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We present some photos taken on our voyages.  There are some foreign journeys which Bernard made for his job during the 1980's: Bagdad, Bahrain, Algeria.  Others will be displayed through the months.  Also we will display some photos of our pets and those of our loved ones.

A couple of swallows built their nest on our home's door at Pruniers in May 2004.  To the left, sleeping with a little duvet; on the right, ready to fly away.

 

This is our little cat Nicoline of 4 months.  I named her in memory of my ancestors

Caflue, all white, comfortably seated, is the female cat of our daughter Sophie

 

 
                            VIELLE TURSANS in the Moors                                                 Church at Vielle Tursans  with the tops of 7 frangrant peach trees   
 

To the left: Quentin feeds the ducks at Belle Isle Chateauroux, 2005

 The landscape near Rocamadour   

 

Our rosesbushes
 

 
 
                                                                                                  COUTANCES Normandy
 

Bridge de la Roque

Heugueville-sur-Sienne
Normandy
 
Following the operation Cobra
allied aviation destroy the Bridge de la Roque,One needed 20 bombardments to come from there to end.
A Canadian pilot lost the life there

PONT-DE-LA-ROQUE Manche - 6 km western of Coutances
Track race between Americans and Germans
After the opening of the operation Cobra, a race speed begin between the Americans and the Germans. July 27, the 1st Division of infantry and the CCB of the 3e armoured Division spring on the road of Saint-Lo, towards Coutances. The objective is to encircle the German forces in the north of Coutances. But the city is not reached at the evening of the 27. The Germans carry out their fold towards Brehal, continued by 6th and 4e armoured Divisions. The 28, the 4e armoured Division releases Coutances, while the CCB of the 2e armoured Division reached His. The situation of the Germans becomes critical, the chief of the 7th Army, the Hausser General, lack to be captured close to Gavray. With Bridge-of-the-Castling, allied aviation tries to destroy the bridge on His to prevent the passage of the Germans. After many attempts, the bridge is destroyed, but the apparatus of a Canadian pilot is cut down, and the Germans succeed in passing. In the night from the 29 to July 30, the 6th armoured Division and the 79e Division of infantry cross His in their turn, on a bridge built by the genius.

translation by Babelfish
http://www.normandie44lamemoire.com/fichesvilles/pontdelaroque.htm#
 
 

 CONSTANTINE  Algeria

 

BABYLON
Iraq
  Christmas, 1979

    

             
       
         Bernard 1980 Babylone "The lion"                     The Door of Babylon

Excavations of Babylone 1980

               Bagdad and river Tigre

   Baghdad' park

    Baghdad ' park


"Place des Martyrs" Bagdad

 

Baghdad 1980
at the time of my stays
for the building sites of the airport,
the Mérieux laboratory, and the 460 dwellings of luxury.

 

    
Euphrate near Babylone

 

 BAHREIN 1983 The chief and his herd of camels and the gathering of dates

Tops of oil wells at Bahrain, United Arab Emigrets

 

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