This morning after having breakfast at the hostel I went out to explore.
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Cathérdrale de Clermont.JPG)
The Office of Tourism was located near the Cathérdrale de Clermont, I went in there to ask about getting to Puy-de-Dôme, a nearby mountain. The lady at the tourism office said that there was no way of getting to the mountain without a car. So, I just left and went for plan B, which was to head to the train station.
Clermont-Ferrand is located amongst the Massif Central moutains and while Clermont-Ferrand is a beautiful city, what makes it unique is its accessibilty to smaller neighboring towns. At the train station I just located at a map and a departure time table and figured out which town I wanted to go to. The train ride to Vic le Comte was only about thirty minutes and for 3.80 euros there and back I didn't feel I had much to loss..JPG)
view of the Allier River from the train
Vic-le-Comte train station.JPG)
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There was not much in Vic-le-Comte, a town of 4,600, though I spent several hours just walking about taking in the scenery. It was pleasant place to visit. I wanted to walk up some of the surrounding hills, though unfortuately there are no sidewalks along windy, "mountaineous" roads.
