11/21/2008

Baumes les Messieurs. Jura


Last Saturday, Sam and I went for a hike around Baumes les Messieurs. 

We parked by the church and started to hike up to get away from the fog.


As we left the trail, we met a special guide who actually seemed kind of lost. We were trying to find a cave called the Swedish cave. Many moons ago the Swedish had invaded this area. 

Once we found a way to climb the cliff and got to the top, we had a great view of the valley. 


We were hoping for a locally made organic beer or apple juice in this little shop but they were closed.


Back down, we walked through l'Abbaye. Sam knows this place really well. He used to come and visit with a painter, Josette Coras, who lived in a portion of the Abbaye. I added a picture below stolen from the web to give a better idea.




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