Hi,
The program for
Tues 26 Aug was to meet 08.20 at Metz Railway Station for visit to Nancy, with a Tour of Musée des Beaux Arts in the morning and guided tour of the city (a World Heritage Site) in the afternoon. Lunch at the Excelsior Restaurant. returning to Metz at 17.00 at Metz. At 18.30 we attended a Civic reception at Metz Town Hall
The statue of the horse is labelled 'Ne a Joinville le 26 Mai 1451, Mari a Fains le 10 Decembre 1501'. French history is a challenge.
May God smile on you today,
Elizabeth
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Our first stop was by Joan of Arc, 1412 - 1431, burned when aged 19 because she did her job too efficiently. We did not find out why the dog was painted at many crosswalks.
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An excellent example of the way to draw attention to an important place, beginning with the explanation and ending with the date as mosaic in the footpath
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The Basilica Epyre (pronounced 'evre') is being cleaned and people walk clear of falling debris
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 This time I got myself into the photo - I was here, where Max's great grandmother Adelaide Barbiere walked as a young girl about 1845
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This gateway, Porte da la Craffe, is the ancient entry into the Medieval Town, and was later converted into a prison, then revived and the entry used by the Dukes of Lorraine when processing to ascend the throne.
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Marc is translating the speech of Welcome, standing between the Queen of Metz and her attendants, and the Mayor, Jean-Marie Rausch. Our Mayor Phillip and his Lady Doreen reply to the Welcome.
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Metz is led by the Mayor who was first elected in 1971 and has retained his position each 6 yearly election. Our Sherif is elected by the Gloucester Council for one year, as is our Mayor Phillip
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The local newspaper is called 'Le Republicain Lorrain',
and Sunday's edition Dimanche 31 aout 2003 has us on Page 4, middle article headed 'La Vie de la Ville'
(Much better photo includes Sherif at the left side)
Retrouvailles avec Gloucester
Entre Metz et Gloucester persiste une histoire d'amitié plus vielle que le tunnel sous la Manche. Exchanges personnels, rencontres scolaires et contacts institutionnels mainteinnent l'esprit de ce jumelage franco-britannique. La semaine dernière, de nouveau, Jean-Marie Rausch, maire of Metz, a reçu son homologue de Gloucester, Phil McLean, accompagné de son epouse. Sue Blakeley, sherif de Gloucester, assistait également à ces retrouvailles au cours desquelles le rôle d'interprète a été remplipar le président de l'assaoiation Amitié Metz-Trèves-Gloucester, M Boulier.
Caption for photo - L'entente cordiale entre les villes jumelles.
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