So, just where were we?
Eastern France
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Lorraine
Brief History of Lorraine
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Southeast of
Nancy
(in the blue circles on the maps below)
Nancy was the capital of the historic duchy of Lorraine.
It is now the capital of the département of
Meurthe-et-Moselle.
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Nancy, "Capitale des luminaires,"
is a town that symbolises the 18th C and still has an intense intellectual relationship
with the Age of Enlightenment.
Stanislas, an enlightened king, defender of the freedom of expression,
confirmed Lorraine as a land of ideas.
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Place Stanislas, Place de la Carrière and Place d'Alliance
are UNESCO World Heritage Sites.
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More about Nancy
(in 4 languages)
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Villacourt
a Village southeast of Nancy
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Patrick
and Isabelle's home is on the edge of the village.
We never actually got into the village itself.
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go inside...
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