We left Paris on Friday morning and took the train to Poitiers, about a two hour ride. Having to schlep all our luggage from the hotel, three blocks to the metro and up and down umpteen stairways was no picnic, especially in all this heat and humidity. We picked up a rental car in Poitiers… Read More Ensemble Huelgas: Choral Perfection
Last night when we were looking for a restaurant recommended to us, we actually bumped into a church called St. Nicolas du Chardonnet. We sat down momentarily then found ourselves in the midst of a Tridentine Mass — that is, the service was done in the “old” style with the priest’s back to the congregation… Read More In the footsteps of Duruflé and Messiaen
With temperatures in the 90s, we really weren’t looking forward to spending another hot, sweaty day among the hordes of tourists. So we wisely got up at the crack of dawn, ate breakfast in the hotel, and were on the train to Versailles by 8:30 a.m. That put our arrival at the Versailles at 9:05… Read More Victory at Versailles!
Even though we only visited two churches today, they were both magnificent edifices.The weather was absolutely picture-perfect with blue skies and cool breezes. The first stop was St Clotilde, the church where César Franck was organist. Carl and I absolutely loved this Gothic building, with its very high ceilings and wide transepts. It’s in buildings… Read More St Clotilde and Chartres