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tenlittlebullets) wrote2010-04-17 03:48 pm
tenlittlebullets) wrote2010-04-17 03:48 pm
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Digne
Despite a catastrophic misadventure involving Parisian Metro and bus schedules that almost caused me to miss my train, all is well and I am in Digne. Digne, it turns out, is a mountain town in the foothills of the Alps. Some of these foothills have snow on their peaks at the end of April, but no matter, clearly I am a silly American who has never seen anything more impressive than the Appalachians.
Digne is also where the bishop's seat is for the region (DUH) which means you pretty much cannot chuck a stone without hitting a current or former convent. They have a street near the Rue de l'Evêché named after Mgr de Miollis, upon whom Hugo based Mgr Myriel; otherwise, unlike Montreuil-sur-Mer, they don't appear to care that Hugo wrote about them.
Did I mention it's in the mountains? My legs hurt from all the hill-climbing we've been doing, which I probably have no right to complain about since I was the one who suggested we go hiking near the river today. The river is unnaturally blue, very low from apparent lack of rain, and so cold it probably just melted last Tuesday.
Anyway, I have postcards! Anyone who wants a postcard from Digne, fill out the poll with your name and address, which are only visible to me. First ten people to ask get a postcard with "Digne-les-Bains" and a pretty picture of the town on it.
[Poll #1552229]
I will do my best to mail them from Digne itself, but the hotel's internet does not appear to work, so you might end up with one posted from Geneva or Salzburg instead.
Digne is also where the bishop's seat is for the region (DUH) which means you pretty much cannot chuck a stone without hitting a current or former convent. They have a street near the Rue de l'Evêché named after Mgr de Miollis, upon whom Hugo based Mgr Myriel; otherwise, unlike Montreuil-sur-Mer, they don't appear to care that Hugo wrote about them.
Did I mention it's in the mountains? My legs hurt from all the hill-climbing we've been doing, which I probably have no right to complain about since I was the one who suggested we go hiking near the river today. The river is unnaturally blue, very low from apparent lack of rain, and so cold it probably just melted last Tuesday.
Anyway, I have postcards! Anyone who wants a postcard from Digne, fill out the poll with your name and address, which are only visible to me. First ten people to ask get a postcard with "Digne-les-Bains" and a pretty picture of the town on it.
[Poll #1552229]
I will do my best to mail them from Digne itself, but the hotel's internet does not appear to work, so you might end up with one posted from Geneva or Salzburg instead.
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