Saint-Michel d’Aiguilhe. The Rocher Saint-Michel d’Aiguilhe is a volcanic stump that sticks up just on the edge of the old town of Le Puy en Velay. The first Christian chapel on the top was consecrated in the year AD 961 although there is believed to have been a Roman pagan temple there earlier. The first…
It was a delight to have a bit of a lie in this morning, then after breakfast I decided to explore Langogne as my shoulder is still too painful to carry a rucksack Actually as a task that didn’t take too long. It’s a nice enough little town but judging by the number of shut…
Bizarre Stone Head. I’ve been exploring Langogne today and found this bizarre stone head on a plinth inside the church. Sadly there appeared to be nothing around by way of explanation. I am though very pleased to have used the word plinth, its such a lovely word. 8 September 2014
Today has not been an easy one, as soon as I woke up I knew that I had a problem. The top of my right shoulder is VERY tender and carrying a rucksack is out of the question at the moment. The proprijetor of the gîte was most helpful and organised a taxi to bring…
Ancient Stonework. On an old church with very weathered stonework I was pleased to see that this piece had been kept when they were repointing the wall. 7 September 2014
La France Profonde. There are parts of France that have become very depopulated, la France Profonde. Today I passed through this habitation, not big enough to be a village probably a hamlet, a very few inhabited houses with the others either for sale or derelict. Who’d want to buy here though. Sad. 6 September 2014
Up with the lark after a good night’s sleep and away promptly after breakfast. It turned out to be a day of ups and downs, we walked up and then we walked down and then we walked up again, you get the idea. I walked with French people and for a time an American couple…
Today is another day and yesterday’s frustrations are behind me. No big rush to get away so a leisurely pack after breakfast and off I went. Just along from the hotel came across this trompe l’oeil. Crossed the river and started walking at 9 o’clock. Last year my walk was mostly on the flat, this…
Barn Wall. I try to find interesting things to photograph for this project, so here’s something that I’ve never seen before. The end wall of this barn was made entirely out of the tops and bottoms of old oil drums; nothing goes to waste in the Auvergne although I do wonder what they did with…
Madonna and Child. In Le Puy en Velay there are some volcanic stumps and on one of them is this huge Madonna and Child made from bronze recovered from cannon captured at the seige of Sebastopol. On a previous visit I climbed up inside and the views are amazing. Tonight it is the view from…
The Sixwheeler Chronicles 