#Château de Vincennes

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Front Row at Loewe RTW Fall 2023 (Photo: Stephane Feugere/WWD)

Jamie Dornan Reunites With ‘Belfast’ Costar Caitriona Balfe at Loewe Show

Guests also included Taeyoung, K-pop band Nmixx, Catherine O'Hara and Naomi Campbell.

ALL-STAR TEAM: Even though the Loewe show was held on the outskirts of Paris, in front of the picturesque Château de Vincennes, hordes of fans made the pilgrimage in the hope of catching a glimpse of celebrity guests, who included NCT member Taeyoung and fellow K-pop stars Nmixx.

The show doubled as a reunion for “Belfast” stars Jamie Dornan and Caitriona Balfe. “I didn’t realize she was going to be here. She texted me last night as I was getting into bed,” Dornan said. “I haven’t seen her in a year, because she’s been off filming the final series of ‘Outlander,’ so I’m very excited to see her.”

The Irish actor teamed up again with “Belfast” director Kenneth Branagh for his latest project, “A Haunting in Venice.” Branagh’s third Agatha Christie adaptation promises to be another star-studded affair, with an international cast including Michelle Yeoh, Tina Fey, Camille Cottin and Riccardo Scamarcio.

“I finished just before Christmas and it was a joyous experience. We had such a tight little group of actors including Michelle Yeoh, who’s like, maybe, my new favorite person. We had little Jude Hill, who’s in the ‘Belfast’ movie, who plays my son. He’s in ‘A Haunting in Venice’ too so it was a nice little reunion for that too,” Dornan reported.

He admitted that he struggled not to be distracted by the humongous mustache sported by Branagh, who reprises his role as famed detective Hercule Poirot. “It’s very impressive, you know. It’s not altogether real, so there’s a part of you, like the naughty side of me just wants to, like, pull it off all the time,” Dornan said.

Now he’s gearing up to shoot the second series of TV show “The Tourist,” in which he plays the victim of a car crash who wakes up in the hospital with amnesia.

Dornan said he was looking forward to “everything” about reprising the role. “The scripts are incredible, like really mad and funny, and quirky and weird,” he said. “We’re getting to shoot it in Ireland, so that’s a bit of a win for me and I get to see some family. I literally start in a few weeks’ time so I’m very, very excited.”

Front Row at Loewe RTW Fall 2023 (Photo: Stephane Feugere/WWD)

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Remember… I haven’t seen her in a year, because she’s been off filming the final series of ‘Outlander,’ so I’m very excited to see her. — Jamie Dornan

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2023 Château de Vincennes

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Château de Vincennes 3/3, Vincennes, France, juillet 2023

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Superbes vitraux représentant l’apocalypse de saint Jean . L’origine de l’expression “d’une pierre deux coups”, le dauphin (qui s’occupe du territoire du dauphiné), pas de douve mais un fossé!

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Vincennes, France, 2015.

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Château de Ricey-Bas, Champagne region of France

French vintage postcard, mailed in 1902 to Vincennes

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The Sainte-Chapelle de Vincennes is a Gothic royal chapel within the fortifications of the Château de Vincennes on the east edge of Paris, France. It was inspired by the Sainte-Chapelle, the royal chapel within the Palais de la Cité in Paris. It was begun in 1379 by Charles V of France to house relics of the Passion of Christ. It is no longer used as a church, and is now a French historical monument operated by the Centre des monuments nationaux.

Here on display the side chapel with the tombe of the Duc d'Enghien who was executed in 1804. (He was charged , innocently it seemed afterwards, to be involved complotting against First Consul Napoleon Bonaparte.) The sculpture is made by Pierre Louis Deseine in 1824.

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12 novembre 1437 : entrée du roi Charles VII à Paris Les Anglais étaient maîtres de Paris depuis qu’en 1420 Henri V, roi d’Angleterre, y avait fait son entrée, et s’était fait livrer la Bastille et le château de Vincennes, mais en avril 1436, l'armée royale avait reconquis la ville, les Anglais tentant peu après d'enlever la princesse Marguerite d'Écosse promise en mariage au fils du roi de France Charles VII ➽ https://bit.ly/Entree-CharlesVII-Paris

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Taylor Russell attends the LOEWE Spring Summer 2024 women’s runway show held at Château de Vincennes in Paris.

source: Jimin Jeon via instagram

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Le donjon de Charles V (1364-70) eet la chapelle (1379-1559) du Château de Vincennes avant la nuit tombée, prélude à “Helsingor, Château d'Hamlet” spectacle immersif par la troupe de Léonard Matton  - d'après la pièce de théâtre "La Tragique Histoire d'Hamlet, Prince de Danemark" de William Shakespeare (circa 1603) - avril 2024.

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Day 5: Isabeau of Bavaria

Isabeau of Bavaria (also spelled Isabelle or Elisabeth)

Born: c. 1370 Died: September 1435

Parents: Stephen III of Bavaria-Ingolstadt and Taddea Visconti of Milan. Queen of France Children: Isabella, Queen of England Joan, Duchess of Brittany Marie, Prioress of Poissy Michelle, Duchess of Burgundy Louis, Dauphin of Viennois John, Dauphin of Viennois Catherine, Queen of England Charles VII of France

Isabeau was the only daughter of Duke Stephen III of Bavaria-Ingolstadt and Taddea Visconti of Milan and granddaughter of the Holy Roman Emperor Louis IV.

Isabeau was sent to France at the suggestion of her uncle to be considered a potential bride for Charles VI of France. The teenaer was prepared by her aunt, taught French customs and received french styled dresses. She went to France on the pretext of a pilgrimage. Her father refused for her to be examined in nude as it was customary at the time. Upon arriving in France she impressed despite not speaking French or meeting the beauty standards of the time, it is likely she had Italian features like her mother. Charles seemed smitten with her moving up the wedding. The two were married in 1285. Isabeau was 15/16 at the time. Charles lavished her with gifts and visited her at Château de Vincennes where she resided while he was on a military campaign against England.

The coronation of Isabeau took place on 23 August 1389 with a grand ceremony. The procession lasted the whole day.

Charles suffered from an illness that caused him moments of insanity. Often he asked for Isabeau to be removed as he did not recognise her. Isabeau was accused of abandoning him when she moved her residence to Hôtel Barbette. Charles was provided with a mistress by his advisors but in his moment of lucidity he exchanged letters and gifts with Isabeu. His illness continued until his death.

In the 1390s Isabeau was made the guardian of the Dauphin and the co-guardian of their children. She was responsible for the education and protection of their son. As Charles’s bouts of illness were more frequent Isabeau became the leader of the regency council.

As Isabeau sided with the king’s brother, Orléans, in the conflict between him and the burgundians rumors started to circulate that they were lovers. John the Fearless, the new Duke of Burgundy after his father’s death, raised an army and entered Paris. Isabeau and Orléans retreated to the fortified castle of Melun with the royal children, however John took possession of the Dauphin. The Duke of Berry, the Dauphin’s uncle, took control of the child. The fact that Charles was lucid for about a month also helped. Isabeau was tasked with mediating the dispute.

After Orléans' assassination, Isabeau’s concern was the safety of the Dauphin, going as far as to convince Charles to give his 13 year old son power in the absence of the queen. Isabeau created alliances and switched sides in order to protect the heir to the throne. A double marriage was arranged in 1409 in order to diffuse tensions between burgundians and Orléanists in which Isabeau clearly defined the family hierarchy and her role.

Despite her best effort to stop a civil war, in 1411 the Armagnac–Burgundian Civil War broke out. The dauphin, aged 15, did not have the power or a capable army to defeat John the Fearless. Isabeau allied herself with Charles of Orléans in 1414 instead of allowing her son, aged 18, to lead. The Dauphin changed sides. While the civil war continued, France suffered a blow from England at Agincourt in 1415. The Dauphin died in December 1415 leaving his 17 year old brother and burgundian supporter as heir. In 1417 the new heir died, the new Dauphin aged 14 was Isabeau's last son. He was a sympathizer of the Armagnacs. At the time Isabeau was imprisoned by Armagnac but was freed by the Duke of Burgundy. From that moment she supported the burgundians Treaty of Troyes in 1420.

At first, Isabeau was the sole regent but yielded her position to John the Fearless in January 1418. Together they took control of Paris and slaughtered the Armagnacs. The Dauphin fled the city. John was assassinated in a plot by Dauphin Charles. After the assassination he was disinherited.

By 1419 Henry V of England occupied most of Normandy. In 1420, in the absence of an heir, Isabeau accompanied King Charles to sign the Treaty of Troyes. Due to his illness, Isabeau signed the treaty. Their daughter, Catherine, went on to marry Henry V as part of the agreement.

Isabeau died in late September 1435 in Paris.

The accounts on her appearance are contradictory, some describing her as small and brunette others as tall and blonde. She spoke with a heavy German accent that made her stand out at the French court. She was a skilled diplomat, navigating court politics with ease. She interfed on several occasions on matters of great importance and foreign affairs. She mediated conflicts and was trusted by the king. Like most of the Valois, Isabeau had a fondness for art, loved jewelry and commissioned particularly beautiful pieces. She left many personal possessions and properties, in life and in her will, toNotre Dame, St. Denis, and the convent in Poissy. Isabeau was close with her children throughout their childhood and even after they were married. She kept them close to her, had them travel with her, bought them gifts and had her daughters educated.

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2023 Château de Vincennes, Sainte Chapelle

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Château de Vincennes 2/3, Vincennes, France, juillet 2023

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My goodness, how has the last day of March come round so quickly? It is Easter Sunday too, the traditional day for giving Easter eggs, all those children running around “hyper” from too much chocolate!

I was hospitalised on Monday, had a catheter fitted in my femoral artery and had an early night as I was to wake up at 4am, washed breakfasted and be ready for the taxi to pick me up at 5am to take me to the hospital in Paris. Once again I was having cells collected, not stem cells this time but cells which will be engineered to fight the cancer cells in my body. Oh well will find out more as the procedure rolls along.

It was a grey day for the journey, which was a shame as the chauffeur drove me alongside the Seine, there were some gorgeous houses.

We went through the commune of Vincennes, where I spotted the Hippodrome de Vincennes (the Racecourse) recognised by the white railings as seen at Redcar, The Knavesmire etc. We then passed the Château de Vincennes, it was difficult to photograph through a rain spattered window. Then in the distance I saw the Barriere du trône we drove right past them too. I love these trips into Paris where the chauffeur always wants to highlight some of the lesser known sights.

When I arrived, on foot, at the hospital the nurse tutted! I should have been on a trolley (I knew this from before) but was pleased that my taxi company had sent a car. However, as he was unsure where I wanted to be, we parked up, walked to one place then had a longer walk to where I needed to be. She asked if I had had breakfast, said yes at 4am, so she brought me another breakfast which I thoroughly enjoyed.

My blood was collected, the nurse kept asking if I wanted the tv on, don’t know why as I slept almost all day. I was concerned about the chauffeur, how was he filling his day? How tired would he be for the journey back? I needn’t have worried, they cater for this at the hospital, he too had slept and was refreshed for the journey back. There were more sights to see on the way back through Paris, no good trying to get photos, but I did see “Eglise du Saint-Esprit de Paris” and the “Fontaines aux Lions” which is very impressive albeit being used as a roundabout. Our homeward journey was in torrential rain, you couldn’t see tail lights until you were almost on the vehicle! However he kept the speedo on 141 k/hr in the 130 zone and we made good progress 😂😂.

The chemo they had given at the end of February had done what was asked of it, so the Doctor in Paris said another session of chemo would be given. This was done over three days and I gave up pestering to be allowed home as I realise that by keeping me here any transfusions or injections that need to be given can be administered promptly and they are just safeguarding me. Although I had an injection to boost white blood cells yesterday, I was surprised when the doctor said this morning that it had risen from 2,000/? to 20,000 in one day. I told her I had had pain in my bones, shoulders, back etc and she said that was as a result of the white cells, not that I am a doctor, but it may have something to do with bone marrow. She said I should have asked for pain relief, I said it wasn’t that bad, I managed to sleep, but I know in future. The nurses are always checking with me for pain but I think I am on enough flipping meds so will only request it if it becomes too severe.

The catheter came out about three days after it was put in, certainly comes out easier than going in! I have had to have a test on my brain functions, it was ok, painless and listening to music at one point I was trying to think of the English words to a song and almost missed the commands to open and close my eyes. I have the date for an MRI scan and another PET scan, all of which are needed by Paris before the reintroduction of the cells.

I feel a little like Lyndsay Wagner in “The Bionic Woman” or maybe I will do when they put these engineered cells back into me!

I have had platelet and red cell transfusions this week and all I can say is “thank you” to the people who donate these.

Friday the food was abysmal, I hardly ate anything! Monique messaged, she would buy foodstuff and bring it to the hospital. I asked for cheese and ham baguette and a tuna salad sandwich, unfortunately she couldn’t get the tuna sandwich so brought three quiche, tuna and tomato, goats cheese and spinach and a leek one. I ate thé goats cheese one, ate half of the tuna and tomato and have the leek one to have at lunchtime if I fancy it. She also brought me a gorgeous cake, sponge with patisserie cream and fresh raspberries it was delicious! Plus, apples, pears, bananas, oranges and mandarins I certainly have plenty of fruit to keep me going!

The music choices this week start with Elton John, my personal favourite is “Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word” but as a family we loved to sing along to a track first released in 1979 then made Number 1 in 2003, it is “Are You Ready For Love”.

I really hope that I haven’t had this Fleetwood Mac track before as it was a toss up between “Big Love” and this track “Go Your Own Way”, which is from the “Rumours” album of 1977.

So the long Easter holiday break in the UK usually sees people spending their time sorting out the garden, doing DIY etc and for “The Trainee Solicitor” and “The Reconnect Navigator” they have really taken this on board. One of the hedges has been successfully trimmed back, there has been a massive clear out, floors washed and everywhere given a big spring clean. It could be the turn of the partially blocked drain today (weather permitting) I am also wondering if the hydrangeas from last year are putting out leafy buds? There was a friends birthday to celebrate yesterday, so hope there are no sore heads this morning.

“The Photographer” and “The Jetsetter” snapped a photo of one of my old homes. Memories flooded back and I was surprised I could remember so many names of school friends and other friends from the mid to late sixties. Some of these friends I even remembered their addresses! Just goes to show I don’t have a lot to tax my brain at the moment 😂😂.

The weather here is grey, damp and cold, it looks as if the North East of England has had blue skies and some sunshine even if it has been cool too. I have had messages from the US, one from my friend who has had treatment for breast cancer, she is thrilled that her PET scan is clear, I am thrilled for her too! Hopefully, she will return soon to her beautiful home in Bar-sur-Aube. The other friend had been to see Billy Joel in New York, his special guest was Gordon Sumner better known as Sting! This was a lovely surprise as my friend is from North East England so a “local lad” on stage was a bonus.

I am going to finish reading my second book today (only brought two with me) then no doubt I will just read social media and news on-line although that just seems to be full of doom and gloom. I can also listen to some music although don’t think I will be jigging about as I am getting plenty of exercise visiting the bathroom regularly!

So I wish you all a Happy Easter Day, don’t eat too many chocolate eggs, have a good day tomorrow too before the start of another four day week.

Until next week!

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Sortir autour de Paris

Si vous avez prévu de venir passer un long séjour sur Paris cela peut-être l'occasion de faire des excursions en banlieue afin de découvrir les nombreux sites franciliens dignes d'intérêt.

Facilement accessibles par la voiture ou par les transports en commun ils vous permettront de vous évader pour quelques heures, voire pour une journée, du tumulte parisien.

Les parc et les jardins

L'Ile-de-France a la chance de compter de nombreux espaces verts, qu’ils s'agissent de parcs de châteaux, de jardins spécialisés, de bases de loisirs ou de forêts protégées ou squares urbains, cette diversité agricoles permet à tous de s'offrir des escapades au calme dans la nature.

Dans la Seine-et-Marne : jardins du château de Fontainebleau, jardin de Vaux-Le-Vicomte, jardins de Champs-sur-Marne, roseraie de Provins, domaine de la Grange Prévôté, jardin-pépinière du Point du Jour, jardin de sculptures de la Dhuys, parc de Rentilly, jardin Bourdelle, parc des Capucins, jardin Bossuet, jardin du cloître de Donnemarie-Dontilly, parc Debreuil, parc des Frênes à Montévrain, parc naturel du Pâtis, parc de la Fontaine aux Pigeons

Dans le Val-de-Marne : parc et roseraie de L’Haÿ-les-Roses, parc des Lilas, parc du Plateau à Champigny, espace naturel de la Pierre-Fitte, parc des Hautes-Bruyères, parc du Rancy, parc de la Saussaie, jardins de Chevilly, le parc des Marmousets, parc Watteau, le parc Dupeyroux, terrasse panoramique de Chennevières, parc de la plage bleue, arboretum de Joinville, parc du Morbras, bois de Vincennes et parc floral, jardin d'agronomie tropicale, parc des Cormailles, parc du Coteau

Dans le Val-d’Oise : Jardins des 5 sens à Pontoise, parc de Marcouville, parc de l’abbaye de Maubuisson, parc du château d’Ecouen, parc de l’abbaye de Royaumont, parc du château de Stors, jardins du château d’Ambleville, domaine de Villarceaux , parc du château de Champlâtreux, Jardin Japonais (Aincourt)

Dans les Yvelines : château de Saint-Germain-en-Laye, Domaine du trianon et Hameau de Marie-Antoinette, Arboretum de Chèvreloup, domaine national de Rambouillet, domaine de Marly-le-Roi, abbaye des Vaux de Cernay , château de Dampierre-en-Yvelines, Serres d'Auteuil

Dans les Hauts-de-Seine : domaine de Sceaux, domaine de Saint-Cloud, Bois de Boulogne et Parc de Bagatelle, jardins d'Albert Kahn, parc Edmond de Rothschild à Boulogne, Parc de l'Amitié, Parc des Impressionnistes, parc du château de la Malmaison, parc du Bois-Préau et domaine de la Malmaison, Jardin japonais d'Ichikawa, arboretum de la Vallée-aux-Loups

Dans la Seine-Saint-Denis : parc Georges-Valbon, parc du Sausset, Ile-Saint-Denis, parc de la Poudrerie, parc des Docks, parc de la Bergère, parc de la Fosse-maussoin, parc Jean Moulin, parc de la Haute-Ile, forêt de Bondy, bois de Bernouille, serre Wangari, parc Ballanger,j parc de Villetaneuse

Dans l’Essonne : jardin de Cocteau, jardin de la Chapelle Saint-Blaise, parc du Gâtinais, domaine de Chamarande, parc du château de Courances, domaine de Courson, arboretum de Vilmorin, domaine de Beauregard, Jardin botanique d'Orsay

Les châteaux et les domaines

L'Ile-de-France a la chance, grâce à son riche passé, d'héberger un impressionnant patrimoine. De nombreux châteaux et domaines se situent ainsi dans les divers départements, offrant un cadre magnifique pour des sorties culturelles. Ces visites historiques sauront vous dépayser et vous feront découvrir une autre facette de la région parisienne.

Les châteaux : Fontainebleau, Ferrières, La Roche-Guyon, Vaux-Le-Vicomte, Saint-Germain-en-Laye , Chantilly, Malmaison, Maisons-Laffitte, Champs-sur-Marne, Blandy-Les-Tours, Breteuil, Auvers-sur-Oise, Courances, Vincennes, Rambouillet, Monte-Cristo, Saint-Jean de Beauregard

Les domaines : Sceaux, Courson, Chamarande, Grosbois, Villarceaux

Les musées et les galeries

Si Paris reste la ville accueillant le plus grand nombre de musées en Ile-de-France les communes alentours ne sont pas en reste et détiennent, pour certaines, de remarquables collections. Des expositions temporaires viennent compléter cette offre artistique au fil des saisons, permettant de renouveler le plaisir de visiter ces lieux de culture.

Les musées d'Histoire : Musée Napoléon, musée de la Préhistoire, musée d'archéologie Nationale, Albert Kahn (Boulogne-Billancourt), Années 30 (Boulogne-Billancourt), Air et Espace (Le Bourget), Histoire Vivante (Montreuil-sous-Bois), Memorial de la Shoah (Drancy), Résistance Nationale (Champigny-sur-Marne), Archéa (Louvres), Archéologique du Val d'Oise (Guiry-en-Vexin), Histoire urbaine et sociale (Suresnes)

Les musées d'art : musée Bossuet (Meaux), École de Barbizon, , grande guerre (Meaux), Art naïf (Vicq), Fournaise (Chatou), Jouet (Poissy), Lambinet (Versailles), Cité de la Céramique (Sèvres), Art et Histoire Louis-Senlecq (L'Isle-Adam), Musée National de la Renaissance (Ecouen), Étampes, Le Cube (Issy-les-Moulineaux), le MACVAL

Les musées d'artistes : Maison Elsa Triolet-Aragon (Saint-Arnoult-en-Yvelines), Maurice Denis (Saint-Germain-en-Laye), Zola-Dreyfus (Médan), Photographie (Bièvres), Maison Jean Cocteau (Milly-la-Forêt), Paul Delouvrier (Évry), Propriété Caillebotte (Yerres), Maison de Châteaubriand (Châtenay-Malabry), Villa des Brillants (Meudon), Adrien Mentienne (Bry-sur-Marne), Fragonard (Maisons-Alfort), MAC/VAL (Vitry-sur-Seine), Maison d'art (Créteil), Villa Médicis (La Varenne-Saint-Hilaire), Maison Robert Doisneau (Gentilly), Maison Van Gogh (Auvers-sur-Oise), Tavet Delacour (Pontoise), Camille Pissarro (Pontoise)

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