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Real Name: Pedro Febles
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The city of Brie and the king's confessor

by pedmar - last update: Sep 2, 2009

Episcopal palace of Meaux

Episcopal palace of Meaux
home of bishop Bossuet, confessor to king Louis XIV, and a great religious power of his time, now there is a museum and a lovely garden a la française. A city tracing more than 2000 years of history, and nostalgia as i t is my wife native town. Many times there still going on.....

see virtual tour of the city at ofiice de turisme de Meaux
http://www.ot-meaux.fr/-Visite-virtuelle-.html
Jacobins convent in Meaux

convent jacobins a Meaux

a religious order still going on in Meaux, nice area for a walk a bit of religious history
flea, food clothing market around cathedral/marne

market days around cathedral and river marne

best shopping, center of the area, and to get the real Brie de Meaux, king of cheeses, cheese of kings vienna congress 1815.

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Pros:"nice historical walkable town, near Disneyland"
Cons:"cannot my wife town ::)"
In A Nutshell:"The gothic of France reign supreme here"
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NightlifeOff The Beaten Path
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jumpingnorman Thu Mar 19, 2009 15:48 UTC
 Le Marche in Meaux -- it's always fun going to this little markets...

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