Janet visits from Boston!

I had a wonderful visit from Janet for about a week.  We were joined, for the first couple days, by two Fulbright friends, Susan and Kristin,  who stopped in Grazac on their way north to visit Paris and the regions of  Burgundy and Brittany during our 11 day Toussaint school vacation.  We visited Puy en Valey and enjoyed lunch at a nearby restaurant.

 

During our visit we climbed up to St. Michel-d'Aiguilhe, an incredible chapel located at the top of a gigantic needle of lava which rises up 262 ft. in a single shaft.  The building dates back to the 10th-12th century and testifies the architect's ability to plan complex vaulting on such a small site. The small chapel evokes an atmosphere of a very holy place and one can understand why Puy en Valey was one of starting points for pilgrimages to Santiago de Compostela in Spain.