29.3.08

The Lost Village...

There are a lot of disadvantages not knowing the French language when trying to understand French. It is almost selfexplanatory that you will get lost all over the place, almost certainly when trying to extrude facts and figures or trying to get important information. These last few years I have been puzzled regarding one matter in particular, and that is the whereabouts of a certain village in the south of France. At first I had the notion it was located in Normandy, towards the sea, but later on, when I got a letter from the Delacroix Museum in Paris - I was told it was indeed closer, and that of course was a nice discovery.

Delacroix used to visit a summerhouse in Champrosay, and today, this village is apart of a community called "DRAVEIL". And of course, when studying the map I immediately recognized a name from the historybooks, the forest of Sénart; and further down on the map the name "Champrosay" finally discovered!

Perhaps Delacroix summerhouse was close to Rue Alphonse, I am not sure at the moment, but will investigate further. There is a Collége E. Delacroix there, so I am certain they can tell me more...

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