Château de Beaumesnil

Lecleire Jacques, on September 1, 2008, said:

Build 1633-1640. Exceptional Luis XIII Baroque construction. Surroundet by 120 acres of park and French formal gardens.

Wim Constant, on September 2, 2008, said:

Hoi, Jacques, Prachtig gebouw op een mooie foto.

Groetjes, Wim

Susan @llen, on September 2, 2008, said:

Oh my goodness, it's like an imposing ship!! Fantastic photo of a fantastic place. You have some wonderful architecture over there, Jacques!

I love the border of pink in the foreground - it sets the whole photo off and gives it such ....pazzaz! (How do you spell pazzaz????) Very good! Kind regards, Sue

Lecleire Jacques, on September 3, 2008, said:

Hey Sue. Thank you so much, but i am sorry. I don't now what you mean with "pazzaz". I cant find it in the dictionary... You are to kind for me with your comments.

Kind regards, Jacques

Susan @llen, on September 4, 2008, said:

That's probably because I spelled it wrong, Jacques, my apologies for that....it's supposed to be 'pizzazz' and the dictionary definition is 'a little something', zing, excitement, colour, seasoning, kind of 'je ne sais quoi' I think! I don't think that was an awful lot of help, but it's not a word you hear used very much, so you needn't worry about remembering it, Jacques. :)

Very kind regards to you, Sue

By the way, my comments are only as good as you plainly deserve - your photos are excellent, no two ways about it!

Lecleire Jacques, on September 4, 2008, said:

Hey Sue,don't be sorry... But thank you for the explanation. I think i must buy another dictionary because in mine i don't find the word Pizzazz or something like that... No problem i now what it mean yet.

Greetings, Jacques

Wim Constant, on September 6, 2008, said:

Hoi, Jacques (en Sue)

Hieronder een stukje uit "The Free Dictionary"

piz·zazz or pi·zazz or piz·zaz (p-zz) n. Informal 1. Dazzling style; flamboyance; flair. 2. Vigorous spirit; energy or excitement.

[Origin unknown.]

Volgens mij komt het (misschien ook niet origineel) uit een reclame voor een tegenhanger van Seven-Up ergens uit de 60-er jaren: "Bubble-Up has Pizzazz"

Groetjes, Wim

Lecleire Jacques, on September 6, 2008, said:

Hallo Wim. Hartelijk dank voor je opzoeking.

Groetjes en een fijn weekend. Jacques

gabiavram, on October 2, 2008, said:

Superb!G.

frédéric-genevieve, on November 21, 2008, said:

Ce que j'aime particulierement c'est les chateaux c'est eux qui m'ont fait aimer les balades...amitié d'Alsace

F-G

Lecleire Jacques, on November 21, 2008, said:

Le Château du Champ de Bataille voir etc... est un tés beau château avec un superbe parc. Dommage que l'on peut visiter que quelques chambres dans le château. Le chateau se trouve en Normandie.

Amitiés, Jacques