Thursday, 9 October 2025

Day 2 France 8.10.25 St Saturine to Bourges

Sad to be leaving this attractive rural spot , here is a colourful fence outside the  St Saturnine aire which goes no where... 

3 hours driving  South on toll roads ( expensive bliss)  we arrive at our next stop en route to the Cote d'Azur . The University city of Bourges with its UNESCO listed gothic cathedral is the only one without a transept.




The cathedral was 20 mins walk into town past a large stadium ( basket ball game on tonight😊) and vast car parks on the left.
The stained glass Cathedral  windows were beautiful , if the stories , pictorially, were a  little graphic.

The reparation work  here seems to go on for ever. Sadly, the steps leading up to the Cathedral were full of weeds, giving it a neglected feel.
The streets between our aire , on the outskirts , and the cathedral , led to  the highest spot in the city . The route there  was filled with vaping shops , CBD shops, Cafes, hairdressers , tabacs ,and the occasional left wing haunt.
Glimpses of half timbered houses on the way 
The aire ( which we paid for and booked ahead  including EHU) is very neglected  with overgrown weeds and there were several abandoned cars and rusting motorhomes nearby. Having said that , it's right next to a canal towpath with access to miles of easy cycle paths and the aire  waste disposal site worked, even if the electricity didn't . It wasa  very quiet and peaceful  night although I didn't sleep well.

 

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