Tried to get an early start for this short 15 km (9+ mi) walk because of the sun. The picture of the sunflowers welcoming me along the way aptly set the tone. At Monnaie, I caught the train into Tours and had no problem finding my Airbnb host family. They welcomed me for lunch and we spent hours talking (in English).
Tours is celebrating the 1700th anniversary of St Martin (he was bishop of Tours), and highlighting each day is a magical sound and light show illuminating the Cathedral's facade--I was mesmerized for the 30 minutes and my pictures don't do it justice. The red cloak of St Martin appears in several pics--its legend is well known and ultimately, we get the word chaplain from the priests who were the guardians of the reliquary that contained half the robe (the other half he gave to the needy soldier)--they were called cappellanu. Note his robe cut in half!
The Cathedral's interior was overpowering with its sheer space and number of stained glass windows. I singled out one glass set, namely the "St James the Great Stained Glass Window" that captures some of the great moments in St James' life.
