Day 60 sightseeing Le Puy and learning the history

We started the day by heading out the door and walking to Decathlon. I’ve had to sew up both of Noël’s hiking pants so that they didn’t fall off of him. While walking the other day one of my sewing jobs popped. We were off the road so he changed them then and there. We found two pairs for him at decathlon. Whew!!

We have been learning a bit about Le Puy it’s a beautiful, fascinating and steep city! Here is a descriptions I found that is succinct and interesting-thanks google.

Le Puy-en-Velay is a town in southern France. It’s known for the green lentils grown in the area, and as a gateway to the Santiago de Compostela pilgrimage trail. The 12th-century Romanesque Notre Dame Cathedral has frescoes and a cloister. Perched on a volcanic rock, St-Michel d’Aiguilhe chapel dates from the 10th century. Nearby, an 1860 statue of the Virgin Mary looks over the town from another volcanic outcrop. ― Google

So this area had a lot of volcanoes. And they built churches and fortresses , placed statues on them. I said to Noël, “who comes up with this idea? And people agree? ‘Hey let’s build a chapel on top of that volcano!!’ And everyone says. ‘Sure cool, that sounds like fun hauling rock up a volcanic rock!’”

Today we visited the Statue of Norte Dame. It is made from seized Russian canons during the Crimean War. It is very impressive. Noël went all the way up to the top of the statue. The views from the top were spectacular. Tomorrow we will go to a pilgrim’s blessing at 7:30 in the morning. And we will visit Saint Michael’s chapel (also on a volcanic rock).