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Chateau de Thoiry en Yvelines
Renaissance Castle,superb botanique and zoological gardens and world-famous Wildlife reserve (1000 animals) with rare Comodo Dragons. 25 miles (40 km west of Paris by A13-A12-N12, D11.
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Papa Gayant and his family, giants of Douai
During the celebrations of Gayant, each Sunday after July 6th, Father Gayant, his wife Marie Cagenon and their children are shown around : Douai celebrates the giants. Father Gayant [1] was born in 1530. 8 m tall, he weighs 370 kg and requires 6 carriers ; Lady Gayant, born in 1531, is 6,25 m tall and they have three children : Jacquot, Fillon and famous Binbin [2], a nice 2,40 m tall baby whom only true Douai people have a right to kiss. The company is followed by "The Wheel of Fortune" [3]. A drummer and official collectors dressed in white and red walk ahead. Sunday 9 am : everybody steps in the Town Hall for a series of photos, the Lord Mayor's speech, pigeon releases, handfulls of sweets, brass bands followed by an afternoon parade with a number of halts to refresh the exhausted carriers.
Numerous floats and folklore groups from different countries - as this group of Gilles [4] march during three days and shower the streets with confetti. Then on Tuesday evening, the giants turn back to silence for a whole year. Till the following month of July.
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The bourgeois towns steeped in Flemish and Spanish influences, mark out the limits of a vast territory which covers the Artois plains, the coal mining country and agricultural villages. This land lived through the bitter WWI war which left hundreds of white crosses.
Giants in the North of France
Douai, a very ancient city invites you to discover her rich inheritage of the past : belfry and bells, La Chartreuse Museum, numerous churches and the Collegiate Church.
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