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| Troyes is full of half-timbered, medieval buildings like these. |
I’d been feeling tired for a couple of days. A blister had developed on my left foot and I’d been walking more slowly. It was time for some rest and recuperation. I decided to spend two nights in Brienne's hunting lodge and visit the medieval city of
Troyes — which I’d heard so much about — on my free day. I went by bus there and back; the journey took only 50 minutes.
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| The Basilica of St Urbain. |
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| Pilgrim. |
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| The Cathedral of St Peter and St Paul. |
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| Inside the cathedral. |
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| Religious sculptures ranged from the old . . . |
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| . . . to the modern. |
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| The high Gothic arches . . . |
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| . . . and stained glass windows were simply magnificent. |
5 comments:
These old cathedrals, built over centuries, just boggle my mind. The windows, how did they even construct them, given the resources of those times (1200, for instance)?
Sounds like a nice excursion for resting up and nursing a blister.
I'm back from holiday and now able to comment properly. Thanks for sharing this Camino.
For me, rest days are such an essential and enjoyable part of a long walking pilgrimage. I love to find a place which is nourishing and to stay there for a bit.
Andy
Love the colorful, half-timbered houses, as well as the lovely shots of the cathedral. Nice on a long walk to take a rest day here and there and explore a lovely village.
I really rather fancy the whole pilgrimage on a dvd or something Robert, so that I could enjoy its continuity. The images are so very beautiful.
Yes, what those medieval masons and workers in stained glass did is astonishing...
... and, indeed, it's good to stop a while rather than always rushing on.
Thanks Ruth, Andy, George and Pat for your continuing interest.
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