http://www.clermont-ferrand.fr/Webcam-de-la-place-de-Jaude-Haut.html
During the Christmas season they put up a very large Christmas tree as well as a carousel in the middle of the square. I am really excited to see all of the lights! It is a gorgeous place at night anyway (there are a lot of fountains with lights, and several of the buildings have colored spotlights on them), but I can only imagine with a big tree and a carousel what it will look like!
Today, Matthew and I headed to Jaude to explore some more. Jaude is also the home to the famous Clermont cathedral. Anytime you search for Clermont, the image of the large, black Cathedral will show up. The color comes from the volcanic rock it is made from. The cathedral sits at the top of a hill, so as you are driving into Clermont, it appears to be sitting on top of all of the other buildings. We wandered through the little, brick-paved streets that surround the cathedral. There are a ton of little shops and restaurants. For lunch we stopped into a little bistro where the lunch meal included a salade de chevre chaude, poulet et ris, et tiramasu (salad with warm goat cheese, chicken and rice, and, well I am sure you already know the dessert). It was a very charming little restaurant and everyone in there were couples, so it was very romantic. I took the point-and-shoot camera along this time, so here are some pictures of the Christmas tree going up, as well as some sights we saw along the way.
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