The Afternoon in Vienne

Temple of Augustus and Livia

Cloister of Saint-Andre le Bas Abbey

Head in the Cloister

 We spent the afternoon in Vienne on Saturday. 

Fun Fact from Wikipedia: Emperor Augustus banished King Herod's son to Vienne in 6 AD.  

It was fun taking the train for a little afternoon trip.  We visited the stunning Cathedral St. Maurice which was built starting around 1050.  Saint Maurice was from Egypt.

We also visited a beautiful cloister and then had tea next to the temple of Augustus and Livia.  There's a plaque next to the temple telling us that Thomas Jefferson visited Vienne when he was our ambassador to France way back when.  He loved archaeology as you know.

We walked across the Rhone to a museum and architectural site that showed us the ins and outs of the Romans and the Gauls who used to call Vienne home.  The mosaics didn't disappoint.

We ended our Viennese time in a brasserie near the train station having a glass of wine before hopping back on the train to Lyon.

There are many old things here in France and they're all in surprisingly good shape.  It gets me to wondering if our house on High Street will be around in 4,021 AD?  We've put a lot of money and time into our house, so it may last a good long while.  Only time will tell.