Rick Steves has created a really nice video showing how Christmas is celebrated in France -- take a look and take a virtual trip to Paris!!
Chateau de Compiegne
Sunday, December 11, 2011
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History of Compiegne
- Taken from www.wikipedia.com
- 665 - Saint Wilfrid consecrated Bishop of York.
- February 888 - Odo, Count of Paris and king of the Franks was crowned in Compiègne.
- 23 May 1430 - During the Hundred Years' War, Joan of Arc was captured by the Burgundians while attempting to free Compiègne. They then sold her to the English.
- 1630 - Marie de' Medici's attempts to displace Richelieu ultimately led to her exile to Compiègne, from where she escaped to Brussels in 1631.
- 1900 - The golf events for the 1900 Summer Olympics took place.[1]
- 11 November 1918 - The Armistice with Germany (Compiègne), agreed at Le Francport near Compiègne, ends fighting of World War I
- 22 June 1940 - Another Armistice with France (Second Compiègne) was signed between Nazi Germany and the defeated France in Le Francport, near Compiègne, in the same place as in 1918, in the same railroad carriage, but with the seats swapped.
- 1968 - The starting location of the Paris–Roubaix bicycle race was changed from Paris to Compiègne.
Sunday, October 30, 2011
Welcome and Bienvenue!!
I have created this blog to share experiences and memories with you of my 11 years in Compiegne, France. Compiegne is a charming town, rich is history is located in the Oise department, about an hour north of Paris.
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