The biggest problem with trying to keep a blog up to date is that when we have lots to write about we’re too busy – when we have the time to write we’re not doing anything worth writing about.
But a Monday in Chalais is market day, so with brother and sister-in-law for company we took a quick look around the market this morning, though those who have been here during the summer would be surprised by how much the market shrinks during the winter.
We have been ‘enjoying’ a very cold spell over the last week and stall holders have to be made of pretty stern stuff to cope with standing behind their stalls for 4 hours on a morning like this one.
But the warmth of Le Flore, the bar by the bridge, proved an irresistable attraction and they were doing brisk trade. Nothing beats a large hot chocolate with a fresh croissant when you’re frozen through.