Monastery of the Grande Chartreuse

Today's the day .................... for the quiet life

Drove high up into the mountains to visit the Museum of the Grande Chartreuse.

It was in 1084 that Bruno arrived in this part of the Chartreuse Mountains with his six companions to lead the life of a hermit. This is a bit of the actual monastery where monks still follow the same way of life in silence and solitude behind the high stone walls ...................