1 May 2006
Labor Day at Republique!
1 May 2006
Labor Day at Republique!
1 May 2006
Labor Day at Republique!
4 May 2006
Seth eats ramen at the new CCMIX location
5 May 2006
The cathedral at Orléans
5 May 2006
The statue of Joan of Arc in Orléans. It's right in the center of the city.
Orléans was under partial siege during the Hundred Years War. They were losing. Then this teenager girl came in and said she could save the day. And she did.
The town is full of stuff for Jeanne d'Arc. Given her ubiquitousness, she seems to lack the right-wing association she has in Paris and the rest of France.
5 May 2006
Orléans flies the coats of arms of important nobles in the Siege, as a part of the yearly fête de Jeanne d'Arc
6 May 2006
During the fête de Jeanne d'Arc, the cathedral of Orléans displays the coats of arms of important nobles involved in defending the city during the Hundred Years war.
This is the coat of arms of Joan of Arc.
6 May 2006
Inside the cathedral at Orléans, there are several stained glass windows depicting the life of Joan or Arc. They also have an altar dedicated to her, as she is a Catholic saint since the 1920's.
6 May 2006
The altar dedicated to St. Joan of Arc in the cathedral at Orléans
6 May 2006
The fête de Jeanne d'Arc is also celebrated with a medieval faire.
These guys were actually swinging battle axes at each other. During a later fight, one of them hacked the other one's shield to splintered shreds.
6 May 2006
This is a city building in Orléans with a famous statue of Joan of Arc in front of it. In honor of the fête, they placed a bunch of flowers around it.
6 May 2006
Nicole in front of a state of Joan of Arc in Orleans
6 May 2006
If you look closely, you can see bullet holes from WW2 in the statue
6 May 2006
Inside a city building, the fireplace lintel contains reliefs of important moments in Joan of Arc's life.
On the left, St. Michael appears to her during her girlhood in Domremi.
In the middle, she captures the tower on the bridge in Orléans.
On the right, she is present at Charles' coronation in Reims.
(they chose to focus on the high points.)
6 May 2006
This is a very famous painting of Joan of Arc witha small statue of her in front of it. I don't know if the painting is an original or a copy.
6 May 2006
The statue of Joan of Arc has a dent in it's head from WW2.
6 May 2006
I've noticed that a fair number of statues and ornaments include animals with tits. Why is that?
6 May 2006
Statue of Joan of Arc
6 May 2006
Courtyard with statue of Joan of Arc
6 May 2006
Flowers bloom in a park in Orléans
6 May 2006
Flowers bloom in a park in Orléans
6 May 2006
Flowers bloom in a park in Orléans
6 May 2006
What do you do with ancient bits of churches after the church is knocked down? Put it up in a park!
6 May 2006
What do you do with ancient bits of churches after the church is knocked down? Put it up in a park!
6 May 2006
What do you do with ancient bits of churches after the church is knocked down? Put it up in a park!
Birds were nesting in it. It was tranquil and nice.
6 May 2006
Nicole's quest for good madelines in France has been surprisingly frustrating. They're like the Twinkies of France. You can get them everywhere, but home-made ones are better.
At this tea house across from the Maison de Jeanne d'Arc (a re-construction if the house she stayed in Orléans), they actually have good madelines. They are strangely gigantic though.
The largeness changes the texture, so they actually do dissolve in tea as described by Proust.
Anyway, if you happen by this nice little teahouse, the ones withOUT chocolate chips are lemony and superior.
6 May 2006
This is a famous Renaissance painting of Joan of Arc
6 May 2006
This is a Renaissance statue of Joan of Arc, which was modelled after a famous renaissance painting. The painting was the Joan of Arc image template for a while.
6 May 2006
This is a tapestry wich features Joan of Arc. She's the one with the banner with Jesus on it.
