Tours is a university town between France's Cher and Loire rivers. Once a Gallic-Roman settlement, today it's a traditional gateway for exploring the chateaux of the Loire Valley region (which I'll do tomorrow). Major landmarks include the cathedral, , whose flamboyant Gothic facade is flanked by towers with 12th-century bases and Renaissance tops. Which I am sure you will all recognise from the image below!
Found a very exciting object today of considerable interest: Fritz - the stuffed elephant...from the Barnum Circus. He was one of 18 pachyderms on display, he got angry, broke his chains and runs at the crowd, as a result he is suffocated and killed. (Supposedly someone stuck a cigarette up his trunk!). It took 8 months to stuff him and he has been on display since 1903. Just another reason why elephants should not be in circuses!!
Would have reminded y0u of your encounter with an elephant, just a well they were stuffed!
Oh that poor elephant