"For You, O LORD, have made me glad by what You have done, I will sing for joy at the works of Your hands"
Psalm 92:4
St Jean to Bayonne and Biarritz
It was lovely having more time in the town and for it not to be raining. The morning cloud cover prevented great views from the citadel, but I walked around and took in the sights. I was able to leave my pack at the pilgrim office, which left me a few hours unencumbered until lunch. I ran into some of my camarades from my previous days, and was overjoyed to find that they were taking the same little train to Bayonne. I had coffee at a café and then a quick lunch at a little place directly across from the pilgrim office, enjoying the sunshine from their terrace.
I had plenty of time in Bayonne to visit the cathedral and cloister, the Cathedral of Our Lady of Bayonne, and to stop at a little café for a beer before taking a bus to the Biarritz airport where I had dinner. Bayonne is on the route to Santiago from Paris/Tours, and I could have had my créanciale [pilgrim passport] stamped there, but decided against it. I stopped taking photos after the cathedral, however, as my phone's battery was about to run out...
Despite the reparation work being done at the Cathedral, and the fact that one of the chapels was completely roped off, I was glad I stopped there. The stained glass was stunning as was the gilded painting on the walls...
I then took a bus to the Biarritz airport where I had dinner as my flight was a late one and dinner was not served. By the time I made it back to my apartment it was after midnight. It had been a long day!
St Jean to Bayonne and Biarritz
It was lovely having more time in the town and for it not to be raining. The morning cloud cover prevented great views from the citadel, but I walked around and took in the sights. I was able to leave my pack at the pilgrim office, which left me a few hours unencumbered until lunch. I ran into some of my camarades from my previous days, and was overjoyed to find that they were taking the same little train to Bayonne. I had coffee at a café and then a quick lunch at a little place directly across from the pilgrim office, enjoying the sunshine from their terrace.
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| lunch |
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| The little train to Bayonne had only one car |
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| Some of my walking companions |
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| And a brother an sister I shared a gite with in Navarrenx |
I had plenty of time in Bayonne to visit the cathedral and cloister, the Cathedral of Our Lady of Bayonne, and to stop at a little café for a beer before taking a bus to the Biarritz airport where I had dinner. Bayonne is on the route to Santiago from Paris/Tours, and I could have had my créanciale [pilgrim passport] stamped there, but decided against it. I stopped taking photos after the cathedral, however, as my phone's battery was about to run out... 
Despite the reparation work being done at the Cathedral, and the fact that one of the chapels was completely roped off, I was glad I stopped there. The stained glass was stunning as was the gilded painting on the walls...
I then took a bus to the Biarritz airport where I had dinner as my flight was a late one and dinner was not served. By the time I made it back to my apartment it was after midnight. It had been a long day!
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