FranciaNotre-Dame de Fourvière45°45’47” N 4°49’18” E
18 aprile 2023, Francia ⋅ ⛅ 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 theLeggi altro
FranciaEglise Sainte-Croix45°45’41” N 4°49’38” E
18 aprile 2023, Francia ⋅ ☀️ 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 inLeggi altro
FranciaPlace des Cardeurs43°31’47” N 5°26’51” E
19 aprile 2023, Francia ⋅ ☀️ 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 forLeggi altro
FranciaPlan-dAups-Sainte-Baume43°19’46” N 5°42’53” E
19 aprile 2023, Francia ⋅ ☀️ 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, andLeggi altro
FranciaGrasse43°39’25” N 6°55’15” E
19 aprile 2023, Francia ⋅ ⛅ 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 toLeggi altro
FranciaSaint-Paul-de-Vence43°41’53” N 7°7’18” E
20 aprile 2023, Francia ⋅ ☀️ 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 whatLeggi altro
FranciaSaint-Paul-de-Vence43°41’41” N 7°7’24” E
20 aprile 2023, Francia ⋅ ☀️ 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 orLeggi altro
FranciaAncien Collège de Cisterciens de Sénanque43°56’57” N 4°48’21” E
21 aprile 2023, Francia ⋅ ☁️ 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 forLeggi altro
FranciaNotre-Dame-des-Doms d'Avignon43°57’5” N 4°48’28” E
21 aprile 2023, Francia ⋅ ☁️ 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 walkedLeggi altro
FranciaAncien Collège de Cisterciens de Sénanque43°57’0” N 4°48’21” E
21 aprile 2023, Francia ⋅ ☁️ 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 hisLeggi altro
