#Saint-Guilhem-le-Désert

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2010. Ma mère avait toujours rêvé d’aller en Egypte. A 80 ans, elle concrétise ce rêve avec moi !

A côté du temple de Ramsès II à Abu Simbel, voici le Temple d’Hathor.

Puis un carcadet avec ma mère et on reprend la route du désert...

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abbaye de gellone, saint-guilhem-le-désert

why be a lecturer during your phd? because you’re not going to say no when your advisor tells you that’s what you’re going to do, especially when you need the money it’s a great excuse to use your own vacation photos

[eckerdmontpellier]

Cave & Saint-Guilheim!

On 26 May 2022, we went to a cave called La Grotte de Clamouse. Situated in the picturesque mountains and valleys of the Herault Departement, not far away from the village of Saint-Guilhem, it was formed by the Hérault river as it eroded and dissolved the caverns and passageways of the modern-day cave into the layers of dolomite below. Clamouse is characterized by its many types of limestone and calcium formations, such as the large stalagmite nicknamed “The Jellyfish”, close to the exit passage of the tour. 

It was discovered in August of 1945 by a small team from the Speleo Club of Montpellier. The visitor center and modern electrical lighting systems are a more recent addition to the caves, but Clamouse has been a popular destination for tourists for decades, with standard guided tours as well as more adventurous spelunking available for those more confident in their climbing abilities. The many enormous and ancient rock and crystal formations throughout the cave are stunning and the result of millions of years of extremely slow calciferous deposits from the steady dripping of water filtering down from the river and aquifer above the cave.

Saint-Guilheim-le-Désert is named after Saint Guilheim, cousin of Charlemagne, who became a monk after his family died of disease. Charlemagne granted him two alleged pieces of the cross of Jesus Christ. He sought to found a monastery and chose the site of modern-day Saint-Guilheim-le-Désert. He was later buried in a crypt under the church of the monastery. Centuries later, the monastery became a popular pilgrimage site and formed a village around the monastery, due to the presence of a body of a saint and two pieces of the cross of Jesus Christ. 

During the French Wars of Religion, between Protestants and Catholics, the church was invaded by Protestants who slaughtered the monks and damaged the monastery. Luckily, the body of Saint Guilhem and the pieces of the cross held at the monastery were not looted or destroyed by the invaders, and they are still present to this day. Today, the village of Saint-Guilhem is an extremely popular destination for tourists, receiving over a million visitors yearly, dwarfing its modern population of only around 215 inhabitants, many of whom are employed in tourism-based industries such as the many shops and restaurants centered around the monastery and the path leading to it. 

The monastery itself is a beautiful example of Romanesque architecture, coupled with even more beautiful surroundings. From the courtyard where the monks once gardened, it is possible to see the ruins of an ancient tower and archway on the nearby mountain, as well as a rock locals say is Guilhem himself, watching over the village in case the giant he is once said to have slain returns. According to legend, during his life Guilhem fought and slayed a giant in defense of the village, but after the battle the giant’s body could not be found, and thus Guilhem still stands guard in case his ancient foe returns to menace the village once more.

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Saint Guilhem le désert, Commons

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Saint Guilhem Le Désert, le Pont du Diable et les gorges de l'Hérault...

Saint Guilhem Le Désert, le Pont du Diable et les gorges de l'Hérault...

J’ai la chance de vivre dans un région magnifique et même si j’ai la bougeotte et toujours envie d’allier voir ailleurs, je ne me lasse pas des merveilles que l’Occitanie a à m’offrir… Je vous emmène aujourd’hui découvrir un petit coin de paradis à 10 minutes de chez moi en cœur d’Hérault, je peux même y aller en vélo ! Niché au cœur de la pittoresque vallée de l’Hérault, dans le sud de la…

[les-degustations-ugo]

🇫🇷❓❓Hello les amoureux du tire-bouchon. Connaissez vous l'IGP Saint-Guilhem-le-Désert en ROSÉ ❓❓🇫🇷

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🍇🍷IGP Saint-Guilhem-le-Désert rosé 2022 cuvée Jambe de Chien du domaine de Fonjoya 🍇🍷:

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Grenache

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6,00€ /bouteille

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📌Un proverbe populaire qui dit que «pour vivre à Saint-Guilhem-le-Désert, il faut échine d’âne, dent de loup et jambe de chien» et qui continue même ainsi «nous sommes assez pour manger ce que nous avons et si quelqu’un veut venir, qu’il se coupe les jambes en chemin». Cet adage trouve son origine dans la pauvreté et la frugalité du régime des monastères d’antan dans ces régions arides. C’était une autre manière de dire que le visiteur n’était pas réellement le bienvenu car coûteux mais surtout que la survie au quotidien n’était point chose aisée et qu’elle demandait des aptitudes particulières ! 📌

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Robe de couleur rosé saumonée

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Un nez sur des notes de fruits rouges

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En bouche, on a un vin rosé fruité, frais, des fruits croquants. Sur des arômes de fraises, framboises, pastèques. Une belle longueur en bouche avec une finale sur des notes de pamplemousse rose

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📜En résumé📜 :

Beaucoup de plaisir et de gourmandise avec cette cuvée. Très riche en bouche avec une belle fraîcheur. Un vin rosé très désaltérant. Belle découverte

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🧆Dégusté sur une salade de tomates mozzarella🧆

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🍷Quelques accords mets et vin possible avec cette cuvée🍷 : Poissons, le saumon en particulier ou des plats légèrement relevés (chorizo, paprika) comme il y en a dans la cuisine vietnamienne ou chinoise.

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📌N'oubliez pas, boire un canon c'est sauver

un vigneron. Allez voir le site internet du domaine pour voir toutes les cuvées et promotions du moment📌.

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🔞« L'abus d'alcool est dangereux pour la santé, à consommer avec modération »🔞 La plupart des vins ont été dégustés et recrachés. Dégustation non rémunéré.

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🇨🇵Description du domaine🇨🇵:

✅ C’est en décembre 2018 que l’aventure commence...

FONJOYA naît à la faveur de la fusion des caves coopératives de St Félix-St Jean et de St Saturnin de Lucian en place depuis la première moitié du XXème siècle.

C’est donc fortes de leurs histoires respectives qu’elles décident de s'unir et de cultiver le vignoble d'un territoire commun.

Dans cette appellation les vignes peuvent bénéficier d'un climat méditerranéen tout en étant situées dans des zones d'altitude, entre 250 et 350 mètres. Cette situation géographique inédite, permet des amplitudes thermiques jour/nuit conséquentes en été, ce qui favorise une maturation lente et progressive des raisins et apporte aux vins une grande fraîcheur.

Dénivelés importants, mosaïques de terroirs, nuits fraiches font l'équilibre irréprochable de ces vins rouges aux accents de garrigue.

FONJOYA jouit d'une localisation exceptionnelle, adossé au nord au Causse du Larzac qui culmine à plus de 800m avec le Pic Saint Baudille voisin. Malgré les dénivelés importants entre piémont et haut-relief qui marque la limite de l’appellation, les vignes se situent essentiellement sur les contreforts et anciennes terrasses entre 50 et 400m d’altitude. Là, elles jouissent du pouvoir drainant et de la pauvreté des sols qui agissent comme des régulateurs naturels sur leur équilibre.

Outre la protection naturelle que constituent ces reliefs, la particularité de cette appellation réside dans l’amplitude thermique jour/nuit, principalement due à l’air frais qui descend du plateau et qui vient contrebalancer la douceur du littoral☑️.

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🇬🇧❓❓Hello corkscrew lovers. Do you know the IGP Saint-Guilhem-le-Désert in ROSÉ ❓❓🇬🇧

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🍇🍷IGP Saint-Guilhem-le-Désert rosé 2022 cuvée Jambe de Chien from the Fonjoya estate 🍇🍷:

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Grenache

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€6.00/bottle

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📌A popular proverb which says that “to live in Saint-Guilhem-le-Désert, you need a donkey’s back, a wolf’s tooth and a dog’s leg” and which even continues thus “we are enough to eat what we have and If anyone wants to come, let him cut his legs on the way.” This adage finds its origin in the poverty and frugality of the regime of the monasteries of yesteryear in these arid regions. It was another way of saying that the visitor was not really welcome because it was expensive, but above all that daily survival was not an easy thing and required special skills! 📌

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Salmon pink color

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A nose with notes of red fruits

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On the palate, we have a fruity, fresh rosé wine, crunchy fruits. With aromas of strawberries, raspberries, watermelons. A nice length on the palate with a finish of notes of pink grapefruit.

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📜In summary📜:

Lots of pleasure and delicacy with this vintage. Very rich on the palate with a nice freshness. A very thirst-quenching rosé wine. Great discovery

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🧆Tasted on a tomato mozzarella salad🧆

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🍷Some food and wine pairings possible with this vintage🍷: Fish, salmon in particular or slightly spicy dishes (chorizo, paprika) as there are in Vietnamese or Chinese cuisine.

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📌Don't forget, drinking a barrel is saving a winemaker. Go to the estate's website to see all the current vintages and promotions📌.

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🔞“Alcohol abuse is dangerous for your health, consume in moderation”🔞Most of the wines have been tasted and spat out. Unpaid tasting.

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#lesdegustationsugo #wine #winelover #vino #winetasting #winetime #winelovers #instawine #redwine #winestagram #winery #beer #wineoclock #vin #sommelier #love #vinho #foodporn #winelife #instagood #whitewine #cocktails #drinks #wein #foodie #wineporn #drink

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🇬🇧Description of domain🇬🇧

✅ The adventure begins in December 2018 ...

FONJOYA was born thanks to the merger of the cooperative cellars of St Félix-St Jean and St Saturnin de Lucian in place since the first half of the 20th century.

It is therefore on the strength of their respective histories that they decide to unite and cultivate the vineyard of a common territory.

In this appellation, the vines can benefit from a Mediterranean climate while being located in altitude areas, between 250 and 350 meters. This unprecedented geographical location allows for significant day / night temperature variations in summer, which promotes slow and gradual maturation of the grapes and brings great freshness to the wines.

Important differences in height, mosaics of terroirs, cool nights make the irreproachable balance of these red wines with accents of garrigue.

FONJOYA enjoys an exceptional location, backed to the north by the Causse du Larzac which culminates at more than 800m with the neighboring Pic Saint Baudille. Despite the significant differences in height between the foothills and the high relief which marks the limit of the appellation, the vines are mainly located on the foothills and old terraces between 50 and 400m above sea level. There, they enjoy the draining power and the poverty of soils which act as natural regulators on their balance.

In addition to the natural protection provided by these reliefs, the peculiarity of this appellation lies in the day / night thermal amplitude, mainly due to the fresh air coming down from the plateau and which counterbalances the softness of the coast☑️.

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🇮🇹❓❓Ciao amanti dei cavatappi. Conosci l'IGP Saint-Guilhem-le-Désert in ROSÉ ❓❓🇮🇹

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🍇🍷IGP Saint-Guilhem-le-Désert rosé 2022 cuvée Jambe de Chien della tenuta Fonjoya 🍇🍷:

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Grenache

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€ 6,00/bottiglia

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📌Un proverbio popolare che dice che “per vivere a Saint-Guilhem-le-Désert ci vuole una schiena d'asino, un dente di lupo e una zampa di cane” e che continua così “basta mangiare quello che abbiamo e se qualcuno vuole venire, lascia che gli tagli le gambe per strada. Questo adagio trova la sua origine nella povertà e nella frugalità del regime dei monasteri di un tempo in queste aride regioni. Era un altro modo per dire che il visitatore non era proprio gradito perché costoso, ma soprattutto che la sopravvivenza quotidiana non era una cosa facile e richiedeva abilità particolari! 📌

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Colore rosa salmone

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Un naso con note di frutti rossi

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Al palato abbiamo un vino rosato fruttato, fresco, frutti croccanti. Con aromi di fragole, lamponi, angurie. Bella persistenza al palato con un finale di note di pompelmo rosa.

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📜In sintesi📜:

Tanto piacere e delicatezza con questa annata. Molto ricco al palato con una bella freschezza. Un vino rosato molto dissetante. Grande scoperta

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🧆Gustato su un'insalata di pomodoro e mozzarella🧆

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🍷Alcuni abbinamenti enogastronomici possibili con questa annata🍷: Pesce, salmone in particolare o piatti leggermente piccanti (chorizo, paprika) come ci sono nella cucina vietnamita o cinese.

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📌Non dimenticare, bere una botte fa risparmiare un enologo. Vai al sito dell'azienda per vedere tutte le annate e le promozioni del momento📌.

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🔞“L'abuso di alcol è pericoloso per la salute, consumalo con moderazione”🔞La maggior parte dei vini è stata assaggiata e sputata. Degustazione non retribuita.

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🇮🇹Descrizione i Dominio🇮🇹

✅ L'avventura inizia a dicembre 2018...

FONJOYA nasce grazie alla fusione delle cantine cooperative di St Félix-St Jean e St Saturnin de Lucian in atto dalla prima metà del XX secolo.

È quindi in forza delle rispettive storie che decidono di unire e coltivare la vigna di un territorio comune.

In questa denominazione i vigneti possono beneficiare di un clima mediterraneo pur trovandosi in zone di altitudine, tra i 250 e i 350 metri. Questa posizione geografica unica consente notevoli escursioni termiche giorno/notte in estate, che favoriscono una maturazione lenta e graduale delle uve e apportano grande freschezza ai vini.

Dislivelli importanti, mosaici di terroir, notti fresche creano l'irreprensibile equilibrio di questi vini rossi con accenti di gariga.

FONJOYA gode di una posizione eccezionale, sostenuta a nord dal Causse du Larzac che culmina a più di 800 m con il vicino Pic Saint Baudille. Nonostante i notevoli dislivelli tra la pedemontana e l'altura che segna il limite della denominazione, i vigneti sono prevalentemente ubicati sulla pedecollina e sui vecchi terrazzamenti tra i 50 ei 400 m slm. Qui godono del potere drenante e della povertà dei suoli che fungono da regolatori naturali del loro equilibrio.

Oltre alla protezione naturale fornita da questi rilievi, la particolarità di questa denominazione risiede nell'ampiezza termica giorno/notte, dovuta principalmente all'aria fresca che scende dall'altopiano e che fa da contrappeso alla mitezza della costa ☑️.

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Pont du Diable (Hérault) Brücke in Frankreich Geschichte: Über die Brücke führte viele Jahrhunderte der Pilgerweg von dem um 780 von Benedikt von Aniane gegründeten Kloster in der südöstlich von Saint-Jean-de-Fos gelegenen Gemeinde Aniane zum Grab des Schutzheiligen Wilhelm von Gellone in der nördlich stromaufwärts gelegenen Gemeinde Gellone. Schon bald nach seinem Tod wurde Wilhelm hoch verehrt und sein Grab ist bis in die Gegenwart eine bedeutende Etappe der Jakobspilger auf der Via Tolosana, einem der französischen Abschnitte des Jakobsweges nach Santiago de Compostela. Mit der Heiligsprechung Wilhelms (französisch: Saint Guilhem) im Jahr 1066 und der damit einhergehenden Zunahme der Pilgerströme zu seinem Grab wurde Gellone unter dem neuen Namen Saint-Guilhem-le-Désert bekannt. Die alte Brücke ist seit 1932 für den Fahrzeugverkehr gesperrt, für Fußgänger ist sie noch begehbar. Die Kraftfahrzeuge fahren nun über eine neu errichtete Brücke, die eine vielgenutzte Aussicht auf die Pont du Diable bietet. Die Pont du Diable bei Saint-Jean-de-Fos wurde 1935 als Monument historique unter Denkmalschutz gestellt. Seit 1998 ist die Brücke als Teil des Weltkulturerbes der UNESCO Jakobsweg in Frankreich gekennzeichnet. #pontdudiable #koalafilmz #frankreich (hier: Le Pont Du Diable) https://www.instagram.com/p/CpiKiD-N7ux/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[lesser-known-composers]

Composer : Nicolas Grenon (1375-1456) Title : La plus jolie et la plus belle Source : Oxford, Bodleian Library MS canon. misc. 213 (ca. 1420-36)

Played on historical instruments made by Olivier Feraud from the Saint-Bonnet-le-Château fresco. website : www.olivierferaudluthier.com

Concert : Les anges de la crypte. Les anges musiciens de Saint-Bonnet-le-Château.

Ensemble ARS SONIC Concert in the festival Les Marteaux de Gellone 2022 Saint-Guilhem-le-Désert

Axelle Verner : cantus Syvain Manet : contra Eymeric Mosca : tenor Olivier Féraud : guitern / direction Dana Howe : lute Baptiste Chopin : psaltery Adeline Cartier : dulcemelos

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“Saint-Guilherme-le-Désert” A quick study of a scene in a small medieval village in the Hérault Department in Occitanie, France. It’s located on the Chemin de St.-Jacques pilgrim route to Santiago de Campostella. Sketched from an Anika Szedlak photo, so it’s a VIrtual Sketchwalk! Part of the “France” series. Drawn with a CROSS Bailey fountain pen with PLATINUM Carbon ink and bits of color added with a PRISMACOLOR marker in a 5” x 7” MINCING MOCKINGBIRD sketchbook. #LobstArtstudios @tom.brudzinski #dessinateur #artist #dessin #sketch #drawing #quicksketch #RanDOODLINGdom #croquisrapide #croquis #szkic #virtualsketchwalk #crossbailey #platinumcarbonink #prismacolormarker #saintguilhemledesert #herault #hérault #occitanie #france (at Saint-Guilhem-le-Désert) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cnt9Mxzu-yz/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[jjmeru]

Sur la route de Montpellier, Saint Guilhem le Désert, beau petit village médiéval ☀️😎 (à Saint-Guilhem-le-Désert) https://www.instagram.com/p/CgaapFfDvhuZVRc92eMnJFQBXF79uw1PB--z7U0/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Souvenirs en noir et blanc #noiretblanc #noiretblancphotographie © @philallemant #philal #amazingnature #philallemant #instaphilal #aquarela  #nikon #peintures #watercolorart #photographie #photo #aquarelleart #watercolorpainting #watercolorart  #art #instagram #twitter #art  #artist #painting #picture #naturephotography #image #nature #fineart #fleurs #jardin (à Saint-Guilhem-le-Désert) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cf5-ca1jOcp/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[irinaaalexandra]

....ce joli poisson se trouvait dans un bassin dédié à en garder certains, du côté de Saint Guilhem le Désert (lieu qui, en dehors de son ancienne abbaye et des paysages naturels l'entourant, est comme une sorte de..disneyland de boutiques de souvenirs pour touristes et,..nothing else),....je me promenais non loin jusqu'à ce que, m'approchant, je remarque ce poisson comme d'un autre temps, et m'arrêtais un long instant au bord, près de lui,...je me souviens d'avoir pensé que, même à la douceur de l'ombre, peut-être avait-il chaud lui aussi?,..(..et je lui parlais tout doucement par moments,..pas trop car ne souhaitais l'ennuyer,..mais le contemplais si doux, espérant qu'il soit bien,.... peut-être se souviendrait-il lui aussi de cet instant?.....je m'en souviens moi si bien,..et tout ce que je pouvais souhaiter alors, et que je souhaite encore, c'est qu'il vive en se sentant juste heureux,..qu'il ne puisse souffrir,..et l'espère de tout mon cœur tant....).... c'était fin août 2021.... je me sentais triste ce jour là,.... ....mais pas autant que depuis ce jeudi 16, celui précédent le 2ème tour des législatives,...puisqu'il m'arrivait alors une chose imprévisible,..et pourtant définissant si bien tout ce que peut engendrer, dans nos sociétés, le rapport des classes,..l'absence d'égalité et d'équité en toutes choses, toutes.....

....le dimanche suivant en soulignait l'image cruelle,...résultat des différentes manipulations contre la population et sa force, à laquelle le venin fasciste aura été inoculé?...et si facilement.... ....mais si ce n'était que cela,...puisque les conséquences sur tant d'autres pays seront inévitables......

......on ne pourra qu'espérer que se rejoignent les différents mouvements et militants antiracistes, et anticapitalistes, en de multiples Assemblées Générales, afin de trouver un moyen,..de faire tomber le pouvoir actuel et d'annihiler l'emprise du fascisme sur les sociétés. Comment?...je n'en ai moi la moindre idée.....

.....je suis cependant d'accord avec l'une des intervention de Lordon qui, bien avant les résultats des élections exprimait cette idée, que pour se détacher de l'accablement, nous devons "investir, affectivement, ce qui doit l'être, c'est-à-dire la temporalité longue de la perception anticapitaliste, révolutionnaire et communiste." ....je dois retrouver la vidéo,..même si là je me demande s'il a écrit qlqchose à la suite des résultats?.... je n'ai pas regardé, je me sentais assez triste depuis dimanche,..et depuis jeudi 16 déjà...., et alors je décidais de juste écouter de la musique de quelques groupes, -que je définirais de pop-rock mélancolique,...lorsque ce n'est celle apaisante des cigales,......laissant mes nuits se bercer, parfois, par juste une même musique classique,...celle de l'étreinte si tendre que je sais....

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[eckerdmontpellier]

My First Time in France-Ava

Before this trip, I had never visited Europe. Yes, I took the occasional (meaning one) vacation to Mexico or hopped a few states over from Texas to visit family, but I had never traveled such a long distance, let alone by myself. However, as I became immersed in the French language and lifestyle, my anxiety about being alone in a foreign country washed away and I was left with feelings of excitement and anticipation. Throughout the Spring into Summer Montpellier course, I have been able to visit historical sites, an art museum, ancient cities in Montpellier and Marseille, and more amazing locations rich with stories waiting to be told. Personally, however, some of the most memorable moments began and ended in the many churches I was able to visit individually or with the class. 

I am a follower of Christ, so visiting churches such as the Cathédrale Notre-Dame des Doms d'Avignon, Cathédrale Saint-Fulcran, and Saint-Guilhem-le-Désert Abbey not only gave me some much-needed insight on French history but also helped me connect further with French culture through my faith. In each cathedral I visited, I made sure to make an offering as a way to show my appreciation for Christ as well as the beauty of the cathedral itself. One of the things that I later found out that came as quite a shock for me was the fact that many of these churches are not used by most of the French citizens who live in the surrounding area. These churches were more of a historical landmark than a place to worship and practice one's faith, which is completely understandable seeing as only 15% of the French population actively practices Catholicism (The Catholic..). Additionally, when looking further into religious practices in France I was able to better comprehend what it means to live in a secular country. In France, religion is solely a private matter, but in America, religion is integrated into politics, education, and our overall culture. It was fascinating to ask the inhabitants of Montpellier questions about their faith and to find out that for nearly everyone asked, religion was not a very prominent factor in their life (which is completely okay!). And if they did practice a religion, it was less likely to be Catholic but more likely to be Islam or Protestantism. 

 Although there were multiple culture shocks that I experienced during my three weeks in Montpellier, seeing how religion was handled in France versus the United States was by far the most memorable and the most fascinating to me. To come from America, where Christianity is integrated into our national anthem, our education, politics, economy, and more, it was nice to see how everyone can be able to privately practice what they believe in without the suppression of others' rights being as big of a threat. Of course, France is not perfect when it comes to all religious matters in the past or present, but it is important to have a diverse set of experiences, methodologies, and points of view, especially when dealing with sensitive and personal matters such as one's faith. Therefore, I am beyond pleased to have been able to experience this change during our Sprint into Summer Montpellier trip.  The Catholic-ness of secular France. EuropeNow. (n.d.). Retrieved June 8, 2022, from https://www.europenowjournal.org/2019/10/02/the-catholic-ness-of-secular-france/

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