Vichy became famous because the Romans found hot water there for their spa baths. Many years later, the Emporer Napoleon III spent a lot of time in the city because he wanted to use the water to improve his health. All of his court members followed him and built lots of fancy houses.
They also built a fancy theatre where they put out the red carpet for Ros.
The whole town is very pretty with lots of trees and gardens and shady pathways.
The farm where we stayed was also very nice.
It was called Chevre Noire which means Black Goat, but we did not see her.
Another day we went to another town near Vichy called Moullins (moo lah) and had lunch at a very fancy café.
We also saw the very old house where St Joan of Arc lived for a while when she was leading the French army.
Bourges is another beautiful city with one of the biggest cathedrals in the world. It has beautiful gardens (the Archbishops' Garden) and it looks really fantastic.
A lot of people were dancing in the garden.
We had a bit of a dance around, but not on the dance floor.
We also went to a very fancy palace.
And look what Ros found inside!!
Next stop Paris and next blog from there.
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