Saturday, April 18, 2009

SOISSON, FRANCE

ONE OF THE MOST INTERESTING RUINS I HAVE SEEN TO DATE. AFTER THE REVOLUTION, THE FRENCH WERE AS PISSED OFF AT THE CHURCH AS THEY WERE WITH THE KING. A GOOD MANY CHURCHES WERE RAVAGED FOR THERE BUILDING MATERIALS TO BE REUSED FOR PUBLIC AS WELL AS PRIVATE STRUCTURES. AT ONE TIME THIS WAS AN ENORMOUS CHURCH AND ABBEY. NOTE TO FUTURE REVOLUTIONARIES.......
KNOCK IT OFF.

THIS WAS AN EASY ONE. I SMASHED THE FLIMSY LOCK WITH A LARGE STONE AND USED THE SAME TO PROP THE DOOR OPEN.
PIECE OF CAKE.

NOW WHAT? IT WAS DARK AS HELL ITSELF. ARMED WITH ONLY A CIGARETTE LIGHTER, I NERVOUSLY DESCENDED INTO THE BOWELS OF THIS CHURCH.

NOW THIS IS WERE IT GETS INTERESTING. I HAVE ISSUES WITH SMALL DARK PLACES. I
NEVERTHELESS PUSHED ON. ON MY HANDS AND KNEES I CRAWLED INTO A LARGER CHAMBER.

I AM NOW IN AN ISOLATED CHAMBER......
FEELIN' A LITTLE STRANGE.......WOULD HAVE STAYED LONGER, BUT A BLAST OF WIND, FROM GOD ONLY KNOWS WHERE, MADE MY DECISION TO LEAVE EASY.

1 comment:

  1. Wow, interesting ruin! It reminds me of this painting by Casper David Friedrich: http://www.onlinekunst.de/wetter/schnee/Caspar_David_Friedrich.jpg

    As for the story, hmmm... Why am I so skeptical? I think I stopped believing you at the point which involved crawling. haha

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