2015-09-08-Richelieu, FR
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2021-03-27-Cohasset, Massachusetts-Windy Hill Ledge slated for destruction
2015-12-16-Christmas Carroll
2016-05-05-Plymouth, MA-Plimouth Plantation
2016-02-26 to 3/1-Nuevo Vallarta, MX-With Jack, the Arnetts & Masottas
2016-02-19-Jamestown, RI-Meeting Palmer William Parsons
2016-02-14-Cohasset & Hull, MA-Superfreeze
2016-01-05-NVNA & Hospice Holiday Vol Party
2015-12-05-Cohasset, MA-Reflections on Straits Pond
2015-11-21-Cohasset and Boston, MA-ND-BC Weekend
2015-11-17-Norwell, MA-Hospice Thanksgiving Potluck Dinner
2015-10-17-Evanston, IL & South Bend, IN-ND-USC Weekend
2015-09-08-La Rochelle, FR (Day 1)
2015-09-08-Richelieu, FR
2015-09-07-Amboise, FR- Château d'Amboise & Château du Clos Lucé
2015-09-07-Chenonceaux, FR-Château de Chenonceau
2015-09-06-Chartres, FR-Chartres Cathedral
2015-09-04-Paris, FR-The Gargoyles and Chimeras of Notre Dame
2015-09-04-Paris, FR-La Madeleine, Place Vendôme & Eiffel Tower at night
2015-09-04-Paris, FR-St Eustace, Montmarte, Sacré-Cœur Basilica
2015-09-04-Paris, FR-The Louvre and Palais Royal
2015-09-04-Paris, FR-Place de la Concorde, L'Orangerie & Tuileries Garden
2015-09-03-Versailles, FR-The Palace of Versailles
2015-09-02-Paris, FR-Isle St Louis, Left Bank & Musée d'Orsay
2015-09-02-Paris, FR-Cathedral of Notre Dame & Sainte-Chapelle
2015-09-01-Paris, FR-Napoleon's Tomb & Paris at Night
2015-09-01-Paris, FR-L'Arc de Triomphe & Champs-Élysées
2015-08-31-Paris, FR-Seine River Cruise
2015-08-31-Paris, France-The Marais District
2015-06-14 to 17-Durham, Sisters and Mt. Hood, OR-Post Sarah's and Tom's Wedding
2015-06-13-Portland, OR-Sarah's and Tom's Wedding Day
2015-06-12 & 13-Durham, Tualitin & Portland-OR-Events Pre-Sarah's & Tom's Wedding
2015-06-11-Bandon to Lake Oswego, OR
2015-06-11-Bandon, OR-Golf at the Bandon Preserve
2015-06-10-Bandon, OR-Golf at Old McDonald GC
2015-06-09-Bandon, OR-Golf at Bandon Crossing & The South Oregon Coast
2015-06-08-Bandon, OR-Golf at Bandon Dunes GC & Pacific Dunes GC
2015-06-07-Bandon, OR-Golf at Bandon Trails & The Punchbowl
2015-06-06-Jacksonville & Bandon, OR
2015-06-05-The Upper Rogue Segment of Rogue-Umpqua Scenic Drive, OR
2015-06-04-The North Umqua Segment of the Rogue-Umpqua Scenic Byway, OR
2015-02-28/03-01 to 08-Nuevo Vallarta, MX-Occidental Allegro
2014-12-02-Cohasset, MA-The filming of "The Finest Hours"
2014-11-13 & 14-Fort Bragg & Fayetteville, NC-Gabe's Barracks & The Airborne & Spec Ops Museum
2014-11-12-Fort Bragg, NC-Gabe & the 82nd Airborne return from Afghanistan
2014-10-10 to 12-Cohasset, MA-David's & Shelia's Visit
2014-10-05-Evanston IL-Jack's Neighborhood and Northwestern University
2014-10-03-Chicago, IL-Vanessa's crib and 'hood
2014-09-23-Tacoma, WA-The LeMay Auto Museum
2012-09-22-Walla Walla, Wa-Whitman College and the drive back to Bellview
2014-09-21-Dayton & Columbia County, WA-Patit Creek Campground, Winery Visits and Whitman Soccer
2014-09-20-Walla Walla, WA-Farmers' Market, Whitman College, Stu's Soccer Game, Dinner at Dunhams
2014-09-18 &19-Belleview and Walla Walla, WA
2014-09-11-Wallingford and Middlefield, CT-Everly!
2014-09-14-Cohasset, MA-Torey's & Dick's Visit
2014-09-06-Notre Dame Michigan Weekend
2014-08-24-Salem, MA-Peabody Essex Museum
2014-06-03-Cohasset, Hull and Scituate, MA-Peter and Olga visit
2014-08-06-Jamestown, RI-Golf with Brad & Jack at Jamestown GC
2014-10-03 & 04-South Bend, IN-Notre Dame-Stanford Weekend
2014-08-04-Camden, ME-Fungi of Coastal Maine
2014-07-13 to 15-Cohasset-Bill & Jill Visit
2014-06-13 to 15-Leesburg, VA Historic District and Surroundings
2014-06-14-Leesburg, VA-Randee's & Mike's Wedding
2014-05-28 to 06-03-Notre Dame, IN- ND Reunion
2014-05-02 to 04-Gainesville, FL-Gator Glory-Shane Graduates from UF
2014-04-19 &20-Jamestown, RI-Easter Weekend at Brad's and Alyssa's
2014-04-07-Bunnell-Pook storms back
2014-04-04 to 06-St Augustine, FL-Golf Trip
2014-02-09-St. Augustine, FL
2014-02-05-Sanibel Island & Captiva Island, FL
2014-02-04-Naples, FL
2014-02-02 & 03-Pine Island & Bonita Springs, FL
2014-02-01-Pine & North Captiva Islands, FL
2014-01-31-Trenton, FL
2014-01-30-Gainesville, FL-Itzack Perlman with John & Kris
2014-01-10-St Kitts-Day 9
2014-01-10-St Kitts-Day 8
2014-01-07 to 09-St Kitts-Days 5-7
2014-01-06-St Kitts-Day 4
2014-01-05-St Kitts-Day 3
2014-01-04-St Kitts-Day 2
2014-01-03-St Kitts-Day 1
2014-01-01-A New Year's Day walk in Cohasset's Woods
2014-01-01-Cohasset, MA-A Girl and her dog
2013-12-25-Cromwell, CT-Christmas Day at Lee's
2013-24-12-Christmas Eve-Essex & Cromwell, CT
2013-12-22-Boston, MA-Christmas in the City
2013-12-19-Boston, MA-Boston Symphony Hall-Holiday with the Pops
2013-12-20-Cohasset, MA-Feeling a lot like Christmas
2013-12-11 &12-New York, NY-Christmas in the City
11-26-13-Cohasset, MA-Thanksgiving Weekend
2013-11-23-Plymouth, MA-Thanksgiving Parade
2013-11-19-Cohasset & Hull, MA-A walk around Straits Pond
2013-11-17-Chestnut Hill, MA-BC vs NC State. Eagles Win
2013-11-10-Pittsburgh, PA (Part 3)
2013-11-09-Pittsburgh, PA (Part 2)
2013-11-08--Pittsburgh, PA (Part 1)
2013-11-11-Cohasset, MA-Veterans Day
2013-11-05-Boston, MA-Red Sox World Series Parade
2013-11-03-Cohasset, MA-Autumn Colors II
2013-11-02-Cohasset, MA-Go Irish, Beat Navy!
2013-10-06-Rousse, Veliko Tarnovo & Arbanasi, Bulgaria
2013-10-05-Bucharest, Romania-Romanian Cultural Village, Orthodox Cathedral & Palace of Parliament
2013-10-04-Bucharest, Romania-Monastery, The Old Town and the Philharmonic
2013-10-03-Transylvania, Romania
2013-10-01 & 02-Bucharest & Transylvania, Romania (Days 1 & 2)
2013-10-31-Cohasset, MA-Autumn in Cohasset
2013-09-28-Notre Dame, IN-Notre Dame-Oklahoma Weekend
2013-09-23-Boston, MA-Andrea's and Will's Wedding
2013-09-20-Braintree, MA-Jeep Shopping for Gabe
2013-09-19-Newburyport, MA-Lighthouse Lunch
2013-09-16-Ponce Inlet, FL
2013-09-14-Gainesville, FL-Kristen's and John's Wedding
2013-08-31-Cassopolis, MI-Diamond Lake
2013-08-30-Notre Dame, IN-ND vs Temple
2013-08-28-Lebanon & Hanover, NH and surrounding areas
2013-08-28-Hanover, NH-Dartmouth
2013-07-25-Gloucester, MA-Waterfront & Hammond Castle
2013-07-19 to 21-Portland and Little Diamond Island, ME-Visiting John & Libby
2013-07-12-Fort Benning, GA.-Gabe is Airborne!
2013-06-29-Hull & Cohasset, MA-Georgia's 60th Birthday Weekend Celebration
2013-06-14-San Antonio, TX-Fort Sam Houston-Gabe graduates as a combat medic
2013-06-08-Rockport, MA-Visiting our good friends, the Spectors
2013-06-04-Cohasset, MA-Windy Hill Gardens
2013-06-02-Hull, MA-Corby gets a bath at Liz Bates' house
2013-05-27-Cohasset, MA-Memorial Day
2013-25-05-West Point, NY-Thomas Cunningham's USMA Graduation and Commisioning Ceremony
2013-05-03-Rockleigh, NJ-Lauren Salonia's and Justin Lapin's Wedding
2013-05-11-Pawtuckett, RI-Patrick and Karen's Wedding
2013-04-26-Cohasset, MA-1 Windy Hill Road-Enhanced by Walpole Woodworkers
2013-04-16 St. Augustine, FL-PookScam 50.5
2013-04-15-New Smyrna Beach, FL-PookScam 50.4
2013-04-14-The Hammock & Matanzas, FL-PookScam 50.3
2013-04-13-Bunnell, FL-PookScam 50.2
2013-04-12-Bunnell, FL-PookScam 50.1
2013-03-12 &13-Nuevo Vallarta, MX
2013-03-13-New York, NY-Sunday Morning with Jack
2013-03-02-New York, NY-Chrisy's BDay Party
2013-03-02-New York, NY-9/11 Memorial
2013-02-10-Cohasset, MA-Nemo
2013-02-13-Cohasset, MA
2013-01-27-Cohasset, MA
2013-01-07-Miami, FL
2013-01-12-New York, NY
2013-01-05-Cohasset, MA-G&A
2012-12-30-Cohasset & Hull, MA
2012-12-24-Cromwell, CT
2012-12-22-Cohasset, MA
2012-11-25-Cohasset, MA
2012-11-10-Chestnut Hill, MA
2012-10-29-Cohasset, MA
2012-02-12-Whitefield, NH-Heidi Friedman's Wedding
2011-08-11 to 15-Aspen & Snowmass, CO at Bill's
Our journey to Bordeaux, and our ship, continued today. We left Amboise on the bus at 9 AM and at 10:30 AM we stopped for a couple of hours in the town of Richelieu, a quaint 17th century town re-made in a grid pattern by Cardinal Richelieu, a prince of the church and King Louis XIII's Chief Minister in the first half of the 1600s. The town is enclosed by a wall with four handsome gates, a fine church, a covered market, a beautiful park and a wonderful little bakery where we bought "chuquettes", a light, airy pastery introduced to us by Guillaume, our tour director. In the Catholic church in the main square was a marble memorial with the names of 58 French soldiers from the parish who perished during WW I. For a town with a population of only 2,000 the loss of so many young men had to be a stunning catastrophe. By contrast, an adjacent marble plaque memorialized only three WW II KIA from the parish, the lower count no doubt attributable to the speed of France's capitulation under the shock of the German blitzkrieg.
Armand Jean du Plessis, Cardinal-Duke of Richelieu (9 September 1585 – 4 December 1642), commonly referred to as Cardinal Richelieu was a French clergyman, nobleman, and statesman. He was consecrated as a bishop in 1607 and was appointed Foreign Secretary in 1616. Richelieu soon rose in both the Catholic Church and the French government, becoming a cardinal in 1622, and King Louis XIII's chief minister in 1624. He remained in office until his death in 1642; he was succeeded by Cardinal Mazarin, whose career he had fostered.
This powerful cleric was the chief minister and after the king, (Louis XIII) was the most powerful person in France.The Cardinal de Richelieu was often known by the title of the King's "Chief Minister" or "First Minister". He sought to consolidate royal power and crush domestic factions. By restraining the power of the nobility, he transformed France into a strong, centralized state. His chief foreign policy objective was to check the power of the Austro-Spanish Habsburg dynasty, and to ensure French dominance in the Thirty Years' War that engulfed Europe. Although he was a cardinal, he did not hesitate to make alliances with Protestant rulers in attempting to achieve his goals.
Richelieu was also famous for his patronage of the arts; most notably, he founded the Académie Française, the learned society responsible for matters pertaining to the French language. Richelieu is also known by the sobriquet l'Éminence rouge ("the Red Eminence"), from the red shade of a cardinal's clerical dress and the style "eminence" as a cardinal. As an advocate for Samuel de Champlain and of the retention of New France, he founded the Compagnie des Cent-Associés and saw the Treaty of Saint-Germain-en-Laye return Quebec City to French rule under Champlain, after the settlement had been taken by the English in 1629. This in part allowed the colony to eventually develop into the heartland of Francophone culture in North America.
The Cardinal decided his position as a "prince of the church" and the king's right hand man demanded a great residence in Paris, now the Palais Royal and in 1625 he commissioned the famous architect Jacques Lemercier to design his palace in Paris and then re-design the town bearing his name.
The town is very interesting from an architectural point of view, it was built (1631-1642) in an innovative grid style which many modern cities now follow.. you have to be impressed by the great architect Lemercier's foresight. (Note: Photo from internet archive)
The main church "Eglise Notre Dame" remains in much the same condition as when it was first built, much like the timber framed market hall across the square which is still used for the weekly market.
Richelieu's WW II casualties were much smaller than in "Great War" due to the speed of France's capitulation after the start of the German blitzkrieg, in only six weeks ending in June 1940.
Sadly, the palace, like so many of France's architectural and cultural treaures, was destroyed during the wanton excesses of the French Revolution.
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