We visited Collobrieres, a small town that focuses on chestnuts. They make and export ice cream, jam, preserves etc. We first travelled over the halls behind the camp site. This is a precarious route as it is a narrow road that is popular with mad French cyclists (usually over the age of 60) who free wheel down in the middle of the road.
Aaron and I decided to try the local ice cream. Chestnut ice cream is very sweet and contains small pieces of chestnut. We managed one scoop each, not like some customers who ate three scoops of the stuff and topped it with cream. Ugh! Raphy enjoyed his first full ice cream cone, a vanilla flavour, as we did not think that he would appreciate the local speciality.
A very peaceful town square, with preparations under way for the evening celebrations. It was Bastille Day so the flags were up and a huge stage and sound system were being set up in front of the town hall.
I loved the plane trees.
This scene never changes!
The trip home was better than expected, seeing that it was Black Saturday, i.e. roads clogged by traffic going south (starting holidays) or going north (finishing holidays). We experienced constant traffic jams until Avignon. After that the roads were very busy but no hold ups. Mind you we had to watch the mad French and Belgium drivers as they tended to cut in front of you without indicating! Black Saturday turned into Black Sunday for people travelling south from Holland, Belgium and Germany. On the other side of the highway the road was clogged with motor homes, caravans and cars between Nancy and Dijon. They were barely moving!
A very peaceful town square, with preparations under way for the evening celebrations. It was Bastille Day so the flags were up and a huge stage and sound system were being set up in front of the town hall. 
I loved the plane trees.
This scene never changes!
The trip home was better than expected, seeing that it was Black Saturday, i.e. roads clogged by traffic going south (starting holidays) or going north (finishing holidays). We experienced constant traffic jams until Avignon. After that the roads were very busy but no hold ups. Mind you we had to watch the mad French and Belgium drivers as they tended to cut in front of you without indicating! Black Saturday turned into Black Sunday for people travelling south from Holland, Belgium and Germany. On the other side of the highway the road was clogged with motor homes, caravans and cars between Nancy and Dijon. They were barely moving! When we arrived back, we decided that a meal out in a Chinese restaurant was in order, especially as we had no fresh food. This was a weird experience as the floor revolved, enabling customers to have an ever changing view of McDonalds, the carpark and a variety of commercial buildings. We also felt very light headed, having travelled all day in a car! The food was delicious though, and a great way to end the holiday.
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