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Jean Bart

Monday, June 29, 2009

 

We continue our pictorial visit of Saint Raphaël by strolling along the Cours Jean Bart, named after the great French naval commander (or pirate, as most other countries would call him). You can read up on this colorful character on-line; a highlight of his life would have to be the fact that he married 16-year old Nicole Gontier in 1676; she died a mere six years later after having given birth to four children. Indefatigable Jean then married Jacoba Tugghe seven years later, and she bore him ten children in the thirteen years they were married until his death in 1702. One is starting to get a feel for what poor Nicole must have died of... Anyway, we had dinner at a typical tourist joint along this promenade and delicious ice cream cones for dessert.

 
 
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