4/13/12

Indiana Chris and the Temple of Rad

It was looking like summer here for awhile, then it wasn't. We have 3 seasons in Col de Porte, Summer, Winter, and Mud. We are ass deep in mud season. Boooyaa.

Anywhizzle, it is also mud break for the kiddles in Grenoble. My French class has ended, for now, so Daniel and I headed down the mountain to see when we could get into. We got into a museum. It was completely badass. All Pillars of the Earth, and Game of Thronesy. An archaeological museum under a church. It was like stepping into a Tomb Raider game. They have dug up hundreds of graves here, and preserved them, sort of in the halfway done stage, and it is really cool, and really creepy. Daniel and I were the only two there, except for the security monsters. They have dug in the courtyard, and covered it all with glass ( Corpse under Glass, yum, DEEEEElish) and you can totally see the layers of bones, spines, femurs, skulls, the whole enchilada, layered with earth, for about 4 feet, until you can see unearthed stone caskets. With skeletons.

It was creepy, and kinda sensational, but a really interesting glimpse into the past, which I am always down for. Especially on a coolish, cloudy day such as today. I could almost see and hear the priests and brothers go about their holy business, the workmen who built the place, the painters. It was really neat. Definitely on the list to take visitors to.

http://www.musee-archeologique-grenoble.fr/


























Then, when finished at the museum, we walked around centre ville for a couple hours. Grenoble really is a beautiful city.

Peace.

1 comment:

Unknown said...

cool shots, cool place, cool city!
yay! that leans we're cool too!!!

esbiti