Bank holiday Tuesday.
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| Selling flowers in Reims centre |
Remember the French do not move their bank holiday days, and Nobel chose to 'bridge' this one so June and I have had a 4 day weekend. And it's a fête (the banks are always close on Monday so 'bank holiday' often makes little sense) - so all the shops, well almost all, are closed. May 1st. And lilly of the valley is lucky. So opportunist French men and women, boys and girls, sell bunches on street corners and in squares. Just about anywhere it seems. Our lilly of the valley is not out yet in our garden.
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| The laughing angel is still happy |
We visited Reims just for fun and checked on the progress of the cathedral restoration. They are doing fine but still lots to do.
Now we are home, and June is preparing a chilly con carne. Half way through and she has just found that we have no kidney beans. It's a fête. The shops are all shut. Even the ones that were open this morning. It will be an interesting meal tonight!
Some more pictures.
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| Restored house - now a museum |
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| Hotel de Ville - and more flower sellers |
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| The door of a champagne house in the centre of town. |
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