Gérard and Jean-Baptiste, Léa and Bernadette, host me at dinner at Le Mazet, the home of their grandparents a short hike up the road from their house, Cavalhac, outside the village of Lacapelle-del-Fraisse, about a half hour drive from Aurillac.
While I was visiting, the French legislative election first round vote was held on Sunday, so I accompanied Bernadette into the townhall to cast her ballot. She picked up one of each of the papers with candidates names, ducked into a private corner booth to stuff her choice into the envelope, and dropped her vote into the box. The election drew a smaller turnout than the recent presidential election, but it was the lead story in all the news.
The beauty of the French countryside calms and invigorates me. This is a lovely flowering place steeped in ages and ages of human history.
2 comments:
Gorgeous countryside. The kind of place where a person can center herself. The kind of place I enjoy spending time. Lovely photos. Thanks for taking us with you!
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Hooray for wonderfully working train systems! Recent air travel snafus have me yearning to take to the trains again.
Such lovely stone buildings, and interesting to make a trip to the French ballot box. I recently had occasion to hang out with the languages and lits crowd on campus, and I must say their French political jokes were almost over my head. Fun learning experience though.
Hugs!
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