Although the city is free of snow and ice, temperatures took a dive on Monday thanks to a cold front moving from the Moscow area. It spread all over Europe this week. Many areas of France experienced crippling snow and ice. In Le Puy it was -14C (6F). We are expecting a break from the cold on Thursday and it can't happen soon enough.
The 14th century Twisted Bridge and the Borne River below make some silent but dramatic statements about the frigid weather.
A nearby rivulet dead-ends in ice.
Downstream on the Borne River along the hiking/biking trail. The photos present different angles of the modern-day bridge that stands just outside of Le Puy. The ice has started to accumulate on the surface, but the water stubbornly flows onward toward to Loire River, which will move northwest across France and empty into the Atlantic Ocean.
Here's the same bridge looking upstream as ducks nearby make due on the ice that's formed near the river's shore.
As the river ices over, it forms some interesting colors and frozen ripples.
The river drops about 3-4 feet forming an icy waterfall.
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