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BIM > OLD ROOF IN EPOISSE

BIM > NORTHERN BURGUNDY

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BIM > the Hôtel Dieu. The style of the hospice was inspired by the architecture of the Valenciennes hospital and was designed by the flemish master Jehan Wisecrère

BIM > The Hospices de Beaune or Hôtel-Dieu de Beaune is an old medieval hospital
located in the centre of Beaune.
it is now a museum that shows how the hospices cared for the sick and indigent.

It was founded by chancellor Nicolas Rolin and his wife Guigone de Salins in 1443.
It is famous all over the world both for its architecture and its vineyard.
Old, disabled, poor people, orphans and patients attended the institution
from 1443 through until the 20th century.

BIM > the Hôtel Dieu, founded in 1443, this free hospital was established for the poor.
The hospital received its first patient on 1 January 1452, and continued to care
for the ill, elderly, disabled, and orphaned from the Middle Ages through to the
20th century.

BIM > the original hospital building, the Hôtel-Dieu is one of the finest examples of french fifteenth-century architecture

BIM > the world famous roofs of the Hôtel Dieu, now a museum

BIM > The Hôtel Dieu is now a museum that shows how the Hospices cared for the sick and indigent from 1443 through the 19th Century

BIM > The Hôtel Dieu is now a museum that shows how the Hospices cared for the sick and indigent from 1443 through the 19th Century

BIM > shadows in the courtyard of the Hôtel Dieu

BIM > inside the pharmacie of The Hôtel Dieu

BIM > the Hospices de Beaune is also famous for its Ventes des Vins des Hospices,
wine auctions which take place at the end of November each year

BIM > The Hôtel Dieu, the hospice is a medieval jewel with its superb multicolored Burgundian roof tiles and the magnificent central courtyard, Cour d'Honneur

BIM > The Hôtel Dieu

BIM > one of the many beautiful wall hangings inside the museum of the Hôtel Dieu

BIM > BEAUNE

BIM > BEAUNE

BIM > BEAUNE

BIM > BEAUNE

BIM > BEAUNE

BIM > wine tasting at the "Marché aux Vins"

BIM > wine tasting at the "Marché aux Vins".
some of us need to relax a bit in between tastings

BIM > at the "Marché aux Vins" there is a different bottle on each of the barrels....

BIM > wine tasting at the "Marché aux Vins"

BIM > at the "Marché aux Vins" you get a tasting sheet and a "taste vin", a small metal devise, you pour some wine into it and the convex elements in it reflect the wine and show the color...

BIM > wine tasting at the "Marché aux Vins"

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BIM > burgundy, may 2004 photo

BIM > EVEN SMALL "SUPERMARKETS" SELL A LOT OF WINE....

BIM > meter by meter planting, very short vines.
this way the soil reflects the sunshine and warms up the clusters

BIM > very short vines, maybe a foot high

BIM > first leaves

BIM > WHAT A PLACE FOR A PICNIC !

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BIM > BEAUNE, Collégiale Notre-Dame.

BIM > BEAUNE, Collégiale Notre-Dame.

it one of the largest Romanesque buildings of Burgundy and is built
on the model of abbey of Cluny and of the cathedral in Autun.

BIM > BEAUNE, Collégiale Notre-Dame.

the collegial started in 1120 was completed only at the beginning
of the 13th century with the construction of the first two spans of the nave.

BIM > BEAUNE, Collégiale Notre-Dame.
the foundation of the collegial was first laid down in the 10th century.
the current church was built during the 12th century by Etienne de Bagé,
the famous archbishop of Autun who also commissioned the buildings
of the cathedral of Autun and Saint-Andoche of Saulieu.

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BIM > Château du Clos de Vougeot.
Cistercian monks, from Citeaux Abbey, first planted vines
in the Clos de Vougeot back in the 12th century.
the monks also built the cellar and the vat house.
the château itself, surrounded by 50 hectares of vines,
was added in 1551 by Dom Jean Loisier the 48th Abbott of Cîteaux.

BIM > Chateau du Clos de Vougeot
located between Echézeaux and Musigny, the vineyard extends
from the gentle slopes of the Côte to the plains.
the château and its vineyards remained the property of the Abbey of Cîteaux
for nearly seven centuries until the French Revolution in 1790
when the buildings and vineyards were confiscated and declared state property.
a number of different owners succeeded each another during the 18th century
until the Clos Vougeot was bought in 1889 by six wine merchants from the region.

BIM > vineyards next to the Chateau du Clos de Vougeot.
one of the owners, Léonce Bocquet also bought the château and arranged
for major renovations giving it its current Renaissance façade.
the Château then passed to Etienne Camuzet who allowed the founders
of the Confrérie des Chevaliers du Tastevin to use it
and before handing it over to them completely in 1944.
these Burgundians are dedicated to promoting Nuits-Saint-Georges wines
and preserving historic buildings of the area.

The Close de Vougeot is named after the Vouge - a stream separating
Vougeot from Chambolle-Musigny.
Château du Clos de Vougeot was classified as a national monument in 1949
and opened to the general public.

BIM > Chateau du Clos de Vougeot

Monks first planted vine in Clos de Vougeot in the 12th century. Nowadays, protected by a wall of stones, Clos de Vougeot is the largest grand cru area in Burgundy.

The vineyard of Clos de Vougeot is shared between 80 owners. It generates a lot of troubles for wine tasters as the average production per owner is a little bit more than 1,000 bottles !

Vougeot and Vougeot Premier Cru are the smallest appellations in Burgundy - excluding Clos de Vougeot - and sometimes provide very good value with both red and white wines.

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BIM > a road marker.
The Côte d'Or extends south of DIJON and is divided into two main viticultural regions, the Côte de Nuits in the north and the Côte de Beaune further south

BIM > Notre Dame de Dijon lit up in the evening.
Viollet-le-Duc was the first architect since the Middle Ages to have a
profound understanding of the principles of Gothic construction and
he devoted his careful attention to the structure of Notre-Dame.
the building dates from the second quarter of the 13th century.
It is famous for its gargoyles in the façade. These were made only in 1881.
none of them are gargoyles in the proper sense of the word since
they play no part in the water drainage system.
they form the most striking and original feature of the church.
the west front takes the unusual form of a vast screen of masonry.

BIM > DIJON

BIM > DIJON dinner

BIM > DIJON

BIM > DIJON

BIM > DIJON, the courtyard of our hotel

BIM > DIJON, old + new

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BIM > DIJON

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BIM > DIJON, variations of goat cheese

BIM > DIJON market

BIM > DIJON, good looking asparagus

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BIM > DIJON

BIM > DIJON, salami varieties

BIM > all colors + sizes

BIM > DIJON

BIM > DIJON

BIM > more asparagus....

BIM > DIJON

BIM > DIJON inside the market

BIM > DIJON

BIM > DIJON

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BIM > goat cheese variations

BIM > DIJON

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BIM > DIJON, NOTRE DAME

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BIM > DIJON, beautiful glazed tile roofs

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BIM > DIJON

BIM > DIJON

BIM > I believe that the French, who are Christian by culture and ancestry,
should remain Christian
~His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama

BIM > Dashang Kagyu Ling (also called Temple of a Thousand Buddhas)
is a Tibetan Buddhist Temple.
It consists of a series of buildings and monuments in the Himalayan style,
set in pretty grounds and decorated with multi-coloured banners.

BIM > Dashang Kagyu Ling (also called Temple of a Thousand Buddhas) is a Tibetan Buddhist Temple

BIM > Dashang Kagyu Ling (also called Temple of a Thousand Buddhas) is a Tibetan Buddhist Temple

BIM > Dashang Kagyu Ling (also called Temple of a Thousand Buddhas) is a Tibetan Buddhist Temple in La Boulaye

BIM > Dashang Kagyu Ling (also called Temple of a Thousand Buddhas) is a Tibetan Buddhist Temple

BIM > THOSE BUDDHAS ARE BOUT 25 FEET TALL

BIM > Dashang Kagyu Ling (also called Temple of a Thousand Buddhas) is a Tibetan Buddhist Temple

BIM > Dashang Kagyu Ling (also called Temple of a Thousand Buddhas) is a Tibetan Buddhist Temple

BIM > Dashang Kagyu Ling (also called Temple of a Thousand Buddhas) is a Tibetan Buddhist Temple

BIM > Dashang Kagyu Ling (also called Temple of a Thousand Buddhas) is a Tibetan Buddhist Temple

BIM > Dashang Kagyu Ling (also called Temple of a Thousand Buddhas) is a Tibetan Buddhist Temple

BIM > Dashang Kagyu Ling (also called Temple of a Thousand Buddhas) is a Tibetan Buddhist Temple

BIM > Dashang Kagyu Ling (also called Temple of a Thousand Buddhas) is a Tibetan Buddhist Temple

BIM > Dashang Kagyu Ling with its pyramid-shaped "tcheuten" and its fountain, this site gives the visitor an introduction to Oriental symbolism

BIM > Rituals with music and chanting take place every morning and evening, except on Wednesday

BIM > wine goes even without food, sometimes
;-)

BIM > Cathedral St.Lazare, Autun
The cathedral was built between 1120 and 1130 and was formerly the
chapel of the Dukes of Burgundy.
It has a ground plan in the form of the Latin cross, an aisled nave,
a plain transept and a three-stage choir with a semi-circular end.
The spike (Gothic) was built by Cardinal Rolin in the 15th C.

BIM > Cathedral St.Lazare, Autun
in the tympanum of the Romanesque doorway is a superb Last Judgement
by a sculptor named as Gilbertus.
the medallions round the tympanum and the capitals of the three columns,
illustrating biblical scenes, are also masterpieces of medieval sculpture.
the chapels are richly decorated. the 3rd one on the left contains a
Martyrdom of Saint Symphorien by Ingres (1834).

BIM > Cathedral St.Lazare, Autun

BIM > Cathedral St.Lazare, Autun

BIM > Cathedral St.Lazare, Autun

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BIM > CANAL CRUISE

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BIM > CANAL CRUISE

BIM > CANAL CRUISE

BIM > CANAL CRUISE

BIM > CANAL CRUISE

BIM > CANAL CRUISE

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BIM > burgundy, may 2004 photo

BIM > CANAL CRUISE

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BIM > CANAL CRUISE

BIM > CANAL CRUISE

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BIM > CANAL CRUISE

BIM > CANAL CRUISE

BIM > CANAL CRUISE

BIM > CANAL CRUISE DINNER

BIM > CANAL CRUISE BREAKFAST

BIM > CANAL CRUISE, A LOCK KEEPER'S HOUSE

BIM > CANAL CRUISE AT A LOCK

BIM > CANAL CRUISE

BIM > VEZELAY

BIM > VEZELAY

BIM > VEZELAY

BIM > VEZELAY

BIM > VEZELAY

BIM > VEZELAY

BIM > VEZELAY is dominated by the basilica of Sainte Marie Madeleine
dating from the 12th and 19th centuries.
The narrow lanes of ancient houses and the ramparts are witness to a rich heritage.
From the castle there are some exceptional views over the Cure river valley
and the Morvan hills.
The village is in the south of the Yonne area close to Avallon.

BIM > Basilique Sainte-Marie-Madeleine, Vezelay (Yonne).
The original abbey was erected on top of
a Burgundy hill called Eternal Hill.
First inaugurated in 878 by Pope John VIII,
it was already a pilgrim destination as it contained Saint Madeleine relics.
Then it became the starting place for many pilgrims
to Compostela and Jerusalem.

BIM > the Basilique Sainte-Marie-Madeleine is a World Heritage site by UNESCO

BIM > VEZELAY, the basilica's Carolingian crypt has reliquaries
holding a few small relics of St. Mary Magdalene

BIM > Basilique Sainte-Marie-Madeleine, Vezelay.
the basilica contains one of the most remarkable assemblages
of 12th century sculptures in the world.

Vezelay is also closely associated with the Crusades.
it is where the second crusade was decided, where
Philippe Auguste and Richard Coeur de Lion met
to depart for the third and where Saint Louis made several
pilgrimages before embarking on the seventh crusade.

BIM > the Basilique Ste-Madeleine in Vézelay is the largest Romanesque church in France,
only 10 yards shorter than the Notre-Dame in Paris,
dating from the early 12th century

BIM > VEZELAY. In March 1146 Cistercian Monk Saint Bernard
from the famous Clairvaux Abbey called briefly here
on a second pilgrimage to Jerusalem in the presence
of King Louis VII.
The Romanesque gallery was designed by Viollet-le-Duc.
Viollet-le-Duc, incontestable Gothic master working on many
cathedrals at these times, was the architect responsible
for many of the restorations such as the one of the façade.

BIM > VIEW FROM VEZELAY

BIM > a beautiful view of Vézelay's lush valleys and rolling hills
from the terrace behind the church.

BIM > VEZELAY

BIM > VEZELAY, the garden behind the basilique

BIM > VEZELAY

BIM > VEZELAY

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BIM > VEZELAY

BIM > VEZELAY

BIM > VEZELAY

BIM > VEZELAY

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BIM > ANOTHER LUNCH.....

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BIM > Château dEpoisses.
This is an ancient fortress surrounded by a double fortification
enclosing 15th century houses, a rare dovecote with 3000 nesting-holes
and a 13th century church.

BIM > Château dEpoisses.
the castle, enhanced with towers in the 12th century and refurbished
in the 17th century holds the petrifaction of Condé, Madame de Sévigné,
and the family which has lived there for 300 years.

BIM > Château dEpoisses

BIM > Château dEpoisses.
the castle, enhanced with towers in the 12th century and refurbished
in the 17th century holds the petrifaction of Condé, Madame de Sévigné,
and the family which has lived there for 300 years

BIM > Epoisse.
this small historic village has some fine examples of bourgeois houses
dating from the 16th and 17th centuries but also the
strategically important castle and the church with its 13th century bell tower.
Epoisses is also very well known for its cheese and there is a bread,
cheese and wine fair at the beginning of May

BIM > SEMUR

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BIM > HAPPY BIRTHDAY !

BIM > SEMUR

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BIM > CANAL CRUISE

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BIM > L'ABBAYE DE FONTENAY , THE CLOISTER

BIM > L'ABBAYE DE FONTENAY. except for the refectory which was destroyed,
all the rooms have survived intact: church, dormitory, cloister, council room, heating room, lodging for the abbots and the forge

BIM > L'ABBAYE DE FONTENAY was founded by Saint Bernard in a small marshy valley a few kilometers from Montbard

BIM > THE CHURCH OF THE L'ABBAYE DE FONTENAY which was founded by Saint Bernard in a small marshy valley a few kilometers from Montbard

BIM > L'ABBAYE DE FONTENAY was founded by Saint Bernard in a small marshy valley a few kilometers from Montbard

BIM > THE DORMITORY OF L'ABBAYE DE FONTENAY

BIM > THE ROOF OF THE DORMITORY OF L'ABBAYE DE FONTENAY

BIM > L'ABBAYE DE FONTENAY, THE COUNCIL ROOM

BIM > L'ABBAYE DE FONTENAY was founded by Saint Bernard in a small marshy valley a few kilometers from Montbard

BIM > L'ABBAYE DE FONTENAY was founded by Saint Bernard in a small marshy valley a few kilometers from Montbard

BIM > SOME FLOOR TILES OF THE L'ABBAYE DE FONTENAY

BIM > L'ABBAYE DE FONTENAY was founded by Saint Bernard in a small marshy valley a few kilometers from Montbard

BIM > L'ABBAYE DE FONTENAY was founded by Saint Bernard in a small marshy valley a few kilometers from Montbard

BIM > L'ABBAYE DE FONTENAY was founded by Saint Bernard in a small marshy valley a few kilometers from Montbard

BIM > The Fontenay Abbey was declared a World Heritage site by UNESCO in 1981,
and is thus on the 23 such sites in France such as the Mont Saint Michel
and the Vézelay Basilic.
The ranking didn't just take into account the conversation of the abbey,
but also the unique valley in which is is located.

BIM > 1981, The Fontenay Abbey is declared a World Heritage site by UNESCO.

BIM > L'ABBAYE DE FONTENAY was founded by Saint Bernard in a small marshy valley a few kilometers from Montbard

BIM > L'ABBAYE DE FONTENAY is one of the oldest Cistercian monasteries in Europe.
The magnificent Romanesque style of the abbey has not changed over the years

BIM > L'ABBAYE DE FONTENAY L'ABBAYE DE FONTENAY was founded by Saint Bernard in a small marshy valley a few kilometers from Montbard

BIM > L'ABBAYE DE FONTENAY L'ABBAYE DE FONTENAY was founded by Saint Bernard in a small marshy valley a few kilometers from Montbard

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BIM > Château de Bussy-Rabutin.
Built in 1649 by Roger de Bussy-Rabutin, whose grandfather had purchased
the château in 1602.
On 16 April 1665, Bussy-Rabutin was arrested and imprisoned
in the Bastille, where he was to remain until 15 May in the following year,
when he was released on medical grounds.
In August he was given permission to retire to his estates in Burgundy,
where he remained in exile until 1681.

BIM > Château de Bussy-Rabutin
Roger de Bussy-Rabutin's offence was that of having written a short book
entitled Histoire Amoureuse des Gaules.
It was a series of tales, partly true and partly embroidered,
about four noble ladies - the comtesse dOlonne, the duchesse de Châtillon,
the marquise de Sévigné and the marquise de Montglas.
It dealt with their affairs the complexity of which extended as far
as certain members of the royal family -notably the prince de Condé,
governor of Burgundy, who had no love for Bussy-Rabutin.

BIM > as the result of the condemnation of Roger de Bussy-Rabutin,
the Histoire amoureuse acquired the reputation of being a somewhat
salacious piece of scandal-mongering.

BIM > the château Bussy-Rabutin is located on the edge of the archaeological site
of Alésia, nestling in a small wooded valley, it is surrounded by
typical French gardens irrigated by canals.
Bussy-Rabutin is an attractive example of provincial mannerist architecture.

BIM > A ROOF LINE...

BIM > near Château de Bussy-Rabutin

BIM > THE CHATEAU BUSSY-RABUTIN AS SEEN FROM THE VILLAGE

BIM > Bussy-le-Grand is situated in the Côte dOr on the edge
of the Châtillon plateau.
this picturesque village is one of the biggest in burgundy.
in the background you can see the chateau .

BIM > A BURGUNDIAN ROAD

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BIM > FLAVIGNY, where most of the movie "Chocolat" was filmed.
when we got there in the afternoon the whole town was closed down ;-)

BIM > FLAVIGNY, where most of the movie "Chocolat" was filmed

BIM > FLAVIGNY, where most of the movie "Chocolat" was filmed

BIM > FLAVIGNY, where most of the movie "Chocolat" was filmed

BIM > FLAVIGNY.
renowned as one of the most beautiful villages in France.
there are paved lanes, the house Donataire, the medieval fortifications,
the ancient Saint Pierre Abbey, the church of Saint Genest
and the production of the famous aniseed sweets.
Flavigny-sur-Ozerain is a historic little village on a hilltop
in the Côte dOr region.

BIM > FLAVIGNY, where most of the movie "Chocolat" was filmed

BIM > FLAVIGNY, where most of the movie "Chocolat" was filmed

BIM > FLAVIGNY

BIM > FLAVIGNY

BIM > SEMUR

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BIM > AUXERRE, the Cathédrale Saint-Étienne dAuxerre is known
for its massive stained glass windows.
Most of the Burgundian Gothic cathedral was built between 1215 1233,
over an 11th-century crypt, but building continued until the 1540s
(the cupola in Renaissance style that takes the place of one pinnacle
on the completed tower)

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BIM > CHABLIS
The history of Chablis is rather like that of France as a whole.
The first written records that mention Chablis go back to the year 867
when King Charles the Bald, grandson of Charlemagne,
presented the monastery of Chablis as a gift to the canons of Tours.
The monks took up residence, planted their vines, and made good use
of those that were already there.

From the Middle Ages wine was being exported from Chablis to England,
via Rouen, and to Picardy and Flanders via Compiègne.
The village of Chablis grew in the upper town with the Church of Saint Pierre,
the Hôtel-Dieu (hospital), the Priory of Saint-Cosme, and in the lower town
around the collegiate church of Saint-Martin.
It was the One Hundred Years War which explains why, at the beginning of the
15th Century, the ramparts of the lower town were built.

In 1478 Peter the Red obtained Royal Privilege to establish the fifth
printing shop in France here in Chablis. 1568 - Black February in Chablis:
The Wars of Religion set the town ablaze and Chablis was plundered
by the Huguenots, but the lower town escaped the fire which had already
ravaged the district of Saint-Pierre by paying a ransom.

BIM > CHABLIS
during the course of the second World War, the bombing of June 15th 1940
destroyed the historic centre of Chablis.
1949 marked the renaissance of the town and its vineyards: its wines could
once again embark on the routes which had led them to the tables of the entire world.
it was above all from the 60s, thanks to the use of technical means
to protect them against springtime frosts, that the vineyards saw the expansion
which launched them on the path to todays renown.
the picturesque village is made up of little lanes of 15th and 16th century houses.
there are also the remains of 15th century fortifications.

BIM > CHABLIS
this is a basket for grape picking

BIM > CHABLIS is situated in a gently undulating landscape covered with vineyards
and forests.
the village gives its name to one of the most famous white wines in France
and for two days in november there is a wine festival.

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