St. Patrick's Day and we visit a Monastery

On the way to the Gite where we will be spending a week, we visited Monastere Notre-Dam de Clemence de la Verne. This is a 12th century building which looks like an immense medieval fortress. The monks left the monastery and it feel into disrepair. The Sisters of Bethlehem have done a wonderful job of restoring it. We went there after visiting the town of Collobriere. The sisters have a vow of silence and are allowed to speak and walk with one another on a Sunday. Only a fraction of the building is open to the public.

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Finishing off France - Les Beaux Villages

We finished off the French leg of the trip by visiting a number of lovely villages in the areas of France, bordering the Mediterranean and just north of the Spanish border. Le Canal du Midi Joe beside the canal near where we spend Easter weekend. The castle at Carcassonne

An Ambitious Reading List.

During the time off, I plan to read a number of books. The list is divided into the categories of: Spiritual Development, Team Building, Fiction (Books that have been on my bedside reading table for a while.), India in General, Hinduism, Church Development, and Other Books (Such as catching up on some computer related materials.). Click here to see the list.

A change of plans...While in Bengaluru, Joe got sick and we decided that rather than seeking medical attention in Indian, we would change our plane tickets and head to Paris, where we have been able to rent an apartment in the Latin Quarter near the Sorbonne. Joe has recovered, but I got sick and have been taking it easy. So now we begin a French adventure.

विश्रम् - Vishram

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