Monday, June 6, 2016

June 6th Afternoon walk

Also known as the Left Bank -- based on the Seines, Numbering was set by Napoleon Bonaparte
Poisoning scandal of 17th Century -- Poison list 1676 -- Wormwood (absinthe), cypress leaves (Gordon and the Marquise de Van Villiers(?)) "The Leather Funnel" by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle -- Further writings from the letters of Madame de Sevigny
St. Michael is traditionally shown vanquishing the devil
St. Denys, the patron saint of France, is shown beheaded, often holding the head
Church of Saint Severin -- hermit from the 6th Century -- the church has expanded sideways over the centuries to grow expanding communities

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