PHEW

Great relief for us ex-pats that La Princess du Xenophobe didn't get in :)

The new President of the Republic - the youngest ever - did a walk from the Louvre to the pyramid, filmed (of course) but alone and just walking to the sounds of Ode to Joy. His eyes flickered from side to side. Must have been harrowing. Then when the crowd spotted him and the cheer went up, he grinned...

..and here in Esperaza we'd had a lovely day in the sun. The market was a blast and the vide grenier good-humoured though undistinguished by treasure and/or holy grails. I did get a new kettle though.

 The trout in the trainee fishing pool were too clever to bite - too hot for them, at a guess - and this year there were pony rides for those who like that sort of thing.

 There's another vide grenier in Alet les Bains today - see you there :)