Wednesday, September 18, 2013

Bourges Old Town

We were in a rush when we visited the cathedral in May, but now we took a little time to visit the beautiful old town, capital of Berry.
All-weather merry-go-round














One of the things we liked in Bourges was all the sculpted figures popping out
of walls, windows, etc.















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And thus


















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Jacques Coeur was Bourges Great Man, a minister of finance
in the 15th century



















Main bit of his palace














Part of another beautiful Renaissance building


















In our not inconsiderable experience, every city and town in Europe has an Irish
bar; most have more than one; but this is absolutely the first Scottish bar we have
seen...shouldn't they be advertising MacEwans' and not Murphy's?

















In addition to its Renaissance palaces and Scottish Bars,
Bourges also has its fair share of old half-timbered buildings




















Many in the neighborhood along the Rue Bourbonnoux; nice
place, great cathedral

1 comment:

Tawana said...

I enjoyed the photos of all the little carved figures popping out. Jacques Coeur has an interesting life story, too.