France, August 8, 2010

After departing Geneva, our first night's stop was in the town of Bourbon-L’Archambault, dating back to the time of the Romans. Buildings of the hotel were originally houses built in the 16-1700's. It was quaint and delighfully charming.


It was hard to decide whether to eat breakfast in an inner atrium or in the hotel courtyard.












At the end of the courtyard was a tree planted in 1529 by capucian monks, and it's still going strong.







Here what the tree looks like after 481 years.