I was in Bourges

Yesterday I was in Bourges , a beautiful town in the Center of France, about 80 km from where I live.
The town has a medieval quarter with a lot of timber-framed houses.

There is also the St Etienne cathedral, with stunning windows.

At the end of the alley you see the cathedral!

Next to the cathedral is a 17th garden 'le jardin de LArchevêché'. In the garden you have a magnificent view of the cathedral .

Ib the center of the garden is a very old music pavilion, in summer they organize animated afternoons.....

Bourges is a town full of surprises, it's an elegant town with lots of shops. It's long ago that I saw such an amazing bookshop. Everywhere were piles of books, books on shelves and more piles of books, on 

the tables under the tables.....

In the center of Bourges you can visit ' les marais de bourges', these are marshlands full of rivers and canals. There are small paths to walk and breath some fresh air and hear the birds singing . The surface of the marshlands is 135 ha. You also take a small boat to visit this place. Is'n this amazing ?

Have a good weekend.

And the good answer of the question in my last post was : the small animals are hedgehogs!