Saturday, 16 August 2025

Samedi le 26 Aout. Jour de marché

 Market day today! In S. Junien 










The Plas de Tras la Bride is being renovated as a public space



A forge in past times


A cool lemonade..homemade,  with ice and a slice of lime..and n almond pastry that is the speciality of the house..on a Chocolatierie just like those in Joanne Harris' books....
Then to sit by the river Vienne until lunch on the cool breeze by the river, under tall oaks

The Catholic church for the area, by the Pont Notre Dame




Then up the riverside road past ancient tanneries, to a café that is only open Friday and Saturday...and is in an old tannery..










Other buildings across the courtyard are Tu as gîtes.

After a good meal, home for a siesta, watering run then out to watch Friend's son play football..the local club is 80 years ols

16 comments:

Red said...

Are you practicing your French for a tour ? Are you bilingual?

Susan Heather said...

It all sounds wonderful.

Debra She Who Seeks said...

Looks like a charming day!

gz said...

Multilingual..but my French needs the rust knocking off and improving!

Tigger's Mum said...

What is it about French townscapes that make them so identifiably French? They differ slughtlt across regions but all cry 'We are French" (Nous sommes Francaises)?

JayCee said...

How utterly blissful.

smartcat said...

Thanks for the tour. What is that strange bundle of what look like sticks floating in the water?

Anonymous said...

That is a wonderful sign for a forge. I have a very vague memory as a child of a forge in Henham and walking by it with my parents. It had huge doors opened so you could watch the blacksmith at work. Henham was then a very rural quiet village. Jean in Winnipeg

Barbara Rogers said...

What a beautiful old village! So glad you are taking all these photos to share here! Thanks!

The bike shed said...

My french is passable - just - very definitely only basic tenses and limited vocabulary. I seldom bother with all the gender stuff either ... But it is enough to get by and make friends. I wish my welsh was half as good.

Susan said...

Having a friend to explore and experience the local area is ideal.
You must be using your French language skills daily.
It is said, full immersion accelerates learning.
Enjoy.

Amypie said...

I took french at high school but I was sooooo bad at it, but at least I can order a coffee or chocolate bread or say hello or goodbye that's about it. fab photos, hope you enjoyed it

gz said...

Not enough...but gradually doing a little...

gz said...

I think it may qualify as a small town!

gz said...

Oui bien sûr!!

gz said...

Just reflections of the tall spiky plant leaves