Hello, followers! Susie and I are on the loose again. This time we are enjoying a month-long home exchange with Fernand and Marie-Claire Zarka, a couple from the village of Caissargues on the outskirts of Nimes (Provence). We are enjoying a stay in their lovely two-floor house with a beautiful back garden, complete with a blossoming cherry tree.On our first full day here (Sunday), we drove to Aix-en-Provence in order to see the Festival du Tambourin. Groups of about thirty -- men and women and some children, many in period costumes -- marched down the narrow winding streets and then up and down the main boulevard (Mirabeau). At the end, they all gathered together and lifted their drums to have them and their families blessed by the priest.
We strolled through the town all day, stopping at a flower market and a fruit and vegetable market and eating a pique-nique while people-watching from a low stone wall. Back home in time to lounge in our garden and read. Day 1 counts as a success!
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