A slowish start to the morning but away at 10am for a trip
up our valley. Unfortunately the day was overcast and, for the first time in a
few weeks, it started to rain. Darn. There went the picnic lunch. We persevered
anyway and drove all the way to Prats-de-Mollo, where we had taken Suzy, Tim
and family a few weeks earlier. Raincoats on and umbrellas up, and we walked up
to the church and then through the covered tunnel to the fort above. It was
still a neat place to visit, and the star-shaped fort design by Vauban is
intriguing. It was the first time Alastair had seen a star-shaped Vauban fort so
close.
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| Pastries at Prats |
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| Freezing at home at 24° |
Home to our picnic, watching some of the Tour de
France on TV and Alastair working on his application.
Out to dinner tonight at
what is becoming our ‘regular’, La Fontaine in Place des Neuf Jets. A very nice
meal but slightly bolted down before we dashed to Bar Pablo to catch the Spain
vs Italy European Cup Final. Alastair had watched one of the semi-finals in
Munich of Germany vs Spain and was keen to repeat the experience of a riotous
Cup atmosphere in a bar. Unfortunately, rugby rather than football is the sport
of choice in southern France, and there were only a few dozen people sitting
outside Bar Pablo (the rain had stopped) and most weren’t even watching the
match. We gave it away at halftime, with Spain 1-0 ahead. Tried Café de France
but not much different there so, much to Alastair’s despair, returned home to
watch the remainder on our own TV. The match was a good one however, and with
Spain winning 4-0, was a great result. Alastair then head-down-bum-up again
working until 1:30am.
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| Dinner at La Fontaine |
