Sunday 9th February 2020.
We went to Mass at the Cathédrale Saint-André. There were six armed soldiers standing outside. Stuart found this reassuring, while I found it scary.
Another view of the front of the Cathedral, from down the street.
The Gothic Royal Gate is from the early 13th century,
The 66 metre 15th century Pey-Berland bell tower was built separately from the cathedral. Much of the ground under Bordeaux is unstable, with underground rivers, and it was feared that the vibration of the ringing bells could threaten the structure of the cathedral.
Still in operation today, the bells Marie, Clémence and Marguerite ring alongside the bourdon or tenor bell Ferdinand-André, installed in 1869 and weighing in at over eight tonnes.
The building is named after Archbishop Pey-Berland (circa 1370-1458) who commissioned the tower.
You can walk up the 300 plus steps for a fabulous view over Bordeaux. When I looked at it enthusiastically, Stuart suggested I should take things easy, as I had a bit of a cold. Does this mean he doesn't want to do it?
A market set up outside the cathedral. Bread is always displayed temptingly.
Stuart had a crepe. No, that is not snow on the ground, although it is pretty cold, just the colour of the pavers.
Then we went and had lunch at a restaurant Stuart suggested may become our regular - Le Petit Commerce.
Entree of cuttlefish.
Entree of terrine de canard (duck).
A juggler was performing in one of the squares. Unfortunately, he had stopped juggling by the time I photographed him .....
..... but he did do some acrobatics for us so we could see the tattoos on his tummy.
We went to Mass at the Cathédrale Saint-André. There were six armed soldiers standing outside. Stuart found this reassuring, while I found it scary.
Another view of the front of the Cathedral, from down the street.
The cathedral was consecrated by Pope Urban II in 1096, but most of the construction is from the 14th-15th centuries.
In this church in 1137 the 13-year-old Eleanor of Aquitaine married the future Louis VII, a few months before she became Queen.
The cathedral was used to store fodder during the French Revolution.
The 66 metre 15th century Pey-Berland bell tower was built separately from the cathedral. Much of the ground under Bordeaux is unstable, with underground rivers, and it was feared that the vibration of the ringing bells could threaten the structure of the cathedral.
Still in operation today, the bells Marie, Clémence and Marguerite ring alongside the bourdon or tenor bell Ferdinand-André, installed in 1869 and weighing in at over eight tonnes.
The building is named after Archbishop Pey-Berland (circa 1370-1458) who commissioned the tower.
You can walk up the 300 plus steps for a fabulous view over Bordeaux. When I looked at it enthusiastically, Stuart suggested I should take things easy, as I had a bit of a cold. Does this mean he doesn't want to do it?
A market set up outside the cathedral. Bread is always displayed temptingly.
Then we went and had lunch at a restaurant Stuart suggested may become our regular - Le Petit Commerce.
Entree of terrine de canard (duck).
A juggler was performing in one of the squares. Unfortunately, he had stopped juggling by the time I photographed him .....
..... but he did do some acrobatics for us so we could see the tattoos on his tummy.
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