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| René on the train. |
The trip involved two trains to get to Le Puy-en-Velay from Lyon. We ate a picnic lunch on the train: couscous salad, cheese, baguette and yogurt. René and I were anxious but excited about beginning the walk. We wondered if we were ready, if we had trained enough, if we had the correct equipment. I was quite concerned about the few articles of warm clothing I had in my backpack.
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| Le Puy-en-Velay |
We arrived in Le Puy and immediately checked into the
Ibis Budget right across the street from the train station. The room was extremely basic and utilitarian with a tiny window, but it was very clean and well located.
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| Cathédrale Notre-Dame du Puy |
We had been to Le Puy-en-Velay in 2010, and so we knew our way around the city. Our first visit was the reason for our return, but this time as a starting point for our pilgrimage walk from Le Puy-en-Velay to Conques to Rocamadour to Cordes-sur-Ciel. As we stood in the cathedral in 2010 and wondered why there were so many people with backpacks and what were they doing, we made a promise to one day return and do the walk ourselves.
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| Statue of Saint Jacques |
In the afternoon, we walked to the tourist office and up to the
Cathédral Notre-Dame du Puy. We visited the statue of St Jacques. We knew we would be back very early next morning to attend the 7h00 mass and pilgrim benediction. We wandered slowly back to the hotel, checking out restaurants, and places for our picnic lunch supplies along the way.
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| Post-supper walk back to hotel, deserted streets. |
We chose
L'Ecu d'Or, for supper because it was Monday night, and I had seen it suggested on John and Robin`s website
A Good Walk Unspoiled. The portions were huge and the service excellent. We had lentille remoullade (with famous Le Puy lentils) with duck, beef with potatoes and a shared fondant au chocolate with ice cream.
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