From Abbaye de Sénanque to Gordes: A Walk In the Luberon
From Abbaye de Sénanque to Gordes: Tony and Helen take a walk in the Luberon countryside with some intrepid travellers - and a roller-bag!
Well, we've done a bit of climbing, and if this is a bit shakey, it's probably because I'm a bit out of breath!
We've made it to the top of the hill of the valley of Sénanque. Now this, you have to admit, is a view, even by Australian standards. Well, that's halfway, let's take the road on!
According to the sign, we've just done .6 of a K from the Abbaye de Sénanque. I've got to say, it did seem further, but it was up hill. Now there they're saying that we only have 1.7 to go to Gordes. Of course, the real question is, is it going down, or is it going up?
Well, we've got our little team together, and one of them, believe it or not, has a ROLL-ON! Yes, we're carrying it!
OK, off we go!
Well, just coming into Gordes, we've encountered this borie, which is a double borie, in fact. You can see these stone walls that we've been following, really quite well-built, and here is a double borie - I just showed you the front entrance. Helen said it's like a stone igloo. Amazing, isn't it?
Well, we're all quite pleased to have arrived on the road, as you see - oh, hello! There's the road, leading into Gordes, and according to this, there you go, 1.7 to Sénanque, so that's what we're supposed to have done. And that's pretty much the type of road, apart from the stone walls, we've seen on the way. So don't try this in light shoes, you will end up with very bruised feet.
Here are our intrepid adventurers, with the Indiana Jones look. We've made it all the way to Gordes, thank God! And now we can actually use the roll-on as a roll-on, instead of carrying it, getting some pretty disbelieving stares on the way...
These are the cross-roads where we've just come to the main road, opposite Gordes. And as you can probably see and hear, wow, it's a change from the path! The traffic is quite heavy, and all because of THIS [view of Gordes].
I've clambered over the wall, and am standing somewhat precariously looking over Gordes itself. I have to say, it is quite spectacular. And a lot of work seems to have been done here over the years, looking at those brand-new walls. Well, we've got to walk round a loop to get there, and hopefully we'll be able to get some more views over the other side.
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Summer Lavender at Abbaye Notre Dame de Sénanque
: Abbaye Notre Dame de Sénanque, is an active 12th-century Cistercian abbey near the village of Gordes in the département of the Vaucluse in Provence, France. It's most famous for its stunning summer lavender fields, but you can also get guided tours of the church itself and the cloisters. Tony and Helen visited it on a beautiful summer's day before hiking to Gordes (see the videos about the walk and the village of Gordes as well - coming soon!).
Well, this is the approach to the Abbaye de Sénanque, they've thoughtfully planted some lavender fields to the sides, the road is to the right, and in fact, no queue, you just turn up and walk in there, although you have to have a guided tour to get round the Abbey itself.
There seem to be quite a few Asian tourists here, which is pretty good. Everyone's attracted by the lavender.
The Vietnamese guy and girls that we took the taxi with travelled all the way from Barcelona today to see La Lavande - and they're going back tonight! And that is a long way from here.
Not quite as much lavender as we'd hoped, but still... [Ed: at this stage, I hadn't see the next field!]
Well, there certainly are a lot of mainland tourists here, as there are in a lot of other places in Europe. And they pose here just the same as they do anywhere else! But the important thing is they're all having fun. There they are, they're all waving at me. Smile. girls!
Ah, they weren't smiling at me, they were smiling at their tour guide who was photographing them. Oh well, you can't win them all...
Well, here's the obligatory shot of La Lavande, in front of - yes, you've guessed it - the Abbaye de Sénanque.
I know you've seen this shot before, but you've got to admit, it's a stunner, isn't it?
There's lots of tourists here. But they keep this one field in front of the Abbey planted so that you can get that shot. There are lots of other fields around, but this one is especially photogenic. So you walk straight in, go right down past the other fields, and you can get this shot.
And to the right - there's just a hillside to the left - you can see the quarters of the monks. And if I swing round - actually I was resting on a wall there, so this will be a bit shakey - you can see the surrounds. And there at the back there's quite a sizeable lavender field, in between they've planted what will be be quite a large lavender field, presumably for next year, it will be very good.
Oh, and here are the Vietnamese and the Japanese girl who came from Vienna, the Vietnamese from Barcelona, and we all met together and got a taxi to Abbaye Sénanque and Gordes from Cavaillon. International co-operation! OK, smile, girls!
Ah, Helen's having a good look at these marvellous fields - beautiful colour - in front of the Abbey. Here's a different view. Unfortunately, the little baby there doesn't seem very impressed!
Well, in spite of all the many tourists, the Abbaye de Sénanque is a very peaceful place. And the lavender makes it very beautiful.
Now here's a view of the Abbey from the other side, and we're just about to depart on a walk back to Gordes which the signpost says, I'm glad to say, is about 2.3 km. Well, we'll see. But in any event, we've got what we came to see...
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Thaïlande, la route des rois - #fautpasrever (émission intégrale)
Réputée pour ses plages paradisiaques, la Thaïlande offre plein d’autres surprises. Philippe Gougler nous emmène hors des sentiers battus découvrir un pays à la nature extravagante, à la rencontre d’habitants fiers de leur culture et de leur patrimoine fortement influencés par les dynasties royales successives.
Au cours de ses rencontres, Philippe Gougler nous fait découvrir Bangkok, capitale gigantesque, moderne et traditionnelle à la fois. Puis dans le nord du pays, c’est avec une famille de l’ethnie Karen qu’il nous entraîne dans une chasse insolite : la capture de grillons qui termineront en fricassée, spécialité gastronomique locale ! Dans un temple non loin de là, moines et fidèles nous initient à une cérémonie insolite : le « nettoyage de karma ».
Les reportages mettent l’accent sur la beauté des paysages et l’engagement des habitants. Une passionnée d’oiseaux sillonne le pays et ses nombreuses îles, à la recherche d’espèces rares. Les habitants du Parc national de Khao Sok dévoilent fièrement ce trésor naturel, un des lieux les plus extraordinaires et sauvages de Thaïlande. Dans les khlongs, canaux paisibles au cœur de Bangkok, la vie se déroule au fil de l’eau, à l’abri de la frénésie de la capitale. Dans ce pays où l’éléphant est l’emblème de la royauté, une femme très engagée se bat pour améliorer les conditions de vie des pachydermes. Enfin à Chiang Mai, nous assistons à un spectacle éblouissant : le plus grand lâcher de lanternes de toute l’Asie.
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la dame aux oiseaux de Corinne Glowacki/Laurent Desvaux
24 heures dans les khlongs de Corinne Glowacki/Laurent Desvaux
les Robinson de Khao Sok de Bertrand Edel /Nicolas Vrignon
la maman des éléphants de Bertrand Edel/Nicolas Vrignon
la fête des lanternes de Bertrand Edel/Nicolas Vrignon
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ÉCOSSE 2019 - LES HIGHLANDS ET L’ÎLE DE SKYE
L'itinéraire détaillé de notre road trip de 10 jours en Ecosse. Des Highlands à l'île de Skye, je vais te faire voyager aux quatre coins de ce magnifique pays. Accroche-toi !
Perros Guirec boat excursion around the seven local islands, in Brittany France
is where you'll discover some of the most beautiful places to visit on earth, and they are here in Brittany, France! Stunning beaches, wonderful unspoilt countryside and friendly people makes Brittany the ideal place for a holiday, and Perros-Guirec the perfect place to visit!
Enjoy the long golden sands topped with a sea front that offers restaurants, hotels and more, without being over commercial or tacky.
Along the seafront at Perros-Guirec you'll find the booking office where you can enlist in one of two excursions to the seven islands, where you will observe wildlife in its extreme, with sightings of the Grey Seal and a plethora of wild birds including The Shag, The Herring Gulf, The Razorbill, the Puffin plus many, many more.
On one of the trips you can get off the boat and have a wander around one of the islands called Ile aux Moines (Isle of the Monks)
but you only get half-an-hour, so don't stray too far from the boat!
The beach and booking office is actually situated at Le Plage de Trestraou at Perros-Guirec at the far end of the beach by the jetty.
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The video and website are hosted by The Brit in Brittany and you'll find plenty of information about moving to Brittany, or moving to France in general, travelling around Brittany, where to holiday and much more! Come and visit!
Voyage en Asie du Sud-Est: les 6 plus beaux sites archéologiques
Cette vidéo résume très brièvement les principaux sites archéologiques d’Asie du Sud-Est à ne manquer sous aucun prétexte. En passant par le Laos, la Thaïlande, le Vietnam, l’Indonésie, la Birmanie et le Cambodge, découvrez les joyaux architecturaux asiatiques.
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Paris, France - Visite Guidée du Quartier de Saint-Germain-des-Prés (Partie 1)
Bonjour et bienvenue pour cette nouvelle visite guidée d'un quartier de Paris par New York Habitat ( ). Aujourd'hui, nous allons visiter un quartier animé de Paris et un endroit à la mode : Saint-Germain-des-Prés.
Cet épisode sera le premier d'une trilogie consacrée à Saint-Germain-des-Prés. Ne manquez pas les parties 2 ( et 3 ( de notre trilogie consacrée à Saint-Germain-des-Prés.
Ce quartier, situé juste au sud de la Seine et à l'ouest du Quartier Latin, était autrefois occupé par un grand monastère et un petit bourg.
Le monastère fut fondé en 532 par Childebert, le second roi de France. Bien que devenu prospère et puissant, le monastère ne survécut aux raids Viking du 9ème siècle. Les moines campèrent dans les ruines jusqu'en 990, quand le monastère fut reconstruit par le roi Robert le Pieu.
Le bourg situé entre le monastère et la ville était très vivant. Des théâtres firent même leur apparition. Au 17ème siècle, la ville, devenue un centre artistique et littéraire, avait déjà pu accueillir le premier opéra de Lully, les premières pièces de Molière et la première Comédie Française.
La construction de l'église Saint-Germain-des-Prés, de style roman a commencé aux alentours de l'an 1000, c'est l'une des plus anciennes de Paris. Les arches arrondies, les petites fenêtres et les épais murs du clocher sont typiques du style roman.
Le quartier de Saint-Germain-des-Prés est rapidement devenu le rendez-vous des artistes, des intellectuels et des écrivains. Dès le 17ème siècle le village a accueilli des écrivains comme Racine ou La Rochefoucauld. Au 19ème siècle des peintres comme Delacroix ou Manet et des écrivains comme Balzac se sont également installés ici, tout comme Benjamin Franklin et Oscar Wilde. Dans les années 1920, de nombreux américains ont été attirés par le charme de ce quartier. Même Hemingway et sa femme ont habité ici et Henry Miller s'y trouvait souvent également. Plus tard, Picasso à déménagé ici et c'est ici qu'il a peint Guernica.
La vie ici est regroupée au centre de la place en face de l'église et dans 3 fameux cafés des alentours. La place est un lieu de rendez-vous populaire, on y retrouve souvent des musiciens et des sculptures exposées.
Les Deux Magots, 6 place de L'Eglise Saint-Germain-des-Prés, tient son nom des deux statues chinoises exposées à l'intérieur depuis l'époque où le café était une boutique de soie. A son ouverture, ce café était le favori de poètes comme Verlaine et Rimbaud. Dans les années 1930, Picasso aimait également venir ici. Vers la fin des années 1930, le café était fréquenté par le philosophe existentialiste Jean Paul Sartre et les écrivains Camus et Prévert.
Une fois le café est devenu l'un des favoris des occupants allemands à Paris, Sartre et ses collègues l'abandonnèrent pour le Café de Flore un pâté de maisons plus loin au 172 Boulevard Saint-Germain. Le propriétaire leur mettait à disposition le premier étage pour s'asseoir, siroter un café et écrire. C'est ici que Sartre à écrit son fameux traité : L'être et le néant
L'autre fameux lieu pour s'arrêter boire un coup est la Brasserie Lipp, de l'autre coté de la rue au 151 Boulevard St-Germain. Il était apprécié des poètes André Gide et Paul Valéry dans les années 1920 et c'est ici qu'Hemingway à écrit A Farewell to Arms.
L'institut de France au 23 quai Conti, avec son dôme distinctif, a été construit au 17ème siècle pour le premier ministre de Louis XIV, Mazarin. Il abrite aujourd'hui les 5 académies françaises des arts et des sciences.
Bien sur, le meilleur moyen de vivre comme un parisien est de louer un appartement meublé au cœur de ce fameux quartier, tel que cette superbe location de vacances située en plein coeur de Saint-Germain-des-Prés ( ).
N'oubliez pas que New York Habitat offre d'autres locations meublées à Saint-Germain-des-Prés et partout dans Paris ( ), que ce soient des locations de vacances ( ) ou des appartements meublés ( ).
Nous espérons que vous avez apprécié le quartier de Saint-Germain-des-Prés, où se côtoient la culture et l'histoire. Merci d'avoir suivi cette visite guidée par New York Habitat. Nous espérons vous croiser bientôt dans les rues de Saint-Germain-des-Prés.
Turenne Apartment in Paris, France
This is a stunning, renovated, two bedroom apartment (800 sq. ft., sleeps 7) on rue de Turenne in the Marais (3rd arrondissement) between St. Paul and the Place des Vosges, close to the Musee Carnavalet and the Musee Picasso. It is near the end of the rue des Francs-Bourgeois, one of the most interesting shopping streets in Paris. The nearest metro stations are St. Paul and Chemin Vert (direct to Bastille).
The apartment is on the third American floor (no elevator) set overlooking a plant filled courtyard in a historic 17th century building. It has views both onto the road and courtyard and is very light. There are double glazed windows, which insulate the apartment from street noise. The main door into the courtyard has a security code and there is also another code required to enter the stairwell.
The furnishing is classic and functional with elegant items including a comfortable double size sofa bed and comfortable leather easy chairs. This large apartment is fully equipped with high speed DSL Internet access with Wi-Fi, telephone, Cable TV w/DVD, and a Hi-Fi w/CD player/radio. Modern individual radiators heat the apartment. The living room has three big double glazed windows that look over the rooftop of a low building next door and you can see the park (there is a photo of the view). The lounge has exterior wooden shutters on all windows and internal roller blinds to each window (the photos were taken before the roller blinds were installed).
The main bedroom with a Queen size bed has big windows looking out on the courtyard and the street, but the street window has an unusual setup with a double window (two double glazed windows, one behind the other). The first one has a space of about 8 inches and then behind it another double glazed window making it noise proof. There are full length lined curtains on both sets of windows in the main bedroom, they are off-white. This bedroom has an adjacent bathroom consisting of a walk-in shower room and a separate enclosure with a basin and toilet.
There is an excellent comfortable Queen size sofa bed in the second bedroom, which has a new modern en suite bathroom with full bathtub w/shower, basin, and toilet. This bedroom has a window that looks out over the street and it also has a double window (two double glazed windows, one behind the other). There are also full length lined curtains in the second bedroom. This bedroom also has a roll away folding bed which can accommodate one person.
The newly built modern kitchen is fully equipped with four burner cook-top and conventional oven, microwave, dishwasher, and clothes washer/dryer. There is plenty of cupboard space. It's supplied with an iron, ironing board, hairdryer, and alarm clock, as well as all crockery, glassware, cutlery, pans, and utensils.
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Cruise the Golf du Morbihan, Brittany France
Subscibe to our Channel - The Gulf of Morbihan is a natural harbour on the coast of the Département of Morbihan in the south of Brittany, France.The area around the gulf features an extraordinary range of megalithic monuments. There are passage dolmens, stepped pyramids with underground dolmen chambers, stone circles, and giant menhirs, among others. The site best known to outsiders is Carnac, where remains of a dozen rows of huge standing stones run for over ten kilometers. The passage grave of Gavrinis, on a small island in the Gulf, is one of the most important such sites in Europe. Some of the ruins have been dated to at least 3300 BC — 200 years older than England's Stonehenge.
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