Yesterday was at home catch up day as it was raining and we all needed to relax. In the afternoon however we stretched our legs and went for a quick walk around town and discovered it was French dog walking hour. Every man, women, child and dog was out walking. And when the French walk their dog they seem to do it as a family. I rarely noticed one person, they were all out in groups. Very interesting.
Today Neil went off for his ride at some ridiculous hour while the kids and I arose at a more leisurely pace (as leisurely as you can with 2 kids waking you up to ask the time and telling you they are hungry). After some school work for Heather we headed into town where there was a Arts de la Rue (Street Art) festival on. The programme showed a marching band at 11am so we looked for that. They had started when we arrived so found them easily enough and they were great. Seven guys playing brass, a banjo and a couple of percussion instruments. They had everyones toe tapping. Once they had finished their set they marched off to their next destination and we followed them dancing away behind them. It was a lot of fun. When they arrived at their next destination in the middle of the old town we left them and the crowd to it and explored the array of market stalls that had taken over the town. When everyone had had enough we bought our baguette and headed for home where Neil had returned from his ride. It was an enjoyable morning with the kids, watching them bob away to the music. The afternoon was spent at home planning our day trip to Carcassonne tomorrow.
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