TOURS

We drove to Tours today. We wanted to explore a part of the city that we don't know very well - the area around the cathedral. This area was the original site of the Roman town. People told us that there was a museum and much archeological evidence but we couldn't find a think. We did explore the Musée des Beaux Arts which was originally the Archbishops palace. In an outhouse Fritz the elephant is preserved. It was very hot but we walked to the cathedral (St. Gatien) and explored the area. The cathedral is very impressive. We spent way too much time there. By the time we were finished and hungry for lunch many of the restaurants were no longer serving. We did settle on a Lebanese restaurant, Le Bakaa and had ourselves a delightful meal of Lebanese delicacies and beer.
In the afternoon we walked around in the 90°F heat looking for a cool place to hang out. We made it to the chateau before it closed. That was cool, temperature-wise and art-wise. There was an exhibit of photographs by a French father and son who had a portrait studio in Paris. They photographed everyone of note. The son also photographed many of the great actors of the time in the theater where they were playing.
We ended the day in the old town, Vieux-Tours drinking beer and recuperating from the heat.


TOURS