Bicycle art! How could I pass this up??

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“The Château de Tours is a castle located in Tours, Indre-et-Loire, France. Built in the 11th century, the building displayed an architecture of the Carolingian period, and was the residence of the Lords of France.”

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After the harvest, the vineyards were displaying some fall colors....

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“Saint-Étienne-du-Mont is a church in Paris, France, located on the Montagne Sainte-Geneviève in the 5th arrondissement, near the Panthéon. It contains the shrine of St. Geneviève, the patron saint of Paris. The first chapel was formed in the 6th century... Today the church is characterized by its curved axis of the nave to the transept, the rood screen (the sole surviving example in Paris) of finely carved stone by Father Biard (1545), his chair designed by Laurent de La Hyre and sculpted by Claude Lestocart and its organ case (1631) (the oldest in the capital). The church also contains the shrine containing the relics of St. Genevieve until 1793 (when they were thrown in the sewer), the tomb of Blaise de Vigenere, of Blaise Pascal, of Racine, and Mg Sibour.”
This is possibly the most beautiful church I have ever visited. The inside is breathtaking....I can’t help but wonder what it would be like to attend Christmas mass here.

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“Orléans Cathedral (Cathédrale Sainte-Croix d'Orléans) is a Gothic catholic cathedral in the city of Orléans, France. It is the seat of the Bishop of Orléans and it was built from 1278 to 1329 and 1601-1829 (after partial destruction in 1568).

The cathedral is probably most famous for its association with Joan of Arc. The French heroine attended evening Mass in this cathedral on May 2, 1429, while in the city to lift the siege. The cathedral's stained glass windows now depict the story of Joan of Arc.” A lovely cathedral, and the stained glass windows were fascinating.

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