We got up and had breakfast. I think I climbed our steps a hundred times, to get our stuff out, but really we were both loathe to leave the tender care of Annika. Breakfast was the normal fare , and we were sent off with a bag of left over quiche, and other goodies we later discovered.
We headed towards Albi, and I was a bit worried about the path we were taking and was it taking us in the right direction. I needed to powder my nose and have a bit of caffeine so we stopped at a reliable Mc DOs for coffee, etc. The coffee came with the tiniest chocolate chip cookie I think I have ever seen.
This bozo looked like he hung out at Mc Donald’s every morning. Back on the road eventually we came to Albi. The cathedral there is imposing
and its patron saint, St Cecelia. Apparently she didn’t go down after 3 attempts to behead her!
That is hard headed! I think the most interesting thing about the church is that there are not really any stained glass windows so none of the Bible on glass that one often sees elsewhere.
Rather, here ,there were terrible Dantesque painting is on either side of the alter, Yikes, that wold make you behave seeing that every Sunday!
Then we went to the Toulouse Latrec Museum, but it was 7 minutes until afternoon opening so we went to the gardens and they were LOVELY.
Actually the experience was lovely. One could see multiple bridges gracing the river and the buildings on the other side just caused me to sigh over and over, in between gasps of awe at the reflections in the water. It was simply breathtaking.
We walked around a bit, got some cash and some eclairs for Jodi, a raspberry thing that resembled a pop tart and quite, honestly was not as good for me. So not so hot. And then got back on the road for the B and B in Lunac, the Chateau de Lunac. It is pretty amazing and I can not imagine living here in the winter as it must be frigid.
It is a stone building, that is several stories tall and actually also has a pool, in the middle of a couple of streets with a church beside it. IT is really difficult to describe. Regardless, the room is comfortable and full of castle type charm.
We went for a walk around the village and then had the picnic that Annika packed for us. What a blessing as there are NO restaurants open in this village.
So we reminisced about how much we miss Annika and how wonderful she and her Masion are! We are in bed to prepare for another adventure tomorrow!
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