Puy de Sancy is the highest volcano in the range, so we had to go and see it. We took a gondola ride part of the way and then walked up the 829 steps to the summit. We know that there are 829 steps because the kids counted each and every one on the way down.
Yesterday we went to Rocamadour, which is an amazing town built into the side of a mountain, and the Gouffre de Padirac caves.
The caves are some of the biggest in France and we got to travel by gondola into the heart of them. Unfortunately you are not able to take pictures, but we did get some shots from the first section of cave (shown here).
Rocamadour has three different levels. On the top is the castle, which dates back to
the tenth century. Below that, carved right into the side of the mountain is the church, which predates the castle. The stone masons carved blocks into the face of the gorge, so that you can't tell where the blocks end and the mountain begins. Below that is the old town,
which sits just above a beautiful valley.
We stayed and had dinner and then took a trolley ride in the dark to get a wonderful view of the city with the lights shining. Unfortunately the Roc is 3 hours from the house, so we got back very late this morning and are taking a 'down' day, playing pingpong, going to the market, and generally getting geared up for later this week, when we plan to hit the mediterranean sea.
See you all soon ... The Browns
Yesterday we went to Rocamadour, which is an amazing town built into the side of a mountain, and the Gouffre de Padirac caves.
The caves are some of the biggest in France and we got to travel by gondola into the heart of them. Unfortunately you are not able to take pictures, but we did get some shots from the first section of cave (shown here).
Rocamadour has three different levels. On the top is the castle, which dates back to
the tenth century. Below that, carved right into the side of the mountain is the church, which predates the castle. The stone masons carved blocks into the face of the gorge, so that you can't tell where the blocks end and the mountain begins. Below that is the old town,
which sits just above a beautiful valley.We stayed and had dinner and then took a trolley ride in the dark to get a wonderful view of the city with the lights shining. Unfortunately the Roc is 3 hours from the house, so we got back very late this morning and are taking a 'down' day, playing pingpong, going to the market, and generally getting geared up for later this week, when we plan to hit the mediterranean sea.
See you all soon ... The Browns
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