This basillica seems to have so many different styles....different bricks on the exterior, some geometric frescos, and paintings on the brick. Round naves and transepts.....Very interesting structure.

I think horrid is a pretty good adjective alright. At the end of the tour I should include a retrospective that lists out all the Type 2 Fun days we’ve experienced. We don’t want to forget any of them! They’re like Tolstoy’s unhappy families, each horrid in its own way. Or maybe we should rank them, least horrid to worst. This one’s in the running for top of the list.

What a horrid day! You sure are survivors! It can only get better, or I hope has gotten better by now.

I'm so glad you are both getting better.

Yes, the one on my other left (the right).

Sometimes I wonder how I ever get a turn correct. 🙄

Isn’t that a great expression though? The one on the right also.

Do you mean on the right? I really wondered about that beast too, and couldn’t tell for sure even with blowups. Maybe a lion?

Yes, I think they are inlaid but I should have taken a closer photo. The floor, along with so much else of this structure is so exceptional. Its a miracle that so much of it has remained in such fine condition through all these centuries.

Thanks for sharing that, Tricia. It is interesting the way an image will cement in your memory like that. It’s wonderful when you finally come to one of these places and it’s not a disappointment. Brioude was definitely like that for me.

I’ll keep Honfluer on the wish list. Perhaps we’ll see you there next year.

You’re right. Actually the town as a whole had a refreshingly similar feel, like I remember towns from when we first started traveling in France. Maybe it’s because it’s well of the tourist beat.

I believe so. I could hear it from several blocks away but wasn’t there to see it.

Wow. Clever. Do the figures actually move and hammer the bells?

If it wasn't for the man on his phone and some other faint modern clues, you could have taken this same shot 400 years ago.

Nice detailed shot. I imagine one or some of those figures are modelled on real people who lived there. I also wonder if any money was exchanged for the privilage of adorning the cathedral?

Not bright enough. More than once lately we’ve looked at each other and said we’re tired of good stories. Its become our new mantra.