Fayuan Si 法源寺 – City’s oldest Buddhist temple ; – holds the most renowned Buddhist Academy in China and an important Buddhist Library ; – contains a large number of cultural relics from the Ming dynasty (1368 – 1644). HISTORY The Fayuan Temple, originally named the Minzhong Temple, was first built in 645 during the Tang dynasty …
French North Alps
Landscapes above the clouds
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Featured Artists : go beyond Instagram to learn more about what’s behind a feed. When I do elaborate stories on Instagram, called “Featured Artist”, I contact the artist and they give me some informations about their own approach. You will find here what’s Delphine Gaudin (delphinosaure on Instagram) shared with me, by texting or replying …
#5, Short break in Nice
Few kilometers before arrived in Nice, we can admire Èze on the winding road. This old village is perched on a rocky promontory on 360°. We stopped few hours in Nice, but this over 300 000 habitants deserve at least several days. Despite this short time spent here, we get seduced by the old town …
#4 Monaco, the wonderland
Stuck between steep rocky mountains and sea, Monaco is still growing with new building’s construction on going. This microstate is ranked as the most expensive city in the world, before London and Hong Kong. Price in the most demanded area can reach 100K euros /m2 with an average of 50K euros / m2.The effects of …
#3, Cinque Terre, a true beauty between rocks and sea
La Spezia After a heavy lunch of Italian Pasta, next to the Gesu’ Redentore church, we drove to our hotel located in La Spezia with a broken air-conditioning and an angry sun. La Spezia is a small port city close to the famous area called “Cinque Terre”, literally meaning the five lands. Almost 5 hours …
#2 Twenty hours in Turin
Random walk in the city center Mole Antonelliana Chiesa del santo volto Industrial area beside the church Contemporary residential & office buildings Gesu’ Redentore church Before heading to the south, we did a last stop in the southern part of Turin and discovered that surprising church. Its aspect is quite brutal with its proportions and …
#1 Saint Jean-de-Maurienne
All pics & the video here are shoot with a cellphone. The big bell tower If you walk in the city center, it’s impossible to miss this impressive tower. It was built during the XIth century and it was the bell of the Notre-Dame’s church. During the XV th century, 4 bells and an arrow …
Road trip in Italy & Côte d’Azur
Itinerary 2 months after replaced this piece by a profesionnal, it get broken again in the middle of the trip… So starting from Nice & Monaco, all pics are shoot with a cellphone. That said, I’ve mixed up Sony and cellphone pics since Saint Jean-de-Maurienne. Clic on the submenus to select the different destinations of …