Category Archives: Markets in France

“This place is heaving!”

Posted on July 28, 2020 by loren24250

In the title of this posting, I am quoting my wife Jan late this morning as we escaped the parking lot of the Shopi supermarket (okay, it’s been renamed Contact, but that is just silly). We were in the neighbouring … Continue reading →

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Daglan’s near-normal July

Posted on July 12, 2020 by loren24250

In summers, the British typically are among the most numerous of visitors to the Greater Daglan Area. But not this year. Because of various travel restrictions, it has been virtually impossible for the British to visit France — including a … Continue reading →

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The return of Crazy Bells, and other jottings

Posted on May 29, 2020 by loren24250

We are slowly emerging from the Covid-19 lock-down, and Jan and I are hoping that people won’t go overboard and ruin the progress that’s been so painfully made against the pandemic. In any case, restaurants here are re-opening next week, … Continue reading →

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Our Super Sunday successes (holiday edition)

Posted on December 9, 2019 by loren24250

Did you ever have this thought: “What if I threw a party, and nobody came?” I must admit I was feeling a bit of that apprehension before yesterday’s Marché de Noël. Knowing the huge amount of work that had gone … Continue reading →

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Getting the most from Sunday’s events

Posted on December 6, 2019 by loren24250

This posting will provide you with an easy-to-follow three-stop itinerary for your enjoyment this coming Sunday (December 8), provided that you will be in the Greater Daglan Area on that date. The focus of my suggestions is the Christmas market, … Continue reading →

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Early December notes (2019 edition)

Posted on December 2, 2019 by loren24250

Things may be quiet around here, as I wrote recently, but the village is starting to get that Happy Holidays vibe. A few of our neighbours have started to adorn the exteriors of their homes with Christmas trees and other … Continue reading →

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Food galore (and a bit of fun)

Posted on July 28, 2019 by loren24250

Our guilty pleasure during today’s Salon de la Gastronomie had nothing to do with the food and goodies on offer. It was all about seeing drivers getting stuck in our little street, and then watching them try to solve their … Continue reading →

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Our annual Sunday super-market

Posted on July 26, 2019 by loren24250

Sundays are when Daglan’s open-air markets take place, right in the heart of the village. The markets are pretty meagre in winter, with just a couple of stalls, but they are downright bustling in summer — with vendors offering everything … Continue reading →

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Our market and a quiet ceremony

Posted on July 14, 2019 by loren24250

Today is both Bastille Day across France (la Fête Nationale) and a Sunday, which means that it’s Market Day in Daglan. As we’re now well along in the busy season — that is, tourist season — there was a nice … Continue reading →

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Spring Festival: from soggy to successful

Posted on March 18, 2019 by loren24250

Daglan’s Fête du Printemps, or Spring Festival, this year turned out to be almost a replay of the 2018 version — as the day started grey and drizzly, and then improved dramatically in the afternoon, with loads of shoppers strolling … Continue reading →

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