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    Franz Liszt: A Trip to Scotland?

     

    Sainte-Rose du Nord Saguenay Québec © 2010 Scotiana

    Every year, it comes as a surprise.

    The leaves flare, for a time, to crimson and butter yellow,

    the air shifts, in the early morning,

    from te damp greens of late summer to soft [...]

    The Scottish Autumn of Frederick Chopin …

     

     

    Chopin's tomb at the Père Lachaise Cemetery, Paris – Source: Wikipedia

     

    Hi everybody!

    Without our last message from Iain and Margaret, it would certainly have escaped us that today was the anniversary of the death of Frédéric Chopin, nor would we  have known that this genial composer owed so much to [...]

    ScotClans: The MacGregors from Glen Strae, near Perthshire

    Hi Mairiuna!

    I’m happy to learn, inside your latest article touring us around Arcachon’s ‘less known heights’, that old villas of the area had a Scottish link!

    Great discovery my friend .

    And I just love the black & white postcards you showcased, as they romantically travel us back into time …

    The following excerpt [...]

    A Mysterious Laird Macgregor in Arcachon…

     

     

    Le bassin d'Arcachon old postcard 1958 Scotiana Library

    Hi everybody,

    Summer is lingering this year, with October already here and temperatures still close to 30° Celsius. But we are not going to complain as we can take advantage of this nice weather to visit some places we try to avoid during the [...]