These next few posts are going to be slightly out of order, but I visited Le Puy today and it is fresh on my mind so let me share my experience with you.
Le Puy-en-Velay is a small town about 30-45 minutes away from Yssingeaux. We took a bus there this beautiful Saturday morning since we heard they have a market on Saturday morning. Our first stop in
Le Puy-en-Velay was to pick up our train tickets for a couple of day trips we booked to Paris and Venice. That was interesting! Thankfully people speak some English and are usually more than willing to help, but booking our tickets took over an hour! I am happy to report that those trips are successfully planned!
Le Puy is beautiful. It is a larger city than Yssingeaux so it has much more going on. It even has traffic lights... which I have yet to see in Yssingeaux. It is known for the Cathedral of Notre Dame and another church. You can usually see these perched high on top of two hills in the town. One was down do to maintenance, and the other... well..... sipping wine at an outdoor cafe seemed more appealing at the moment then climbing a ton of stairs. Actually, when does that not seem like the better choice? Anyways, here are a few pictures from the town!
Here are the public markets that are set up on the streets.... very cool! There is one in Yssingeaux, wish I forgot to take pictures at this week. Will follow up with some next week!
We had a pretty relaxed day in Le Puy. We walked around and shopped and were on the hunt for a chicken truck because we heard they serve the best chicken. Luckily... we found one! They only sell chicken and potatoes. They throw them altogether in a bag and you eat them like that. No forks, no napkins... just you eating chicken and potatoes out of a bag. Very good.... but VERY greasy! It was probably the best chicken I have ever had. Luckily I will have the memory of this chicken forever because I am pretty sure that there is a greased size hand print on my tank top.
We also had the chance to stop for crepes! My first crepe in France! Now on a previous note... I have never been a crepe fan, but if the ones in America tasted like these then I would be in trouble! This one was a nutella crepe. Hold on, let me wipe the drool just thinking about it.
After a crepe, we walked around the block and decided it was about time to rest. We sat down at an outdoor cafe and ordered a glass of wine. It was so different ordering here. There was no menu, the waiter asked "red or white, dry or sweet?" That was the extent of ordering. Whatever kind of wine he brought to the table had to be the most delicious wine I have ever tasted.
We then decided that now was a good time for another crepe. Damn they are addicting. This time it was caramel. Just as good as the nutella.
That was about all the eating we did in Le Puy. Lord knows we didn't need anymore! Well I will leave you with a few more pics from the trip before signing off for the night!
Au Revior!
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