the beginning of the 12th century, presumably financed by William VII, Count of Auvergne. It was completed in 1166. It is believed that it was probably built in one campaign, in view of the homogeneity of its architecture.
The architectural and decorative characteristics of the Basilica of Orcival are comparable to those of the other major churches of Basse-Auvergne. The archaic crypt, inspired by that of Notre-Dame de l'Assomption Cathedral in Clermont and its nave with richly decorated capitals, with its elegantly arranged hierarchy, is clearly one of the few Churches of Auvergne to have preserved its tower of steeple of origin. The rugged relief of the site dictated to the men who built it the particular proportion of the building: the flank of the valley had to be opened to allow the construction of the western facade.
The material used was volcanic rock, so the basilica is gray.
Some historical facts:
The lands of Orcival were property of the counts, then of the Dauphins of Auvergne until 1243. In the 11th century, a church, located to the east of the village, received a statue of the Virgin, extremely venerated; A legend claimed that it had been sculpted by Saint-Luc. The present basilica was built because of the growing success of a pilgrimage. Notre-Dame d'Orcival became the new home for the famous statue, now preserved in the sanctuary of the church, which has since been the object of a pilgrimage that takes place every year on Thursday Of the Ascension. The evening before, the pilgrims, who had arrived in the night of the whole region, witnessed a torch-light retreat and a midnight mass. This basilica is attributed a thaumaturge power.
She is sometimes called Our Lady of Irons for her intercession in favor of the prisoners. On the walls of the southern transept are suspended balls and chains, which are ex-votos deposited by prisoners released after praying Our Lady of Orcival
This Romanesque church, raised to the rank of basilica in 1894 by Pope Leo XIII, was built by the monks of Chaise-Dieu at the beginning of the 12th century, presumably financed by William VII, Count of Auvergne. It was completed in 1166. It is believed that it was probably built in one campaign, in view of the homogeneity of its architecture.
The architectural and decorative characteristics of the Basilica of Orcival are comparable to those of the other major churches of Basse-Auvergne. The archaic crypt, inspired by that of Notre-Dame de l'Assomption Cathedral in Clermont and its nave with richly decorated capitals, with its elegantly arranged hierarchy, is clearly one of the few Churches of Auvergne to have preserved its tower of steeple of origin. The rugged relief of the site dictated to the men who built it the particular proportion of the building: the flank of the valley had to be opened to allow the construction of the western facade.
The material used was volcanic rock, so the basilica is gray.
134EllaTim
Beautiful pictures again Barbara, lovely landscapes. I'm impressed with the age of the churches and castles you're visiting.
And your daughter Isabelle seems to be having a great time, bathing in a volcano, really?
And your daughter Isabelle seems to be having a great time, bathing in a volcano, really?
135Berly
>130 Ameise1: What?! How wild is bathing in a volcano?
136Ameise1
>134 EllaTim: >135 Berly: Ella and Kim, 'extinct' volcanoes still produce hot water and mud. Therefore, there are places, where once a volcano was, with many thermal springs and also volcanic mud. Here in the auvergne where we are on holiday, one finds this also. There are springs and mud that you do not have to cool down, others you have to.
137Ameise1
Our first stop was in Billom. It is a beautiful medieval town.
Here some historical facts:
The name Billom could come from "Biliomagus", a name formed from the celtic magus meaning "market", the prefix bilio can mean "wood". Billom would thus be a "wood market".
Billom was located on the route of the Roman road which connects Lyon to Bordeaux and which passes through Clermont (milestones have been found). There is no evidence that a vicus was present at Billom during the Gallo-Roman period. On the other hand, the villae are numerous in the surrounding countryside.
Creation of the commercial court (one of the first in France). It will be confirmed by Charles IX in 1569 and Henry IV in 1594. It will be active until 1999.
Billom was actually from the Middle Ages to modern times a commercial city. In particular, it produced ropes from hemp, which were used to equip Royal Navy ships.
Billom declined in the seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries. The city is very touched by the crises of 1693-94 and 1709.
The decline of Billom continued in the nineteenth century after the abandonment of hemp. The cultivation of garlic develops after 1850.
Here some historical facts:
The name Billom could come from "Biliomagus", a name formed from the celtic magus meaning "market", the prefix bilio can mean "wood". Billom would thus be a "wood market".
Billom was located on the route of the Roman road which connects Lyon to Bordeaux and which passes through Clermont (milestones have been found). There is no evidence that a vicus was present at Billom during the Gallo-Roman period. On the other hand, the villae are numerous in the surrounding countryside.
Creation of the commercial court (one of the first in France). It will be confirmed by Charles IX in 1569 and Henry IV in 1594. It will be active until 1999.
Billom was actually from the Middle Ages to modern times a commercial city. In particular, it produced ropes from hemp, which were used to equip Royal Navy ships.
Billom declined in the seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries. The city is very touched by the crises of 1693-94 and 1709.
The decline of Billom continued in the nineteenth century after the abandonment of hemp. The cultivation of garlic develops after 1850.
138Ameise1
The second stop was at the Château d'Aulteribe. We liked it very much.
Here some historical facts:
The first mention goes back to the second half of the 13th century, Odinet Cholet is then "damoiseau" of Aulteribe. In 1400, his descendant, Pierre Cholet, obtained the title of lord of Aulteribe. His daughter, Catherine, married Charles Motier of La Fayette, a prestigious Auvergne family. In 1467, Charles Motier de La Fayette fortified the Place d'Aulteribe by building archers and gunboats.
In 1775, the property was sold to Jacques de Pierre (1718-1800), who took the title of marquis. At that time the medieval castle is described as threatening ruin. His grandson Joseph de Pierre (1808-1885) married Marie Pauline Henriette Onslow (1814-1883), daughter of the composer George Onslow (1784-1853) (husband of Delphine de Fontanges). Joseph de Pierre, fond of agronomy, applied his physiocratic ideas to Aulteribe and modernized the organization of the agricultural domain. With the financial assistance of his sister-in-law, Caroline Costoz-Onslow, he restores the castle of Aulteribe in the romantic taste and embellishes the approaches. During these years, two women of the family, Caroline Costoz-Onslow and Marie Clauzel share a passion for art objects and paintings.
Here some historical facts:
The first mention goes back to the second half of the 13th century, Odinet Cholet is then "damoiseau" of Aulteribe. In 1400, his descendant, Pierre Cholet, obtained the title of lord of Aulteribe. His daughter, Catherine, married Charles Motier of La Fayette, a prestigious Auvergne family. In 1467, Charles Motier de La Fayette fortified the Place d'Aulteribe by building archers and gunboats.
In 1775, the property was sold to Jacques de Pierre (1718-1800), who took the title of marquis. At that time the medieval castle is described as threatening ruin. His grandson Joseph de Pierre (1808-1885) married Marie Pauline Henriette Onslow (1814-1883), daughter of the composer George Onslow (1784-1853) (husband of Delphine de Fontanges). Joseph de Pierre, fond of agronomy, applied his physiocratic ideas to Aulteribe and modernized the organization of the agricultural domain. With the financial assistance of his sister-in-law, Caroline Costoz-Onslow, he restores the castle of Aulteribe in the romantic taste and embellishes the approaches. During these years, two women of the family, Caroline Costoz-Onslow and Marie Clauzel share a passion for art objects and paintings.
139mstrust
I love the huge beautiful old homes, and that chateau is gorgeous. All that carved woodwork is just amazing.
140SandDune
Lovely pictures Barbara. That's not an area of France that I know but it looks like it's well worth a visit,
142karenmarie
Hi Barbara! You're so good to us here, sharing info and those lovely photos! I especially love the photo of the room with the stag over the mantle at the Château d'Aulteribe.
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>139 mstrust: Jennifer, the problem with these Châteaux is that you can not heat them in winter. Therefore, the internal temperatures are around the 15C. In addition, the maintenance of these houses costs more than a fortune and many owners therefore have to give up their home. It has really very nice furniture in this chateau. They were restored by a special institute.
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>140 SandDune: Thanks so much, Rhian. It's a beautiful part of France. I hope one day you're able to visit it.
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>141 charl08: Charlotte, round tower rooms are very difficult to set them up well. I'm not sure if I want this challenge.
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>142 karenmarie: Karen, I'm glad you like my little travel book with the photos.
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Today we were on the Puy de Dôme. It is a dormant volcano of the Puys chain in the Massif Central. It is about fifteen kilometers from Clermont-Ferrand and gave its name to the department of Puy-de-Dôme. The dome culminates at 1,465m, but rests on a granite plateau at 1 000 m altitude. Like all volcanoes in the Puys range, the Puy de Dôme is the result of a single eruption. Asleep for 11,000 years, he will not wake up.
The Gallo-Romans installed, in the 1st or 2nd century, at its summit a temple dedicated to Mercury, now in reconstitution, whose radiance exceeded by far the limits of the arvern territory. It was abandoned in the 3rd or 4th century and was rediscovered in 1872 during the construction of an atmospheric observatory. According to Pliny the Elder, the Arverni had made a monumental statue of the god Mercury, the work of the Greek sculptor Zenodorus, about 60 AD. J.-C.6; It is tempting to think that it was in this sanctuary, but there is currently no archaeological evidence of its location or even its existence.
The Gallo-Romans installed, in the 1st or 2nd century, at its summit a temple dedicated to Mercury, now in reconstitution, whose radiance exceeded by far the limits of the arvern territory. It was abandoned in the 3rd or 4th century and was rediscovered in 1872 during the construction of an atmospheric observatory. According to Pliny the Elder, the Arverni had made a monumental statue of the god Mercury, the work of the Greek sculptor Zenodorus, about 60 AD. J.-C.6; It is tempting to think that it was in this sanctuary, but there is currently no archaeological evidence of its location or even its existence.
148PaulCranswick
Lovely, lovely, lovely photos Barbara. Reminds me so much of how I love France so and especially the regions you are travelling through. Way back in the 1980s I was successful in an amateur race up to the top of the Puy de Dome which sits above the otherwise unremarkable city of Clermont Ferrand so it has happy memories.
Have a great weekend.
Have a great weekend.
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>148 PaulCranswick: I'm glad that I could provide you with some lovely memories, Paul. Wishing you a great weekend, too.
150Matke
Thank you very much, Barbara, for allowing us to peek in on your holiday. The landscapes are lovely, and the buildings--oh, my. I'm very glad you're having this wonderful trip.
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>150 Matke: You're very welcome, Gail. We enjoy it very much. Today it's cloudy and in the afternoon it probably will rain. Therefore we're going to Clermont-Feront.
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>151 Berly: Thanks so much, Kim. It's indeed great to see it in person.
154johnsimpson
Hi Barbara, it looks lovely where you are my dear and where you have been visiting. Wishing you a fabulous weekend and the rest of your holiday dear friend, sending love and hugs from both of us.
155Ameise1
Today we were in Clermont-Ferrand. We made an extensive tour of the old town and visited the Cathedral and the Basilica N.D. du Port. We liked it very much.
The modern city was born from the union in the 17th century of two ancient cities, Clermont and Montferrand. While Montferrand was founded at the beginning of the 12th century by the counts of Auvergne on the model of the bastides of the South-West, Clairmont already existed in the ancient time. It is cited by Strabo at the beginning of the first century, which described it as the "metropolis of the Arvernes"; Her name was Nemossos. It subsequently took the name of Augustonemetum and then of Arvernis.
The modern city was born from the union in the 17th century of two ancient cities, Clermont and Montferrand. While Montferrand was founded at the beginning of the 12th century by the counts of Auvergne on the model of the bastides of the South-West, Clairmont already existed in the ancient time. It is cited by Strabo at the beginning of the first century, which described it as the "metropolis of the Arvernes"; Her name was Nemossos. It subsequently took the name of Augustonemetum and then of Arvernis.
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>154 johnsimpson: Thanks so much, John. We had another wonderful day. Love and hugs right back to both of you xx
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>157 jnwelch: We definitely have a great time, Joe. I love being in France. Is it because of my roots? ;-)
160msf59
Happy Sunday, Barb. Loving all the vacation photos, particularly the volcano shots. Beautiful.
161karenmarie
Hi Barbara! Happy Sunday to you.
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>159 LovingLit: Thanks so much, Megan. I'm glad you like them too.
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>160 msf59: Thanks so much, Mark. You would like hiking here and there are lots of birds, too.
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>161 karenmarie: Thanks so much, Karen. It was a fabulous one.
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Today we were in Thiers, where knives have been made for centuries. These knives are very well known. In a studio we were told how they were made. Of course we bought new table knives here. :-)
Some historical facts:
Thiers is the French capital of cutlery, it is also the largest cutlery area in the world with nearly a hundred companies in this field and a museum devoted to it; 80% of the knives produced in France for the pocket, the kitchen or the table are manufactured by Thiernois companies. The know-how of thiernois cutters has its source in an uninterrupted tradition for more than seven centuries.
Some historical facts:
Thiers is the French capital of cutlery, it is also the largest cutlery area in the world with nearly a hundred companies in this field and a museum devoted to it; 80% of the knives produced in France for the pocket, the kitchen or the table are manufactured by Thiernois companies. The know-how of thiernois cutters has its source in an uninterrupted tradition for more than seven centuries.
167Oberon
Hi Barbara. Sorry I have been neglecting threads including yours for a couple of weeks. Thanks so much for the photos and details of your travels. I have been to France a couple of times but always close to Paris and thus have missed so much of the country. Following along with rapt interest.
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>166 Deern: You're very welcome, Nathalie. I'm glad you like them.
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>167 Oberon: Never mind, Erik. It's nice to see you here. I had my struggles to keep up on LT during June, too.
I know that many non-Europeans especially visit the European capital cities or other large cities and hardly see the rural regions. I think I would be similar, I would visit the USA. To get to the country, you would have to drive by car and this takes a lot of time.
We have been traveling through France for more than thirty years and remain for a time in a region. That's why we know a lot of parts of France quite well, but we do not know anything yet. France has beautiful regions, which are worth looking at.
I know that many non-Europeans especially visit the European capital cities or other large cities and hardly see the rural regions. I think I would be similar, I would visit the USA. To get to the country, you would have to drive by car and this takes a lot of time.
We have been traveling through France for more than thirty years and remain for a time in a region. That's why we know a lot of parts of France quite well, but we do not know anything yet. France has beautiful regions, which are worth looking at.
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book 65
The Columbus Affair
This is a self-contained book and does not belong to the Cotton Malone series. Was Columbus a Jew? Around this question Berry wrote his interesting and exciting mystery. In the appendix, Berry explains which facts he has used are historically proven and correct, and that is not a few.
Now to the story: The story swings between the times as Columbus his journey, the 20th century and today and between the places Jamaica, USA, Vienna and Prague .. It is about the Jewish temple treasure, which is supposedly hidden by Columbus in Jamaica And only the Levite knows where this is hidden. As always, there is enough 'evil' to have this treasure for themselves.
The story is fast-paced and gripping. I like the mix between History and mystery.
The Columbus AffairThis is a self-contained book and does not belong to the Cotton Malone series. Was Columbus a Jew? Around this question Berry wrote his interesting and exciting mystery. In the appendix, Berry explains which facts he has used are historically proven and correct, and that is not a few.
Now to the story: The story swings between the times as Columbus his journey, the 20th century and today and between the places Jamaica, USA, Vienna and Prague .. It is about the Jewish temple treasure, which is supposedly hidden by Columbus in Jamaica And only the Levite knows where this is hidden. As always, there is enough 'evil' to have this treasure for themselves.
The story is fast-paced and gripping. I like the mix between History and mystery.
172charl08
Lovely pictures. I had no idea there was a knife/ cutlery town in France, how great that that history is being continued. Hope your trip continues to go so well. We are hearing a lot about the heat in mainland Europe on the news - hope it's not too warm where you are.
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>172 charl08: Thanks so much, Charlotte. France is full of history and this part especially. Last week it was terribly hot. The weather has changed. It is cooler and we also have some rain.
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Today, we visited first the Michelin Adventure which was very interesting.
Here some facts:
The Michelin Adventure offers a crossing through the century of the history of the Auvergne empire. It all started in 1889 when the means of travel were transformed by the Michelin brothers, thanks in particular to their removable tire. This epic leads up to the present time and offers a panorama of the advances initiated by the company.
Here some facts:
The Michelin Adventure offers a crossing through the century of the history of the Auvergne empire. It all started in 1889 when the means of travel were transformed by the Michelin brothers, thanks in particular to their removable tire. This epic leads up to the present time and offers a panorama of the advances initiated by the company.
175johnsimpson
Hi Barbara, great photos once again my dear, hope you are having a lovely time and we send love and hugs to you both.
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Later we went for a walk through Montferrand.
Some historical facts:
Montferrand was from the twelfth century to 1630 a county town and an autonomous city until 1731, when the edict of Troyes was applied thus merging the two cities of Clermont and Montferrand. Montferrand is today a district of the city of Clermont-Ferrand.
Some historical facts:
Montferrand was from the twelfth century to 1630 a county town and an autonomous city until 1731, when the edict of Troyes was applied thus merging the two cities of Clermont and Montferrand. Montferrand is today a district of the city of Clermont-Ferrand.
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>175 johnsimpson: Thanks so much, John. Yep, we had another wonderful day. Love and hugs to both of you xx
178msf59
^^These lovely photos, make us feel like we are with you on vacation. Thanks, for sharing, Barb.
180karenmarie
Hi Barbara! The Michelin Adventure and Montferrand photos are wonderful. So interesting.
Looks like you're still having a fantastic time and even getting some reading in.
Looks like you're still having a fantastic time and even getting some reading in.
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>178 msf59: You're welcome, Mark. It would be great fun to go as a LT group, wouldn't it?
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>179 jnwelch: You're welcome, Joe. We enjoy every single minute.
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>180 karenmarie: It was indeed a fascinated visit, Karen. Oh yes, I do every evening some reading.
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There are people who go hiking in fine weather and there are others who go out in cold and rain, which we belonged to today. First we were at Lac de Servières, which is a crater lake. It is not particularly large. Later we came to the Lac de Guéry, which was created by the glacier. Despite cold and rain we enjoyed the varied landscape.
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In the late afternoon we were in the Fontaines Pétrifiantes.
Some facts:
The hot springs that burst from the center of the earth, have given birth to a strange and unique craft. Entering this unusual underground universe, one will discover how man transforms water into stone! For 200 years, in Saint-Nectaire, thermomineral sources of volcanic origin are exploited for the manufacture of limestone bas-reliefs and the covering of objects.
In the area of Saint-Nectaire, deep cracks allow volcanic magma to surge from the upper mantle. That magma, cooling down, maintains a heat flux in the underground and dissolves the mineral elements (calcium, sodium, iron).
Deep down, between 3000 and 4000 meters, the warm waters mix with carbon dyoxyde coming from the upper mantle. Lightened by that ascending gas, after a-40-year-subterranean course, those waters join the ground surface through the volcanic cracks. At the top of those cracks, the springs are harnessed, channeled through a network of subterranean galleries toward the petrification ladder.
By creating a series of small waterfalls, the ladders allow water to ventilate, causing the evaporation of carbon dyoxyde and calcium carbonate to settle into the prepared moulds.
Some facts:
The hot springs that burst from the center of the earth, have given birth to a strange and unique craft. Entering this unusual underground universe, one will discover how man transforms water into stone! For 200 years, in Saint-Nectaire, thermomineral sources of volcanic origin are exploited for the manufacture of limestone bas-reliefs and the covering of objects.
In the area of Saint-Nectaire, deep cracks allow volcanic magma to surge from the upper mantle. That magma, cooling down, maintains a heat flux in the underground and dissolves the mineral elements (calcium, sodium, iron).
Deep down, between 3000 and 4000 meters, the warm waters mix with carbon dyoxyde coming from the upper mantle. Lightened by that ascending gas, after a-40-year-subterranean course, those waters join the ground surface through the volcanic cracks. At the top of those cracks, the springs are harnessed, channeled through a network of subterranean galleries toward the petrification ladder.
By creating a series of small waterfalls, the ladders allow water to ventilate, causing the evaporation of carbon dyoxyde and calcium carbonate to settle into the prepared moulds.
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>186 Berly: I'm glad you like them, Kim.
188charl08
Love the cave picture and the carvings. The lake and surrounding wild setting also very beautiful. As Kim says 'carry on' !!
190EllaTim
Beautiful pictures Barbara. And the last series, how fascinating, aren't people inventive, using the water from a volcano to make those nice statuettes!
192BLBera
You have the best vacations, Barbara! I want to come with you. :) Enjoy the rest of your time. I know you have to go back to school soon.
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>188 charl08: Thank so much, Charlotte. I'll post the photos of Thursday and Friday when we are back home.
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>189 mstrust: Yep, we were able to pass through and it was astoninglish warm due to the hot water.
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>190 EllaTim: It is amazing what they are doing. It takes a few months until a piece is finished and they have to turn them every day.
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>191 msf59: I thought more than once that there are places you would like to be, Mark.
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>192 BLBera: Thanks so much, Beth. We had a wonderful time here even when it was cold and rainy the last three days.
198Ameise1
So, we are finishing to pack our stuff and then we're heading back home. I don't know if we'll make it in one or two days.
As I said, I'll post the last photos when we're back home and also a review of a book I've finished.
As I said, I'll post the last photos when we're back home and also a review of a book I've finished.
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>199 Berly: Thanks so much, Kim. :-)
201PaulCranswick
I have thoroughly enjoyed your sharing of your travels through a part of France that I am quite familiar with. Have a safe journey home, Barbara.
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>207 Ameise1: Thanks so much, Karen. I'm soon posting the last two days and the review. I had indeed a restful Sunday which I needed after the long drive.
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>208 Ameise1: You're welcome, Jennifer. I have to do some preps for the new school year which is starting the upcoming Monday. but there will be plenty of time for reading.
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>209 Ameise1: Thanks so much, Roni. We had a wonderful time in France.
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>210 Ameise1: I'm glad you liked my travel diary, Anita.
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>211 Ameise1: Hi Nina, nice to see you here. I'm glad you like the photos.
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book 66 Read in German
Gute Zeiten für schlechte Menschen
What I especially liked about this mystery was that the main characters of the Trieste police were not only determined, but also from their personal life in history. Commissario Benussi is currently ill. He goes to crutches because he had a bad accident in the last case. The inspector, Elettra Morin, loses her adoptive mother and the young inspector Valerio Gargiulo, yearns for the warmth of his home town of Naples, and on the other hand he wants to gain the affection and love of his colleague Morin. But it's all about the disappearance of Carla, Commissario Benussi's wife. She works as a psychologist with people who are addictive. Soon it is clear that she was abducted. A race starts with the time. For Benussi it is not only difficult that his wife is abducted, he also has problems with his teenage daughter Livia. The investigations lead into a dark chapter of the Balkan war. It is easy to see that various "slaughterers" have found shelter in Trieste.
Gute Zeiten für schlechte MenschenWhat I especially liked about this mystery was that the main characters of the Trieste police were not only determined, but also from their personal life in history. Commissario Benussi is currently ill. He goes to crutches because he had a bad accident in the last case. The inspector, Elettra Morin, loses her adoptive mother and the young inspector Valerio Gargiulo, yearns for the warmth of his home town of Naples, and on the other hand he wants to gain the affection and love of his colleague Morin. But it's all about the disappearance of Carla, Commissario Benussi's wife. She works as a psychologist with people who are addictive. Soon it is clear that she was abducted. A race starts with the time. For Benussi it is not only difficult that his wife is abducted, he also has problems with his teenage daughter Livia. The investigations lead into a dark chapter of the Balkan war. It is easy to see that various "slaughterers" have found shelter in Trieste.
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Since it was rainy last thursday, we went to the two medieval villages of Vic-le-Compt and Montpeyroux, which we liked. In the afternoon we visited the Museum of Romanesque art in Issoire. There was a special exhibition on the topic 'Life in the Middle Ages'. It was a lot to read but highly interesting.
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Last Friday it was like in April, rain and sun are changing. We visited Riom. In the middle of the 17th century, Riom and Clermont argued who would be the capital of Auvergne. As the masters of Clermont submitted to the French king and the others did not, Clermont became the capital. But you can see the stately houses of Riom that once it was a rich city.
214karenmarie
Happy Thingaversary, Barbara!
And thank you for the lovely photos from your trip.
I hope you're having a good day.
And thank you for the lovely photos from your trip.
I hope you're having a good day.
215FAMeulstee
Happy thingaversary, Barbara!
Looking at your pictures I remembered I was in Issoire 40 years ago, in 1977.
Looking at your pictures I remembered I was in Issoire 40 years ago, in 1977.
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>222 Ameise1: >226 Ameise1: Thanks so much Nina and Jim.
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>223 Ameise1: Thanks so much, Karen. I'm glad you liked all my photos and informations.
I finished another book so it's a good day :-)
I finished another book so it's a good day :-)
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>224 Ameise1: Thanks so much, Anita. I'm glad to hear that I could rewoke some memories from Issoire for you.
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>225 mstrust: Thanks so much, Joe and you're very welcome.
222Ameise1
book 67 Read in German
The Heist
This was again a very exciting Gabriel Allon thriller. Even if I do not always read the books in the correct order, this series packs me very much.
Gabriel Allon and his team are once again on the track of the altarpiece by Caravaggio. But as always, this is more a hanger for the main story. This is about the assets of the Syrian ruling family and how Allon and his team could steal this. The roads lead from Venice via London to Lake Como and further to Vienna.
The HeistThis was again a very exciting Gabriel Allon thriller. Even if I do not always read the books in the correct order, this series packs me very much.
Gabriel Allon and his team are once again on the track of the altarpiece by Caravaggio. But as always, this is more a hanger for the main story. This is about the assets of the Syrian ruling family and how Allon and his team could steal this. The roads lead from Venice via London to Lake Como and further to Vienna.
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>234 Berly: Thanks so much, Jennifer. I should start some series properly. I have start them somewhere in the middle.
227johnsimpson
Hi Barbara, happy thingaversary my dear and a nice book order. I just love all the photos you have posted and I will have to do the same when we go to Wales in September. Love and hugs to you all dear friend.
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>236 charl08: Thanks so much, John. Glad to hea4 you liked the photos. I'm looking foward to seeing yours. When will you leave for Wales?
Tonight we had a long chat with Isabelle. It's the last week at Cartagena and at school. Next week she is travelling to Medellin. So far she has a splendid time.
Love and hugs xx
Tonight we had a long chat with Isabelle. It's the last week at Cartagena and at school. Next week she is travelling to Medellin. So far she has a splendid time.
Love and hugs xx
229vancouverdeb
Wonderful list of books for your thingaversary , Barbara! Such wonderful pictures on your thread as well. School is back in session after Labour Day here in Canada, in early September. My daughter in law is hoping for a full time contract as an elementary teacher and expects to hear from the School district during the last week of August . Fingers crossed that she lands a full time permanent work. She has been filling long term maternity leave spot up until now. So she is very much hoping to get her own classroom this fall.
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>238 karenmarie: Thanks so much, Deb. I keep my fingers crossed, that your DIL gets her full time contract. Here in Switzerland the full time contract are usually given away four months before the new school year starts. Therefore I'm astonished that at your place it is in a such short time.
231msf59
Happy Thingaversary, Barbara! Hooray for the book haul! Hope your week is off to a good start.
232karenmarie
Hi Barbara, and congratulations on your Thingaversary. Good book haul - and it's nice to see you get the first book in the Armand Gamache Three Pines series.
I hope you've been having a lovely Tuesday!
I hope you've been having a lovely Tuesday!
233vancouverdeb
Barbara, I think it is unusual here too, for contracts to be decided so close to the date. I think what happened this year is that a new provincial government was voted in over the summer and the new government has plans to lower class sizes. But until the the school board and school principals reconvene in late August, the positions will not be announced / offered to teachers. We have a a lot of young teachers waiting for a spot to teach , so filling a spot won't be difficult for the government to do. Thanks for your good wishes for my daughter in law.
236charl08
Congrats from me too Barbara - look forward to hearing more about those series books. I'm enjoying Irene Huss very much, but always up for trying a new crime character...
238karenmarie
Hi Barbara! I hope you're having a good week.
239Ameise1
>240 Ameise1: Thanks so much, Mark. Two of the eight books arrived by mail today. So far the week went well. I was a few times at school to make some preps for the school year start next Monday.
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>241 Ameise1: >247 FAMeulstee: Thanks so much, Karen. My book shop told me that they have some troubles to get the first two books of the Armand Gamache Three Pines series. So I have to be a bit patient.
So far I had a good week. I saw the dental hygienist, the hairdresser and beautician. I'm probably like new now.
So far I had a good week. I saw the dental hygienist, the hairdresser and beautician. I'm probably like new now.
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>242 Ameise1: Thanks so much for these explanations, Deb. I hope she'll get a contract. Please keep me posted.
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>243 Ameise1: >244 Ameise1: Thanks so much, Kim and Roni. It's like having x-mas in summer.
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>245 Ameise1: Thanks so much, Charlotte. I like David Hewson's series very much and I can promise you the new series is going off in a gorgeous way. I can highly recomed it.
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>246 Ameise1: Thanks so much, Nathalie. Will do so. :-)
245Ameise1
book 68
The House of Dolls
This is a good start in the Detective Pieter Vos series. She plays in Amsterdam. Pieter Voss has retired from the police service because his teenage daughter was abducted three years ago and he was not able to find her. His marriage also failed. Now, he is discovered by a very young and self-willed police officer, Laura Bakker, since a young girl has disappeared and the news is handed over in exactly the same way as with Voss' daughter. Voss is reluctant to return. The search and hunting leads through Amsterdam's drug and mafia family, which have been fighting for years. Voss and Bakker soon realize that there are various moles within the police service and the political establishment. It's a race with time and some people die.
The story is very exciting. It grabbed me from the first until the very last page.
The House of DollsThis is a good start in the Detective Pieter Vos series. She plays in Amsterdam. Pieter Voss has retired from the police service because his teenage daughter was abducted three years ago and he was not able to find her. His marriage also failed. Now, he is discovered by a very young and self-willed police officer, Laura Bakker, since a young girl has disappeared and the news is handed over in exactly the same way as with Voss' daughter. Voss is reluctant to return. The search and hunting leads through Amsterdam's drug and mafia family, which have been fighting for years. Voss and Bakker soon realize that there are various moles within the police service and the political establishment. It's a race with time and some people die.
The story is very exciting. It grabbed me from the first until the very last page.
247FAMeulstee
>254 Ameise1: Good review and thanks for the reminder, Barbara.
I wanted to start this series ever since I finished the Nic Costa books, but forgot about them...
I wanted to start this series ever since I finished the Nic Costa books, but forgot about them...
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>256 Ameise1: Thanks so much, Anita. I suppose you'll like it.
249PaulCranswick
>254 Ameise1: I hadn't realised that David Hewson has a new series out. I also enjoyed the Nic Costa books although I haven't read them all and I look forward to grabbing hold of this one.
Have a lovely weekend, Barbara. xx
Have a lovely weekend, Barbara. xx
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>258 Thanks so much, Paul. I only have to read three more of the Nic Costa series to finish it. The new one which is set in Amsterdam I like very much.
251johnsimpson
Hi Barbara, hope you have had a really good week my dear and hope you have a great weekend dear friend, sending love and hugs.
252karenmarie
Hi Barbara!
>255 Ameise1: I've never read the Rabbi Small series - have you read any or all of the first three or is this your first foray?
>255 Ameise1: I've never read the Rabbi Small series - have you read any or all of the first three or is this your first foray?
253lkernagh
Stopping by to get caught up Barbara. Lovely pictures of your vacation! I am a sucker for old homes, architecture in general, fountains and stain glass windows, so I really enjoyed the pictures you posted.
>130 Ameise1: - What a unique "spa" type experience!
>130 Ameise1: - What a unique "spa" type experience!
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>260 Thanks so much, John. The first week of the new school years went well. I still have to prepare and organize a lot but it's good being back on track.
I hope you had a good week as well. happy Sunday.
I hope you had a good week as well. happy Sunday.
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>261 Hi Karen. I have read the first three too and I like it. I'll post my review on the forth one on my new thread.
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