Besançon France - Will's Childhood Home

Back to the place where Will used to visit with his family and take school field trips

I've heard dozens of Will's stories about his childhood and was finally able to put images with all the places he has told me about. We stopped by his hometown of Besançon, which is a few hours north of Lyon and near the border of Switzerland. We drove by the small town he grew up in, saw the hospital he was born in, the home his parents built, his kindergarden and elementary schools, and all the bike paths and play areas he used to go with his brother.

The home Will's parents built, where he grew up until they moved to Lyon when he was 16 years old.

Top: Will's kindergarden school.
​Right: Will's elementary school.

This is his neighbors property behind their backyard. Will and his brother used to climb their neighbors haybales in the barn until they got caught. haha

At the top of the city is a giant wall that goes along the entire hill.  At the top there is a museum and zoo overlooking the whole city.

The wall at the top of the hill.

We walked instead of driving up the hill, and regretted it once we saw how many steps there were to climb!

The view on the way up the hill. Besançon is the greenest city in France.

Most animals were gone because of the winter.

These animals are called "Vigogne". They also had Ostriches.

I loved seeing the place where Will was raised and learning more about another French city. :)