CHRISTMAS @ GRUYERE CASTLE & ROUGEMONT MONASTERY w/ chalamala & the gruyere counts> rougemont=>st nicholas church ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ (google : christmas w/ chalamala) ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ 5 PHOTOS/GRUYERE CHRISTMAS >932 YEARS in the SWISS SNOW #1) st nicholas rougemont (swiss) #2) st nicholas romanesque nave #3) st nicholas/ as seen by a child #4) st nicholas/ christmas arrival #5) christmas snow @ gruyeres ! Inbox x

         +CHRISTMAS @ GRUYERE CASTLE+
           +& ROUGEMONT MONASTERY+
                 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
          >count guillaume de gruyere the<
            >first count built the church of<
                      +SAINT NICHOLAS+
            >and rougemont monastery in<
                            +1080 AD+
             >expressing his gratitude for<
                >his safe return from the<
                       +FIRST CRUSADE+
                            ^^^^^^^^
            >where he and his knights were<
                    >first over the walls of<
                           +JERUSALEM+
                                ^^^^^^
          (>ref. : "the counts of gruyere" by<
              de koven is available as e-book<)
                   ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
                 +GRUY KNIGHTS TEMPLAR+
                     +HOLY SHROUD LINK+
                              (w/ de ray)
                          +ESTABLISHED+
                              +FOREVER+
                                  ^^^^^
                   >google. com (search)<
                  +EUGENE RAY / DEGRUY+   
                            +CRUSADES+
                                  >also<
                  +EUGENE RAY / DEGRUY+
                           +CHALAMALA+
                                ^^^^^^
       (>chalamala was the great seer and<
         >jestor for the counts de gruyere<
           >an amazing persona of genius<
                  ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

                   +TONIGHT'S PHOTOS+
          >christmas at gruyere castle and<
                 >rougemont monastery<
                      ^^^^^^^^^^^^^

      #1)      +ST NICHOLAS CHURCH+
                 >rougemont, switzerland<
                    >(near gruyere/vaud)<
                           ^^^^^^^^^^
          >built for the cluny monks by the<
             >first count de gruyere...later<
             >taken over by cistercians of<
                   ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
          +SAINT BERNARD de CLAIRVAUX+  
             >of the "orient forest" france<
                 >locus of verloin de gruy<
                    >louisiana ancestors<
                         ^^^^^^^^^^    

       #2)     +ST NICHOLAS CHURCH+
         >ancient nave of the romanesque<
                        +ROUGEMONT+
              >church expressing gruy link<
                   >w/ the french romand<
                         ^^^^^^^^^^^^

       #3)          +SAINT NICHOLAS+
            >as seen by a child of the vaud<
              >district of switzerland near<
                         +ROUGEMONT+
                                 >and<
                            +GRUYERES+
                                ^^^^^^

        #4)         +SAINT NICHOLAS+
           >as seen arriving w/ important<
                           +CONICAL+
              >ceremonial head gear and<
                >conical hooded acolytes<
                      ^^^^^^^^^^^^^

        #5)        +GRUYERE IN SNOW+
         >the castle flood lighted in the far<
              >distance and reminding me<
                    ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
         +TO WISH A MERRY CHRISTMAS+      
            +TO THE CASTLE STAFF WHO<
               +RECIEVE OUR WEB-BLOG+
                     ^^^^^^^^^^^^^
          >also cousin jacques gruyer who<
             >lives in champagnole, france<
                >a few miles to the west<
                       ^^^^^^^^^^^^

                      +BOULIGNY NOTE+
        >an amazing synchronistic link can<
            >be traced between our gruy<
                          +ANCESTORS+
             >and robin lobdell beeman of<
                           +LOUISIANA+
               >the boudousquie heritage<
                     ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
             +BOUDOUSQUIE=BOULIGNY+
                  >famed knights templar<
                       +PRIORY de SION+
                >heritage with the ancient<
                      ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
                 +MEROVINGIAN BLOOD+
                     >(google my essays)<
                           ^^^^^^^^^
         +BOULIGNY WAS IN 1st CRUSADE+
              +founded the priory de sion<
               >and the orval monastery<
                    (+SAINT DAGOBERT+)
                           ^^^^^^^^

                 gene ray, lajolla, california
         
               >eugene ray, mfa, architect<
                >professor emeritus, sdsu<
                      ^^^^^^^^^^^^^