23 September 2023
We left our accommodation in Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port and walked to the railway station for our 9.38 am trip to Bayonne. We enjoyed seeing the countryside on the way but rain on the windows did obscure it somewhat.
Our first impression of Bayonne is that it's well worth visiting. It is alive with people and it's fascinating to see the narrow streets and old buildings. All we can say is Wow!
The drizzly rain cleared soon after we arrived in Bayonne and it wasn't long before the clouds rolled away and the temperature rose.
Leaving Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port
The railway station with its pilgrim sculpture.
Random shot from the train.
The Ustaritz Station. We'll be walking through Ustaritz in a couple of days.
An hour after leaving Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port we were in Bayonne!
Walking across the Adour River, on our way from the railway station to our accommodation.
First glimpse of the cathedral spires.
After checking in at our accommodation we went straight to the cathedral. The Cathedral of Notre-Dame de Sainte Marie.
The colours and detail is just amazing.
The many paintings are massive. This one shows Mary receiving her lessons. She is writing on parchment while her mother Ann and Zacharias look on.
There are many brilliant stained glass windows.
It's almost impossible to get a good photo of t
he Cathedral of Notre-Dame de Sainte Marie as it is so built in - plus some of it is behind scaffolding.
A closeup of some of the entrance detail.
Back to wandering around the streets.
The red door on the right is the entrance to our accommodation.
Our accommodation is somehow fitted into a corner of the cathedral complex - I took these photos just a few metres from our doorway.
The cathedral spired are easily spotted when walking around the streets.
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