mardi 25 juin 2013

Monday, June 24th


Upon leaving the school, we stopped at the bakery before going home.



Samantha is preparing cookies for snack after school.


Des "Rochers au Coco", coconut biscuits


We prepare too the diner, une "Quiche Lorraine", sort of pie with ham ang cheese.



We will pick up children on foot. We walk along the canal, and we stroll into town





At the bottom, we can see the cathedral
who offers the spectalce of architectural styles evolving over a span of 5 centuries, from the Romanesque to the Baroque



Along the north side, in the square, there is the dead monument "Monument aux Morts" of Chalons in memory of the dead of WW1, tWW2, and the Decolonization War (Indochina, Algeria) and soldiers regiments based in Chalons died in Afghanistan in recent years



North tower



Samantha, the French Flag and Saint-Etienne Cathedral


The City Hall a fine example of classical ranch architecture
At this location in the Middle Ages, there was a hospital.
In 1553, a city hall was built on the ruins of the hospital. 
but this city hall wasn't very practical, and it was demolished in 1771, at wich time construction began on the current building.
The architecte proposed a genuine urban plan in which the façades of the parade ground and the administrative building interacted harmoniously.


The Plant Clock in the "Petit Jard" (Little Garden)
The "Petit Jard" is an arboretum created 1861 and developed from 1938.
It contains more than 200 species of trees.


The Market Castle and the channel Nau



The plant clock indicates the correct time







Samantha follows his father's recommendations : take lot of pictures!




Statue representing the Fall




Samantha et Ysoie walking towards the Prilly School to pick up Cyprille and Guyonne


We crossed the street in front of Prilly School, and then, we go down the little staircase to get to the Grand Jard.
On Monday, Cyprille Guyonne Ysoie's mother also takes care of Raphael (4 years)



Children tasted Samantha's cakes and watched the ducks!
Suddenly, a huge barge appears and turn around their eyes