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‘Our’ Bank Voles

The vole has a rounder head than the mouse and a bigger, sturdier looking body. Muscular even. The mouse has much bigger ears (think Mickey Mouse) bigger eyes and longer tail than the vole.

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Tour d’Or Blanc Amboise

Barcelona, Brussels, Geneva, Miami, Montreal, New Orleans, New York, Seoul, Shanghai, Tokyo, Venice, Washington and Finland all have his creations. Now Bout des Ponts has one too.

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Amboise Museum of Art and History

Although known locally as The Museum, its official title is Le Musée-Hôtel Morin. Built between 1501 and 1505 at the flowering of the French Renaissance, this was one of the first permanent monuments in Amboise.

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The Camera Manual Companion

This guide was written with two kinds of photographer in mind: The new camera owner and the mobile phone photographer transitioning to a larger format camera. It introduces the reader to the principles of photography in easy to read non-technical language.

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The restoration of Saint-Hubert's

Les Charpentiers sans Frontières have been restoring some of the Chapel rafters. Parts of the frame, more suited to a much lighter roof, are broken because of strong winds and the weight of lead. Eighty-year old oak trees felled locally from the woods around Chanteloup have been used for the restoration.

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The Road to Compostela

Is This The Way To Compostela? Not now, but it was. Amboise was on what the Spanish called the The French Road because the first pilgrims to Santiago (Saint James) de Compostela were French.

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