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Is there a zoo?

Yes there is.
It is small one not that far from the city center.
I knew they didn't had a large collection of
animals and that they aren't specialized
in anything.
They got no aquarium , no giraffes , no rhino...
But lets concentrate on what they do have.

For starters , the parc is like really beautiful ,
a green setting , lots of water. Everything looks
kind of wild. The entrance fee is really low.
And if it come animals there is a good mixture
of must sees.

Elephants , a red pande , pinguins , a lot of ducks ,
a few nice islands at the entrance with a
couple of gibbons , and and.....

Go and see this little nice zoo ,
when your with kids it is the perfect afternoon
out.

Address: All?e du zoo ,Esplanade de la Hotoie

Directions: Follow the signs

Website: http://w2.amiens.com/zoo/

The head of john the baptist.

It was strange to see this display.
It even looked a little futuristic....

But it isn't. Actually this thing is the main reason
why the cathedral is build. It is a piece of the
skull of 'Saint John the baptist'.
Crusaders took this relic back home.

This important relic would attract lots of pilgrims
and they had to build a suitable building
to have this. Also important was that
all the area's surrounding Amiens already had
impressive churches.

Address: Place Notre-Dame

The cathedral.

It all started in the year 1220.
At that moment the building of the cathedral
took a start. This cathedral would soon be
the largest in France.

It took 50 year to build 'Notre-Dame'.
The cathedral is a highlight in Gothic
architecture

An interesting website to look at
this church , that is UNESCO world heritage now.


What might be interesting when you got the
time is to rent some audio guide in the
back of the church. It is available in different
languages.

Address: Plave Notre-Dame