The hill (or coast) Saint Catherine
I had dreamed of it, my uncle and aunt did it.
Since 2012 that I am living in Rouen, I could and can always admire this hill from my window , making almost daily the promise to get there very quickly. Then the years passed, my project remained only in the state of promise. Until the day the promise came true. I was so happy that it was my birthday, Christmas, my birthday, becoming a kid again ... all in one go. I was excited as, only, a flea can be, even if I have never seen from near a flea jumps!
For some, it's seeing Venice and dying. For me, it was to go to Sainte Catherine hill and ... not to die. Simply live a dream awake. And the reality, once there, simply exceeded all my expectations, swept my imagination. The idea I had of it had nothing to do with what I was going through. It was even better. It was incredible, the breathtaking view of the city, its two banks and the Seine is literally breathtaking. Suddenly taking height took on its full meaning.
I lived a magic moment by promising to return there.
When?
To take a picture of the Armada boats for example, or to attend the fireworks display on July 14 .... promises that I will perhaps keep without forgetting that I am from Normandy so it will be "maybe well that yes, maybe well that not ".
City view
When the weather is clear, Sainte-Catherine hill offers one of the most beautiful panoramas on both banks of Rouen. The place attracted Claude Monet and after him so many other artists who came to set up their easels there. It is from here that the leader of the Impressionists painted, among other things, his " general view of Rouen ", visible at the Museum of Fine Arts in the city. From Henri-Rivière street to the Mont-Gargan cemetery, this return to mountain springs of Rouen artistic inspiration will take you up some 525 steps. (Sic)
In the heart of the right bank, the Cathedral of Our Lady of Rouen.
The Saint-Ouen Abbey, the square of the Town Hall, better known as general de Gaulle's square. The Abbey has become a museum.
View on the right bank with,majestic, the Church of Our Lady of Rouen (below the link on my photos of the church)
Flaubert here we are!
No, I will not allow myself any familiarity with Mr. Gustave Flaubert, I am talking about the Flaubert bridge, the 6th bridge in Rouen. Officially put into service on September 25, 2008, after four years of work, it is today the tallest lifting bridge in Europe: 2 decks of 1300 tonnes, 86 m long, which can be raised to 55 m.
"Among best sellers, very few are navigable." -Jean Mistler-
"Who dares to cross the great rivers does not fear the small rivers." -Chinese proverb-
"Virtues are lost in interest, as rivers are lost in the sea." -François de La Rochefoucauld-
"Great revolutions are born of small miseries like the great rivers of small streams." -Victor Hugo / Things views-
"It is through their whispers that the ponds put the rivers in jail." -Jacques Brel / The Next Love-
"Rivers and women overflow: the first by getting out of bed, the second by entering." -Léo Campion-
"The source almost always disapproves of the route of the river." -Jean Cocteau / The Call to Order-
"Following the river, you reach the sea." -Plaute-
When I see trains ...
I'm thinking of Milan, my nephew, who has been passionate about trains for a while. The world literally stops around him as soon as he sees one. I love in him this passion which does not leave him despite the passing years. These interests could change but he remains faithful to his love of trains. Milan also loves boats, trucks and other construction equipment, whose names and uses he knows perfectly, but I think his love of trains is matchless.
I dream that one day, he becomes a train driver and takes the family on a trip. It would be a great trip and I would trust him with closed eyes because I know he would take care of his train like the apple of his eye.
When the barges leave ...
Returning to Paris ?...
"On the Canal Saint-Martin slides, Smooth and painted like a toy, A mahogany barge, With its sliding shutters. -Paul-Jean Toulet/Les Contrerimes (1979), Dixains-
"Siesta... Handkerchief... Barge... what is all these words? I don't stand in their way." -Raymond Queneau/The Blue Flowers (1965)-
"We loved exotic music, the banks of the Seine, barges and walkers, the dubiously silly little pubs, the desert of the nights." -Simone de Beauvoir/The Force of Age (1960)-
"One day you and I will get on a boat and disappear forever." -Michael Scofield to Dr Sara Tancredi (Prison Break) /Prison Break -
"Whoever invented the ship also invented the shipwreck." -Lao Tseu-
When the bell rings.
Being two is better
The hill, the view inspire lovers who like to be together there.
A stunning view even for journalists.
Art seen from above
The sheds are no longer sad on the left bank of Lacroix Island.
"The purpose of art, the purpose of a life, can only be to increase the amount of freedom and responsibility that is in every man and in the world." -Albert Camus/The Bet of Our Generation (1957)-
Art and speech are the two organs of human progress. One makes hearts receive communion, and the other the thoughts." -Roman Rolland/Life of Tolstoy-
"The most fruitful of all the arts is the art of living well." -Cicero-
"Criticism is easy, but art is difficult." -Philippe Néricault /The Glorious-
Water colors
Rower
A rower from the Lacroix Island Rowing Club.
All by herself
Panoramics
