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Post by Deleted on Apr 22, 2010 19:48:55 GMT
No, that doesn't ring a bell. I'll check the location on Google Maps.
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Post by clichy on Apr 22, 2010 21:02:10 GMT
Bixa (and Kerouac) the inside of the cathedral of Amiens is actually very different from, say, Chartres, in that there is not that much stained glass. So the inside seems incredibly large and airy and light. Not as dramatic as an interior with stained glass but quite lovely all the same.
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Post by spindrift on Apr 22, 2010 21:38:25 GMT
K - La Fere is not far from St. Quentin and Laon, Aisne.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 22, 2010 22:30:48 GMT
Bixa (and Kerouac) the inside of the cathedral of Amiens is actually very different from, say, Chartres, in that there is not that much stained glass. So the inside seems incredibly large and airy and light. Not as dramatic as an interior with stained glass but quite lovely all the same. Most of the cathedrals started out with plenty of stained glass, but people tend to forget how much of it has been destroyed in the last 700 or 800 years for various reasons. There have been a few "replacements" in the last 150 years or so, but not nearly as many as tourists would like. |
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Post by bixaorellana on Apr 23, 2010 0:58:35 GMT
Stained glass appeals to me on the same childlike level that attracts me to the lights cast by prisms. So yes, it it magnificent to be inside a huge space with the sun streaming through the colored glass. At the same time, the churchiness of stained glass light has always triggered in me a sort of melancholy -- that "holy hush of ancient solitude"* thing. Thus, I would love to be inside the Amiens cathedral and experience the large airy lightness Clichy describes. Thank you, Clichy ~~ always lovely to see you here. * www.web-books.com/Classics/Poetry/Anthology/Stevens_W/Sunday.htm |
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Post by greyghost1 on May 10, 2010 21:36:59 GMT
kerouac...you certainly outdid yourself on those reflections. Quite different from your frozen winter pictures of Canal St Martin.
In some ways Amiens reminds me of the Valley of Cherveuse. Perhaps because of the Riviere Yvette aka The Riviere of Tanniers.
Thank you for the delightful pictures.
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Post by Deleted on May 11, 2010 6:48:44 GMT
Thanks -- but it helps to have a camera that deals better with low light than my previous one.
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Post by Kimby on May 24, 2010 22:35:43 GMT
Another wonderful slice of life photo montage!
If you haven't reposted some of these in the Image Bank threads (the bikes and red door in Color! for example), you should!
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Post by Golightly on Sept 1, 2010 20:39:27 GMT
Hey there,
We're off to Amiens at the end of the month and just now doing some research on accommodation. Can you anyone post any recommendations?
Also thinking about taking our little boy to the Circus in town, although the only info I can find is in French and looks like there's nothing suitable when we're there... Does anyone have any pointers?
Thanks!
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Post by Golightly on Sept 1, 2010 20:43:16 GMT
Oh just thought I should say...
In terms of budget it would be great if we could get a double at something like 70-100 euros a night. We'll have our 1 year old with us but he can go in a travel cot.
Also if at all possible we'd prefer not to stay in a chain hotel. And we're driving so we'll need somewhere parking is easy. I'm not too fussed whether we're in the centre of town or not.
But then again any suggestions welcomed!
Thanks again!
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Post by Deleted on Sept 1, 2010 20:59:03 GMT
I am not an expert on accommodations in Amiens, and I confess that I stayed in a chain hotel in the suburbs, Golightly, but this place looks to me like it might fit your budget and offer appropriate services: www.le-saintlouis.com/ |
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Post by Golightly on Sept 1, 2010 21:13:55 GMT
Thanks Kerouac. Where did you stay, did you like it?
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Post by Deleted on Sept 1, 2010 21:19:29 GMT
Oh, you wouldn't want to stay there. Since I knew I was just sleeping for a few hours and hitting the road early the next morning, I stayed in the F1 for 29€. They are the bargain basement of French hotels and are mostly used now by Eastern Europeans and construction workers. But they have a bed and a TV and are impeccably clean with breakfast for only 3.50€.
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Post by Golightly on Sept 1, 2010 21:22:27 GMT
You may be right, but thanks for the info.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 17, 2013 12:00:54 GMT
I have been thinking about going to Amiens for the day once the weather finally improves. I was playing with the ticket machines at Gare du Nord yesterday and saw that there is a train about every half hour and the trip takes an hour...
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Post by anshjain97 on Mar 17, 2013 13:58:48 GMT
Great post, I especially love the canalside seating! Seems too close to the water, though.
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Post by nautiker on Mar 20, 2013 21:35:57 GMT
great report, kerouac, once again - thanks! what stunned me back then when I visited Amiens was a photography of the interior of the cathedral with huge piles of sandbags protecting the interior against war damages during WWI. I cannot track down the pic I have in mind, however these might give an idea: ma-genealogie.over-blog.com/12-categorie-10595918.htmllike an art installation (just with sadder background) |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 20, 2013 22:06:40 GMT
I had never seen those sandbag photos before. Amazing!
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Post by Deleted on Apr 7, 2015 18:47:10 GMT
Damn, I have still not returned to Amiens!  Maybe in May. |
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Post by htmb on Apr 16, 2015 18:33:51 GMT
So, you haven't been to see the laser light show on the cathedral either, I suppose?
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Post by Deleted on Apr 16, 2015 19:17:47 GMT
No. I should just pop in there one evening and then go home the same night. I have a friend who is a professor at the university, and she commutes from the southern suburbs of Paris to Amiens for her courses -- but luckily only 2 or 3 days a week.
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Post by bjd on Apr 17, 2015 7:18:11 GMT
Thanks for bringing this thread up again -- I had forgotten all about it. It does look a good place to visit when the weather is nice.
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Post by Deleted on May 13, 2017 4:59:30 GMT
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Post by bixaorellana on May 13, 2017 6:12:48 GMT
I hadn't realized before that he was made out of wood!
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Post by lagatta on May 13, 2017 13:37:36 GMT
I also have a friend who was a professor in Amiens, or at least one of those intermediate teaching positions. He also commuted from Paris - it doesn't take very long by train, and one can read up on one's lecture or whatever. Having so many students (and other young people working in cafés and other businesses related to them) keeps Amiens from looking as sad as some of the towns in that part of France.
That restaurant did look very reasonably-priced for the type of place, at least the "menu".
So many clothing shops everywhere, all selling the same stuff... The historic Upper Town in Québec City is full of them too.
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