On the rocks

No, this blog entry is not about margaritas as many of you may have assumed based on the title and the reputation that Bucky and I have developed by drinking so many of them...This entry is about the rocks that come from the Earth, not from the freezer!

As you have probably assessed if you have had the opportunity to read previous entries, we lead a very stressful life in France...marketing, eating, drinking, site-seeing, playing at parks, and the list goes on and on. So, on occasion, we take the time just to relax. Here are Kathleen (pre-haircut) and Bucky taking a time-out to relax. Classic!


Here we have Lucy and Kathleen on top of le Gros Caillou. The Gros Caillou is a big rock that is located near Place Bellevue in Croix-Rousse. There are two stories about the rock.... "one is a legend and the other is the scientific explanation. Legend has it that the stone is the heart of a legal bailiff which was turned to stone as a form of vengeance on the part of people who had been wronged by him. Geologists believe that the stone is a rock fragment left over from the Jurassic period which must have been left there during the last ice age." The stone was discovered in 1890 by workers who tunneled into a hill to make way for a railway. Now, it is a fascination for many and a nice place to enjoy the view.