I spent the next few days enjoying the sites and exploring the city. There are so many interesting buildings, shops, alleyways and any number of other things that Montpellier seems like somewhere that could be explored and enjoyed forever.
The saturday market was so cool with so much to see I completely forgot to take photos. The only one I got was this one of fresh pasta (the mushroom filled ones made for an awesome dinner) we also bought an excellent lemon meringue pie.
One of my favourite things about cities with history is I can be wandering down a perfectly normal street when I suddenly spot this.
An entire shop devoted to cheese, did I mention the only other thing they sell is a small selection of wine to pair with the cheese...? Gosh I love France
A shop devoted entirely to macaroons. And ice-cream. Heaven.
My first view upon stepping through an innocently small and boring door I would never have noticed had my lonely planet guide not suggested stepping through.
I wandered in but saw no-one so started up the stairs, admiring the beautiful architecture all the while. There was even a well!
The upstairs floor was a small but interesting museum. Documents and artifacts from the era around the French revolution were kept in one room.
Including a model of the Bastille and some lovely statues.
In the central room was an incredible model ship. The ropes and masts were so intricate.
A very cool fireplace
Some truly hideous wallpaper
Recognize this from my last post?
The small medieval room was also extremely awesome. Overall it was a very cool, quirky and tucked away little museum. The fact that it was held in a beautiful house from the 1700s certainly helped, as did the live choir practicing church music in the room below- the faint sounds of chanting monks really made the atmosphere.
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