Wassy

So after the church meeting this morning- allowing of course for time to eat, we, the church, set off for Wassy. I put my GPS on just in case, but the lead car took all the "wrong" routes. We went the country way and found ourselves at last at Wassy.

The museum is made to look like the church it once was.

June and I had been to Wassy before. There is a grenier (barn) where 250 protestants were massacred.
The details were sketchy for us, but it was clear from the commemorative plaque that it sparked years of religious wars.
Today we had a guide.
A French guide.
So we had the full history related to us in the museum next door that they opened up for us especially this Sunday. €1 each. We were still a bit sketchy afterwards but as our guide said, the details are complex, and it depends which account you read.

Xavier (right) all smiles

After the tour, the talk, and our own inspection of the exhibits we took a moment to celebrate Xavier's birthday with some cake that Nicola had made. Actually it was a German spicy apple tart, but everyone called it 'gateau'.
And then we set off, this time using the GPS. It took us, of course, to the fast dual carriageway and not by the country route way that we came by. When we reached the main road there was a diversion sign. The main road was closed and we were detoured via the large town near by. If our leader on the way out had known this he didn't mention it before he set off before us and left us to find out the hard way!
With it at 30 Centigrade outside and the sun beating in through the car windows, we were glad to get home in the cool of our house.
More photos in the photo album.