It’s Remembrance Day and a public holiday in France. There’s an exhibition about the 1914-1918 war in a nearby church today from 2 until 6pm so I’m going to go and have a look later on.
I watched the Graham Norton show whilst I was having breakfast. I think it was shown on the BBC last Friday. The guests included Olivia Coleman, Helena Bonham Carter, Richard Ayoade and Lady Glenconner who was Princess Margaret’s lady in waiting. What a show! Highly recommended. Two books I really want to read too 🙂
I was just about to set off out at 2ish and the heavens opened! Half an hour later though the sun was shining again so off I set.
The exhibition was in the 12th century church that is a 5 minute walk from where I’m staying. It was beautifully done, with so many original artifacts, including uniforms, kit, propaganda and recruitment posters and pieces of trench art. There were also some fabulous pictures on the walls of war veterans, sporting their berets and their medals. The interior of the church was beautiful too. I took some pictures in the foyer of the church and wanted to take some pictures of the actual exhibition- but no-one else was so I thought I’d better not. I spotted a bluet in the lapel of the overcoat of a very smartly dressed gentleman whilst I was there. I put some money in the collection box and went back out into the sunshine for a walk around the town.
I took (more!) photos and had a nice chat with an elderly lady who was out for a stroll too.
I saw again today another kind of vending machine, which I’ve seen several times whilst I’ve been out and about, and which is, in it’s way, equally as essential, and as useful, as the baguette machine. Here it is….
Outside the pharmacy. What a good idea. Generally, in England, they’re just in toilets- and those toilets are more than likely in pubs. These are more accessible to everyone. Twice the price of a baguette but there you go! I was trying to come up with a corny joke to end this with- but failed! 🙂
Bonne nuit 🙂
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