Bormes les Mimosa, a hill village, is always a lovely place to visit, very picturesque, narrow winding streets, and with small shops to browse in or purchase locally made items. Plus a beautiful old church and two chapels, one of which is high up on the hilltop above the village, and accessible via steep rocky steps. Not for the fainthearted.
It was made all the more special last Sunday when it held a flower festival. A village that abounds with flowers all year round, especially purple bougainvillea and jasmine climbing up the walls of houses, now sported more flowers, and leaves, in vases and on shop fronts. A competition for the best display also appeared to be taking place.
Donna stopped to look at the displays in the main street. No small cars, being driven by crazy drivers, Brian. 'No entry' signs were placed at each end of the road. So one could relax.
Flowers in baskets, in front of a shop selling lights.
An amass of flowers and items for sale. Very colourful. Gladiolus made a significant appearance in the displays. The people here obviously have not heard of the Australian, Barry Humphries, and his character, Dame Edna Everage. He made gladiolus a very unpopular choice of flower in Australia.
Another view of the main shopping street.
Walter, Patrick and Poppy making their way down a side street, which is always full of interesting little shops.
A hidden garden.
The bougainvillea growing up the wall, towers over me. We used to grow a purple bougainvillea over our outside toilet in Henley Beach, SA, always in flower, and a great show for the people who braved the huntsman spiders, that came with the creeper, in order to use this toilet.
What a brilliant colour to frame one side of this narrow walkway.
We also ate an early breakfast at a cafe/restaurant, nearly the first people there. And what a breakfast. Two baskets full of a variety of breads and cakes. Delicious. Of course two much to eat, so a few cakes went into our bags for morning coffee. As you do.
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