Visiting
Reims, France/ Carlos Pueblo
Paris Megabus
station is inside of a park of the north bank of Bercy of the River of
Seine. I
took the early bus to Reims east and north east of Paris. It is said Reims-
Champampagne
which was attracted to me for the drink. Yesterday, I checked the
city on
Google and found that Reims is inside the region of Alsace-Champagne-
Ardene-Lorrine.
Alsace-Lorraine is famous for la demiere classe, the last class, by
Alphonse
Daudet that I was taught in my junior high school in Taiwan. The story
was about the
last French class of an elementary school after the 1870 Franco-
Prussia War,
of course I was not aware of the relationship when I visited the
city neither
of the war, Bismarck, Napoleon III, French Revolution, and of course
the German
surrender of WW II at Reims, France.
The bus
driver let us off at the high speed rail station, Garf de Champagne Ardene
TGF, it is
about 3 miles from the city center. My strategy was taking the light rail to
enter the
city to the final stop and walked back to the city center which worked well
for me. The
train works as a street car and be on and off at each stop of your desire.
I remembered
the key points on the route of this classical city of more than 2,000
years. Residential and commercial areas are on each
side of the street with the rail
tract. I was
very impressed for its cleans and beauty. Most of the small shops were
run by
immigrants who spoke English well and I had no problem to deal with them.
There was a
kind of cherry blossom which we called it wild cherry in Texas and red
bud in
Washington, D.C. area. Wild cherry is not a kind of cherry and that is why I
actually do
not like it. I call it Confucius hate because he hates the violet color steal
the glory of
the red color while the song of Cheng violate the harmony of music.
The wild
cherry flower has a slightly pink violet as I think of.
I passed by
and identified later the big church of Façade de Bacilica of St. Remi, one
Of the
famous churches of Reims, yet not many visitor on that day of my visit. I was
Wondering if
I should take the tram again and attempted to find a toilet continue on
my way. I saw dahlia flowers in a flowers
shop. I came to the rail road station of Reims,
a major hub
of French railroad system. I stopped by a restaurant on the city center
square for
my lunch and it was near by a golden statue of victories. Restaurants were
full and the
city was very busy. I circles the huge cathedral, Notre-Dame de Reims, took
pictures on
every corner for my future enjoyment and entered the church. Joan de Arc
is inside
the church and outside on the ground, she is on the horse with fighting
uniform.
The
cathedral had been very important for the old French Kingdom for the coronation,
the prerogative
of the consecration, were held here by archbishops and military strong
man and
woman.
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