Photo TidbitsSoissons France

By Jim and Emmy Humberd

The city of Soissons, about 60 miles northeast of Paris, is one of the most ancient cities of France. These spires and the facade of the former abbey of Saint-Jean-des-Vignes (St. John of the Vine), built in the 1300's, is about all that was left standing after it fell prey to the 'demolition men' in the early years of the 1800's. We are still trying to find out who did it, and why.

In the area in back of the ruin, we found a college professor and students from the US, doing an archaeological dig. They were finding both small items of interest, and items of small interest. The splotch of pink on the lower left of the photo, denotes it was snapped on June 30, 1985.

Books by Jim and Emmy Humberd:
Invitation to France
Invitation to Germany
Invitation to Italy

Related Link:
Soissons Tourism

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