The city of Bourges was a last minute addition to our itinerary.  We found ourselves tired of being in the car and with another day before Brian had to be back to work so we took the opportunity to break up the drive.

What a great surprise!  It has a really vibrant 15-16th century old town and a cathedral that we all agreed was the most impressive one we've visited yet.  The windows alone---Wow! 12-17th century works of art.  The windows surrounding the ambulatory were put in from 1215-1225 and they just knock your socks off.  The colors are so vivid and the symbolism really tells the stories of the bible.  The exterior is being restored (like the rest of Europe...) and has some wonderful stonework and story telling.  The Last Judgement doorway leaves no doubt to what it's trying to say.

Wow!

If you want to see more or read more, here are some good pages.

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