Montpelier
has a population of about 300,000 people. The historic section is the
heart of what is considered a university town, but the university is
not in the centre of town. Like all French towns, an abundance of
narrow lanes is the order of the day. The Place de la Comedie is the
exception. It is a large and wide expanse of openness with the
Montpelier Opera being the feature building. The city is well served
by trams which trundle through the Place and out to the “suburbs”
We
wandered the streets looking for a shop in which to buy Emily's new
shorts. Without any hint of possible success in the first couple of
stores eagle-eye Dad spied a Billabong store across the street. In we
went and before too long the quest was ended. Hooray! It's somewhat
humorous to think we traveled half-way around the world to buy
something in a Billabong store.
The
day was very hot so we walked down to the River Lez in the hope of
catching a cool breeze but no go. On the way down we enjoyed watching
the kids playing in the fountain, one of those that spurt up from
the ground. We had a quick lunch at about 3:30pm and headed for
home.GPS-girl gave me trouble again. Part of her route was blocked
due to road works, so I drove straight on, my only option. She
quickly summed up the situation and worked out a new route which
took me straight back to the roadworks!! So I ignored her
instructions for the next few kms to force her to find a completely
different route. Eventually, after an hour, we made it back to the
piage and back to Talairan. We found Peter at the bar so we had a
cold one or two and then shouted him tea for all his help, guidance,
accommodation and meals over the last 10 days.
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