Before I start, let me say that I am keeping my word...I am writing this post from my apartment in Paris, but I am saving that for a later post. This post is about Laon, 
France. Laon is a town somewhat close to Compiegne. Laon is a medieval city. In fact, it still has a wall around it. Laon has a beaut
iful church and just a really cool atmosphere. There is a part of Laon that is not enclosed by the wall anymore, but 6,000 residents live within the old, walled city. Walking into the walled city is like walking back in time. The streets were all cobblestone and the houses were so quaint and medieval looking. The h
uge cathedral was old and we were able to walk up to the very top of one of the towers The view was beautiful. Of course, Europe is much older than America, but it seems that people appreciate the history of buildings more in Europe than they do in the States. Because of this, the buildings are all very well preserved. Although, it might be that when America is as old as Europe is, it's buildings will also be well preserved. Probably the coolest thing was climbing to the top of the tower. The picture to the left shows the view from the top. The picture on the right shows the tower of the church that we walked up. We probably had to walk about 200 stairs and the stairway kept getting narrower and narrower. It was really cool. Also, this city has the only automotic operated cable cars in the world. The cable cars connect the old city (walled city) to the newer city below. And for those reading this blog saying: That's not right, San Francisco has the most cable cars...Yes, but they are manually operated and these are automatically operated. The drive to and from Laon was very pretty. I haven't seen an ugly part of France yet.
France. Laon is a town somewhat close to Compiegne. Laon is a medieval city. In fact, it still has a wall around it. Laon has a beaut
iful church and just a really cool atmosphere. There is a part of Laon that is not enclosed by the wall anymore, but 6,000 residents live within the old, walled city. Walking into the walled city is like walking back in time. The streets were all cobblestone and the houses were so quaint and medieval looking. The h
uge cathedral was old and we were able to walk up to the very top of one of the towers The view was beautiful. Of course, Europe is much older than America, but it seems that people appreciate the history of buildings more in Europe than they do in the States. Because of this, the buildings are all very well preserved. Although, it might be that when America is as old as Europe is, it's buildings will also be well preserved. Probably the coolest thing was climbing to the top of the tower. The picture to the left shows the view from the top. The picture on the right shows the tower of the church that we walked up. We probably had to walk about 200 stairs and the stairway kept getting narrower and narrower. It was really cool. Also, this city has the only automotic operated cable cars in the world. The cable cars connect the old city (walled city) to the newer city below. And for those reading this blog saying: That's not right, San Francisco has the most cable cars...Yes, but they are manually operated and these are automatically operated. The drive to and from Laon was very pretty. I haven't seen an ugly part of France yet.