琉森皮拉圖斯山Pilatus -龍的故鄉遊記
我想，在這裡做禮拜需要很大的勇氣和信心吧~~~
座落於瑞士皮拉圖斯峰(Pilatus)旁Klimsenhorn山峰斷崖邊，即使不是世界最高(海拔1864公尺)，恐怕也是最令人驚心的教堂~~ Continue reading
琉森皮拉圖斯山Pilatus -龍的故鄉
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坎城蔚藍海岸與鐵面人Cannes and Îles de Lérins (2)
聖瑪格麗特島(Île Sainte-Marguerite)是勒蘭群島中最大的島，長約3公里，寬約900公尺。據說是因為僧侶奧諾哈的姊妹，聖瑪格麗特(Sainte Marguerite)帶領一群修女來島上，故而以她的名字命名。1612年，克勞德洛林公爵從僧侶取得聖瑪格麗特島所有權，在島上修建皇家城堡(Fort Royal)。17世紀末，皇家城堡成為兵營和國家監獄。
坎城的蔚藍海岸與鐵面人Cannes and Îles de Lérins (1)
來到全球影劇界聖地「坎城」沒見到明星，卻發現大仲馬小說中的人物竟然真有其人。徘迴於神祕小島蔚藍海岸邊，棕櫚樹林間的小道上，眺望建於中古世紀高大圍牆的監獄，徒嘆鐵面人匹夫無罪懷璧其罪，終其一生戴著面具死於獄中，令人唏噓~~~
Where the Boys Are
Where the Boys Are is a song written by Neil Sedaka and Howard Greenfield and first recorded by Connie Francis.Premise
When Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer signed Connie Francis for a major starring rôle in the motion picture Where the Boys Are (based on the novel of the same name by Glendon Swarthout), Francis solicited the services of Neil Sedaka and Howard Greenfield, who had written hit songs for her previously (e. g. “Stupid Cupid”), to write original material for her to perform on the film’s soundtrack including a Where the Boys Are title song. Continue reading
O Holy Night聖善夜
“O Holy Night” (“Cantique de Noël”) is a well-known Christmas carol composed by Adolphe Adam in 1847 to the French poem “Minuit, chrétiens” (Midnight, Christians) by Placide Cappeau (1808–1877). Cappeau, a wine merchant and poet, had been asked by a parish priest to write a Christmas poem. Unitarian minister John Sullivan Dwight, editor of Dwight’s Journal of Music, created a singing edition based on Cappeau’s French text in 1855. In both the French original and in the two familiar English versions of the carol, the text reflects on the birth of Jesus and of mankind’s redemption. Continue reading