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Since more than a decade Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux hosts the "Saint Paul Soul Jazz" festival The Soul Snitchers flew in from the Netherlands for just this concert. They had funky fun - just like the dancing audience. Jimi Bellmartin Listen: www.youtube.com/watch?v=uziuv8YtWIo

Since more than a decade Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux hosts the "Saint Paul Soul Jazz" festival The Soul Snitchers flew in from the Netherlands for just this concert. They had funky fun - just like the dancing audience. Seen in the center is "special guest" Jimi Bellmartin. Listen: www.youtube.com/watch?v=uziuv8YtWIo

Since more than a decade Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux hosts the "Saint Paul Soul Jazz" festival The Soul Snitchers flew in from the Netherlands for just this concert. They had funky fun - just like the dancing audience. After some minutes the "special guest" Jimi Bellmartin - joined in, closely watched by Fabrice Garcia (standing in the tent, wearing the "official" blue T-shirt). Fabrice Garcia runs the team of many volunteers, to make this wonderful the "Soul-Jazz Festival" happen. Here is the festival´s website: www.saintpaul-souljazz.com/ Listen to Jimi Bellmartin and the Soul Snatchers www.youtube.com/watch?v=uziuv8YtWIo

Since more than a decade Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux hosts the "Saint Paul Soul Jazz" festival The Soul Snitchers flew in from the Netherlands for just this concert. They had funky fun - just like the dancing audience. The brass section - Tjeerd Brouwer (Trombone), Ruud Kleiss (Trumpet) and Thomas Streutgers (Saxophone). Listen: www.youtube.com/watch?v=uziuv8YtWIo

Since more than a decade Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux hosts the "Saint Paul Soul Jazz" festival The Soul Snitchers flew in from the Netherlands for just this concert. They had funky fun - just like the dancing audience. Ron Smith (left) and Curtis T. Listen: www.youtube.com/watch?v=uziuv8YtWIo

Since more than a decade Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux hosts the "Saint Paul Soul Jazz" festival The Soul Snitchers flew in from the Netherlands for just this concert. They had funky fun - just like the (later dancing) audience. Fltr: Elvis Sergo (keyboards), Ron Smith (guitar), Curtis T. (vocals), Phil Martin (drums), Ton van der Kolk (bass), Thomas Streutgers (sax), Tjeerd Brouwer (tromb), Ruud Kleiss (trumpet). Not yet on stage, when I took this photo, was "special guest" Jimi Bellmartin. Listen: www.youtube.com/watch?v=uziuv8YtWIo

The Vino Café is a nice restaurant. During the festival the tables are placed on the Place du Marché.

Saint-Pierre is located a little outside Larnas, a hamlet with a population of about 200. It was erected in the first half of the 12th century, probably connected to the Benedictine abbey in Cruas (40kms north). Some spolia, reused here, may come from a carolingian church on the same place. The church had fallen in disrepair after the Revolution, but got renovated and rebuilt. Unfortunately it was locked.

Saint-Pierre is located a little outside Larnas, a hamlet with a population of about 200. It was erected in the first half of the 12th century, probably connected to the Benedictine abbey in Cruas (40kms north). Some spolia, reused here, may come from a carolingian church on the same place. The church had fallen in disrepair after the Revolution, but got renovated and rebuilt. Unfortunately it was locked.

A church is known in Mélas (now part of Le Teil), located at the Roman road connecting Lyon and Nîmes, since merovingien times. A noble lady named Fredegonde founded a nunnery in Mélas end of the 6th century, dedicated to Saint-Étienne and Saint Saturnin. Today´s church is younger. It consists out of three parts built in different times. The oldest part is an octogonal chapel, dated the the 9th/10th century (see previous uploads). Two of the three aisles were erected in the 12th/13th century. Here are some Romanesque capitals. This capital depicts the "Sacrifice of Isaac". Genesis 22:9-13 "When they reached the place God had told him about, Abraham built an altar there and arranged the wood on it. He bound his son Isaac and laid him on the altar, on top of the wood. Then he reached out his hand and took the knife to slay his son. But the angel of the Lord called out to him from heaven, “Abraham! Abraham!” "Here I am," he replied. "Do not lay a hand on the boy," he said. "Do not do anything to him. Now I know that you fear God, because you have not withheld from me your son, your only son." Abraham looked up and there in a thicket he saw a ram caught by its horns. He went over and took the ram and sacrificed it as a burnt offering instead of his son."

A church is known in Mélas (now part of Le Teil), located at the Roman road connecting Lyon and Nîmes, since merovingien times. A noble lady named Fredegonde founded a nunnery in Mélas end of the 6th century, dedicated to Saint-Étienne and Saint Saturnin. Today´s church is younger. It consists out of three parts built in different times. The oldest part is an octogonal chapel, dated the the 9th/10th century (see previous uploads). Two of the three aisles were erected in the 12th/13th century. Here are some Romanesque capitals. This capital depicts the "Weighing of souls".

A church is known in Mélas (now part of Le Teil), located at the Roman road connecting Lyon and Nîmes, since merovingien times. A noble lady named Fredegonde founded a nunnery in Mélas end of the 6th century, dedicated to Saint-Étienne and Saint Saturnin. Today´s church is younger. It consists out of three parts built in different times. The oldest part is an octogonal chapel, dated the the 9th/10th century. The chapel could have been a baptistery or a burial chapel. I tend to the "baptistery" side, though the location is somehow odd, but the place around was sureley different about a thousand years around. The church, that we see now, did not exist. The octagon is connected to the church. Some small heads guard the entrance to the chapel. Here is one of them.

A church is known in Mélas (now part of Le Teil), located at the Roman road connecting Lyon and Nîmes, since merovingien times. A noble lady named Fredegonde founded a nunnery in Mélas end of the 6th century, dedicated to Saint-Étienne and Saint Saturnin. Today´s church is younger. It consists out of three parts built in different times. The oldest part is an octogonal chapel, dated the the 9th/10th century. The chapel could have been a baptistery or a burial chapel. I tend to the "baptistery" side, though the location is somehow odd, but the place around was sureley different about a thousand years around. The church, that we see now, did not exist. Under the dome of the octogonal chapel.

A church is known in Mélas (now part of Le Teil), located at the Roman road connecting Lyon and Nîmes, since merovingien times. A noble lady named Fredegonde founded a nunnery in Mélas end of the 6th century, dedicated to Saint-Étienne and Saint Saturnin. Today´s church is younger. It consists out of three parts built in different times. The oldest part is an octogonal chapel, dated the the 9th/10th century. The chapel could have been a baptistery or a burial chapel. I tend to the "baptistery" side, though the location is somehow odd, but the place around was sureley different about a thousand years around. The church, that we see now, did not exist - and there was of course no parking lot on a niveau way higher than that on which the chapel was erected.

A church is known in Mélas (now part of Le Teil), located at the Roman road connecting Lyon and Nîmes, since merovingien times. A noble lady named Fredegonde founded a nunnery in Mélas end of the 6th century, dedicated to Saint-Étienne and Saint Saturnin. Today´s church is younger. It consists out of three parts built in different times. Seen here is the roof of the oldest part, an octogonal chapel, dated the the 9th/10th century. The chapel could have been a baptistery or a burial chapel. I tend to the "baptistery" side, though the location is somehow odd, but the place around was sureley different about a thousand years around. The church, that we see now, did not exist - and there was of course no parking lot on a niveau way higher than that on which the chapel was erecetd.

A church is known in Mélas (now part of Le Teil), located at the Roman road connecting Lyon and Nîmes, since merovingien times. A noble lady named Fredegonde founded a nunnery in Mélas end of the 6th century, dedicated to Saint-Étienne and Saint Saturnin. The church seen today is younger and consists out of three parts, that were built in different times. The oldest, dated the the 9th/10th century, is an octogonal chapel, that could have been a baptistery or a burial chapel. It is not visible from this point of view. The northern and the central aisle are, just as the two still existing apses and the tower, were erected within the 11th and 12th century, while the southern aisle (left) is an addition of the 19th century.

Decades ago I owned a (4th hand) Citroën DS21 for just one year. The most comfortable car I ever had. I had to sell it finally - and it was cannibalized for spare parts. A shame! A DS-Cabriolet was even rarely seen in the 1970s. This is one of the very few that survived the times.

Decades ago I owned a (4th hand) Citroën DS21 for just one year. The most comfortable car I ever had. I had to sell it finally - and it was cannibalized for spare parts. A shame! A DS-Cabriolet was even rarely seen in the 1970s. This is one of the very few that survived the times.