sunday...another steamy hot, sunny day in le midi and an anniversary to celebrate as i look back 14 days and over 430 km ago to my first steps out of le-puy-en-velay. hard to believe how quickly the time and mileage have blown by, almost as surprising as the vastly different scenery from one region to the next.
stopped in the town of moissac in the morning for un grand bol de cafe au lait and a croissant only to find the cental square buzzing with the most enormous market filled with temptations to sway even the staunchest of resolves. of course, it didn't take long before the cheese merchants captured my attention with their ginormous barrels of every lip-smacking cheese imaginable. the moissac cathedral is simply stunning.
the path wound down to the real first stretch of flat ground since i began my trek. it was a riverside stroll along la garonne lined with endless rows of magnificent giant platane trees. i eventually hung my hat at a spectacular midieval vicarage turned reno'd inn high in spectacular auvillar. the heart of the village is a triangular area of XIIIth century arcade-style buildings where the birds and shadows have plenty of nooks and crannies in which to play games. also featured is a type of midieval gazebo construction dominating the elegant triangle. those midieval urban planners really had it going onnnn! now take all of this art, history, beauty...then erect a double-stacked mother of a nuclear plant a mere 10 km away and you have one of the oddest cultural and geographical juxtapositions imaginable.
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