AUXERRE -CATHEDRALS AND CAKES

Came to Auxerre as an interesting place to be sans Margaret whilst she had a quick UK trip. Known to be 'pretty' and it is. Big cathedral, huge abbey and many, many churches. Must have been a religious lot. The crypt in the abbey was started in the fourth century and with its more recent ninth century frescos is stunning. The town is a maze of small streets to be explored. Soraya's mooring is great close to restaurants, bars and shops. Not to mention the tourist attractions.

Our mooring right in the centre of the city, below Abbaye de Saint Germain.

Auxerre is a lovely town for just wandering around, bimbling, the jumble of architectural styles, the maze of streets and tiny squares/open spaces.

One of the many streets with medieval timber frame houses.

There are lots of places to stop for coffee, beer and patisserie. Shame!

Patisseries au Eric Roy.

Well I thought we hadn't had cake porn for a while. I can assure you the purple bomb with cassis is sublime.

We have a slight problem at the moment, the not too good weather, yes the rain, has very seriously increased the river height and flow. VNF have now closed the river/locks so it's stay put. For us that's fine. Tough for the people hiring boats they can't go anywhere for the week. Well, there is always a trip back to the patisserie, or the pub? Tough choice, could be both.