A Strong Sense Of Pride And History

Photos taken in Ambert, Auvergne

Not everything in the Auvergne is old. There are new houses on the outskirts of most little towns. However, in the center, history is ever present. Here a doorknob, there a gargoyle, over there a three hundred year-old house made of gray volcanic stone typical of the Auvergne, these are all traces of the past.
Here in France, it is self understood that old, crooked buildings are worth preserving for future generations.
There exists a strong pride of place here in France, a deep attachment to what came before.
Perhaps, dear Reader, back in Brooklyn, we could learn from the French?

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