+VILLEFRANCHE GOAL #2+
+after TEMPLAR FORTRESS+
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>that marianne and i sought after we explored<
>and photographed the savoy templar fortress<
>was the rue baron de bresse that i discovered<
+(GOOGLE :> EUGENE RAY /+
+VILLEFRANCHE sur MER)+
>many years earlier when we had our overnight<
>stay at >hotel welcome visiting cocteau chapel<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+THE COCTEAU CHAPEL+
>was on our itinerary again and we did visit it<
>but >no photographs are allowed so we must<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+> / COCTEAU CHAPEL)+
>rely on documentary videos to share cocteau<
>great >sion pentagram secret symbols design<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+BRESSE-SAVOY LINK+
>jean baptiste de bresse<, >born in villefranche<
>was my great, great grandfather / his daughter<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+ / BRESSE-SAVOY DNA)+
>catherine, married john ray, founder of rayville<
>louisiana / >bresse villefranche history is vital<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+RUE BARON de BRESSE+
>alexandre de bresse, admiral, baron, father<
>of jean baptiste de bresse was as best i can<
+(GOOGLE :>> EUGENE RAY /+
+JEAN BAPTISTE de BRESSE)+
>tell, the templar navel hero who built giant<
>templar war ships to defeat raiding saracens<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+ANCIENT VILLEFRANCHE">look carefully and you >can see the sea<
>at the end of this lane / there the famed<
+(COCTEAU CHAPEL HAS+
+A SECRET SION DESIGN)+
>cocteau st pierre fisherman chapel locus<
>shall >provide our study after our lunch<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+ANCIENT VILLEFRANCHE+
>i posted tracy twyman's essay "dagobert's<
>revenge" about the cocteau chapel on my<
+(JEAN COCTEAU WAS+
+SION PRIORY >HEAD+)
>facebook page / this sion priory dagobert<
>family married into my orient forest gruy<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+CAP FERRAT / BEAULIEU+
>synchronistically it was the neighboring<
>peninsula of >cap ferrat that i first fell in<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY /+
+ST. JEAN CAP FERRAT)+
>love with that caused me to discover our<
>family heritage in >ancient "villefranche"<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+"RUE de OBSCURE"+
>this mysterious street buried in villefranche<
>was the cause of my discovering rue baron<
+(SARACEN INVADERS+
+were TRAPPED HERE)+
>de bresse during our last visit / >i treasure<
>this photo marianne took as a documentary<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+SALAD NICOISE+
>this famous invention of the nice region<
>is very >nourishing because it has hard<
+("SALAD NICOISE" >FINE+
+FR RIVIERA INVENTION)+
>boiled egg & >tuna fish in the recipe and<
>w/ french bread & a glass of rose' / wow<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+"HOTEL WELCOME"+
>from our cafe terrace table we could see<
>"hotel welcome", cocteau's headquarters<
+(THE SEA VIEW IS+
+>MAGNIFICENT )!+
>and >our hotel w/ marian & marianne on<
>three separate joyful visits to villefranche<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+VILLEFRANCHE CAFE+
>alfresco dining was invented on the med<
>sea and i have studied many beach clubs<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY /+
+>BEACH CLUB DESIGN)+
>that are so popular and healthy / see my<
>prototype beach club drawing available<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+FLOWERS for MARIANNE+
>a friendly french couple we met in the<
>cocteau chapel gave us a lift up the hill<
+(NEW FRIENDS MET+
+COCTEAU CHAPEL)+
>to the >coastal road for a return journey<
>to our ship / >flowers awaited marianne<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+BRESSE-SAVOY CASTLE+
>as we waited for the coastal bus to<
>monaco, we could see the bresse /<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+>>> / NICE, FRANCE)+
>savoy castle high on the hill above<
>looking down on villefranche-nice<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+VILLEFRANCHE PARK+
>our first and last sight of villefranche<
>was from the entrance park / >such a<
+(THANKS TO >MARIANNE<+
+FOR HER INTEREST HERE)+
>joyful visit that was ! genetic memory<
>is very >powerful< & i am so grateful<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+CUNARD CELEBRATION+
>as we enjoyed a gin & tonic before our<
>cunard dinner that evening a >wave of<
>deep accomplishment was felt / it took<
+(CUNARD HAS ITS OWN+
+SHORE >EXCURSIONS<+)
>months of planning to overcome issues<
>as simple as >finding coastal transport<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+FRIENDLY NOTE+
>i am very grateful to many of you<
>out there for patience reading our<
>personal adventures / michael chin<
+(YOUR MESSAGES ARE+
+MUCH APPRECIATED)+
>michael mahan & marilyn davidson<
>etc who send >kind messages a deep<
>gratitude for your >interest-patience<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+A SHOUT OUT GREETING+
+TO PROF. ROBERT FAUST+
>(met at bruce goff house<
>construction about 1960)<
+AUBURN UNIV / B. GOFF+
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
eugene ray, mfa, architect
professor emeritus, sdsu
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