Vezelay

Standing on the hill behind the Basilica looking southeast. The little village Saint-Père, known for the church with that high white steeple. The moon is out already. A warm summer evening. Acclaimed Marc Meneau runs a famous hotel and gourmet restaurant (*** Michelin) in Saint-Père since many years. Serge Gainsbourg liked the place and stayed in that hotel 1990 for weeks. I saw polaroids in the nearby bar-tabac, showing Serge smoking cigarettes and drinking pastis in that bar with the locals. Serge died in March 1991 of a heart attack.