The walk into Saint-Quentin was wonderful in all respects: mixed scenery, cool and sunny, and not too long. Altogether, it was a perfect walking day. I took more pictures of flowers and plants than anything else, but I’ll save those for another post. These are a couple of videos from the walk.
Saint-Quentin
Saint-Quentin was another pleasant surprise with a large enough population to be dynamic and to have a good selection of accommodations, restaurants, and services along with beautiful architecture, a good art museum (despite losing their prior one and all its collections and archives in the war), and an awe-inspiring basilica, the Basilique de Saint-Quentin. My physical battery was a bit low when I arrived, so I chose to take an extra day in Saint-Quentin, which went by too quickly.
Saint-Quentin is a place I would be happy to visit again. Tomorrow, I am headed to the village of Tergnier, approximately 19 miles from Saint-Quentin.
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Looks like your heading for Champagne country Charles! Reims also has a pretty incredible cathedral.
I am, and it would be a failure as a traveler if I didn’t sample some of the local products! I should be in Reims in three days. I’m looking forward to that, and I may take an extra day there since there is so much to see. I don’t want to be guilty of just walking through some of the great cities of Europe. That seems like saying you have been to New York because you had a layover at LaGuardia.
Those cathedrals are engineering marvels, to me. Glad this beauty was not destroyed.
Saint Quentin would be honored to know that California named a prison after him
I know. I’m fascinated by what they achieved in building them. They were huge logistical challenges as well as engineering, architecture, and art. It’s fascinating to me that they could pull all the resources together that were required.
I didn’t even think about the connection to San Quentin. That is interesting.
I love the skipping video!!