Shopping street in Adge - complete with boxes labeled "from China".
Friday, July 16th – Abeilhan
So good to be back home. I picked up the two dogs, Jake and Molly, the day we got back. They were very happy to see me (and to see Angel too) they’ve gotten to be buddies.
We spent Friday “putzing” around the house in the morning and then went into Adge to check it out. I’d been to the beach there but never to the town. It is a very nice town on the bank of the Herault River. The old central part looks like most of the large village towns. Very medieval and lots of shops selling souvenirs. While we were passing by the many shops advertizing local things (many of which obviously come from China and India) we noticed a storage space with its garage door open and there were packing boxes clearly labeled from China to Marseilles!
We visited the local museum which depicts old time Adge living. It was very interesting but the place was like an oven and the higher up you went the hotter it got. It was definitely like a steam bath. Afterwards we walked along the water where there are about 10 restaurant barges. Some local kids were swimming in the river – jumping off one of the closed restaurants.
Then we headed to the beach late in the day. The beach was very crowded with the usual folks but I think a lot of people come after work so it was even more crowded than usual. Ah but the water, the water, to swim…….. Delightful.
So good to be back home. I picked up the two dogs, Jake and Molly, the day we got back. They were very happy to see me (and to see Angel too) they’ve gotten to be buddies.
We spent Friday “putzing” around the house in the morning and then went into Adge to check it out. I’d been to the beach there but never to the town. It is a very nice town on the bank of the Herault River. The old central part looks like most of the large village towns. Very medieval and lots of shops selling souvenirs. While we were passing by the many shops advertizing local things (many of which obviously come from China and India) we noticed a storage space with its garage door open and there were packing boxes clearly labeled from China to Marseilles!
We visited the local museum which depicts old time Adge living. It was very interesting but the place was like an oven and the higher up you went the hotter it got. It was definitely like a steam bath. Afterwards we walked along the water where there are about 10 restaurant barges. Some local kids were swimming in the river – jumping off one of the closed restaurants.
Then we headed to the beach late in the day. The beach was very crowded with the usual folks but I think a lot of people come after work so it was even more crowded than usual. Ah but the water, the water, to swim…….. Delightful.
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