"I went to St Denis , which is foure miles from Paris, the foure and twentieth of May…after dinner, where I saw many remarkable and memorable things. I passed trhough a Cloyster before I came into the Church. ..Images of many of the French Kings, set in certain woden cupboards…[the Crown itself…a “sword of King Solomans” Dogobert stuff….Scepters etc…drinking cup of John of Gaunt…]"
Thomas Coryat
Robin, we probably just crossed paths. I was in Paris for a few hectic days, saw St Denis from the Eurostar on the way in. I didn't realize you'd be there so soon, but having said that, I hardly had a spare minute. Hope things are going well.
ReplyDeleteGoing very well; in the Marais now. Hope you enjoyed Paris, despite the rain.
ReplyDeleteThat storm on Friday evening was something else, wasn't it?
ReplyDeleteI get power back I'll post about it, it wiped out the wifi the phones and the elevator! any file bigger than this just evaporates. I'm writing about chance too: how funny we both were here.
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