FrankreichNotre-Dame de Fourvière45°45’47” N 4°49’18” E
18. April 2023 in Frankreich ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C
Lyon was first founded by the Romans high on a hill overlooking the Rhine and Daune rivers. As we climbed the hill in our bus, we passed some Roman ruins and an amphitheater before coming to theWeiterlesen
FrankreichEglise Sainte-Croix45°45’41” N 4°49’38” E
18. April 2023 in Frankreich ⋅ ☀️ 17 °C
Late afternoon brought us to the Saint Jean the Baptist Cathedral in Lyon, where I found my familiar Camino scallop shell on the sidewalk. Many pilgrims start their walking their Camino de Santiago inWeiterlesen
FrankreichPlace des Cardeurs43°31’47” N 5°26’51” E
19. April 2023 in Frankreich ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C
This morning we boarded our bus at 8:00 am and headed south to Aix-en-Provence, which is an area known for lavender fields, fields of fresh produce, ratatouille and almonds. It is also famous forWeiterlesen
FrankreichPlan-dAups-Sainte-Baume43°19’46” N 5°42’53” E
19. April 2023 in Frankreich ⋅ ☀️ 17 °C
As we continued on our trip, we passed by the municipality of Plan-d'Aups-Sainte-Baume, which became the sanctuary of Mary Magdalene in France. She traveled here by boat and evangelized the area, andWeiterlesen
FrankreichGrasse43°39’25” N 6°55’15” E
19. April 2023 in Frankreich ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C
On our way to Juan les Pins, Antibes, we made a stop at the town of Grasse to visit the Fragonard perfume factory. We learned a bit about making fragrances, such as it takes one tonne of flowers toWeiterlesen
FrankreichSaint-Paul-de-Vence43°41’53” N 7°7’18” E
20. April 2023 in Frankreich ⋅ ☀️ 14 °C
We traveled about an hour from Juan les Pins to St. Paul de Vence, which is a fortified city high up in the hills on the edge of the Alps. In medieval times, this city was on the border between whatWeiterlesen
FrankreichSaint-Paul-de-Vence43°41’41” N 7°7’24” E
20. April 2023 in Frankreich ⋅ ☀️ 16 °C
Saint,-Psul-en-Vence was a haven for artists and in particular, Marc Chagall lived here and is now buried here. Art abounds within these walls and everywhere we looked there were paintings orWeiterlesen
FrankreichAncien Collège de Cisterciens de Sénanque43°56’57” N 4°48’21” E
21. April 2023 in Frankreich ⋅ ☁️ 16 °C
This morning I sang "Sur le pont d'Avignon, on l'a dance, on l'a dance. Sur le pont d'Avignon, on l'a dance tous le monde." to Doug as we left our hotel room. After hearing and singing that song forWeiterlesen
FrankreichNotre-Dame-des-Doms d'Avignon43°57’5” N 4°48’28” E
21. April 2023 in Frankreich ⋅ ☁️ 18 °C
After a bit of an explanation about d'Avignon, our tour director, Simeon, left us to explore on our own in this walled city. After eating our sandwiches for lunch in the main square, Doug and I walkedWeiterlesen
FrankreichAncien Collège de Cisterciens de Sénanque43°57’0” N 4°48’21” E
21. April 2023 in Frankreich ⋅ ☁️ 18 °C
Doug and I returned to the square where we had eaten lunch near the old fashioned merry-go-round and I bought a print of Avignon surrounded by lavender fields in bloom from an artist selling hisWeiterlesen
