Bastille Day and a Busty Wench! (Sally) - July 14th

Serena had a bit of a rough night. The day didn’t start too well. No strawberry tart from the bakery.

Andy went for a cycle ride to the supermarket. We were going to visit another village but decided it was too late. Serena needed a nap.

After lunch, Andy & I walked into the village centre to see what festivities were taking place. Natasha, Tom and Serena were meeting us later.

We stopped at our local bar for a coffee and Andy had a beer. Slightly strange in that it seemed quite sweet, the beer that is, not the bar. He said it wasn’t unpleasant though.

In the Place de la Liberation, they had some amusing fairground attractions, like a pin ball machine and puppets that were made from odds & ends (bits & bobs). Two ladies wearing elaborate costumes were pushing a large swan shaped cart and blowing large amounts of bubbles. The local children liked this. A man with a donkey and cart was playing tunes on a wind-up machine. Urney gurney? Another man was playing a piano high up in the air, whilst a small merry go round was below him. This seemed to be made from bits and bobs too.

 

Just around the corner was another merry go round that may have been powered by a see saw. A very gentle ride. The children on it didn’t seem too impressed though.

Also, there was a bar that had automata that poured drinks - a parrot, bird, monkey, man and a very busty woman; wench is probably a better description.

We were joined by the Bates, but unfortunately Serena had managed to get sun cream in her eyes and was suffering badly.

The chocolate ice cream Serena had seemed to go everywhere. Although I also  managed to get a blob of my chocolate ice cream on a white top!

We had a nice barbecue after Serena went to bed. It did take her a long time to settle.

Shame their last full day didn’t turn out as well as it could have. There is always next year.