French Letter: election-be damned as temperatures soar across France
Here in central Brittany, you will find more people complaining about the heatwave than you will about the tight election.
Here in central Brittany, you will find more people complaining about the heatwave than you will about the tight election.
In this week’s letter, Walter discovers one of the downsides to French rural life.
In this week’s letter, Walter spends the day people-watching in a local French bar and is put off his lunch by a pair of old men in lycra.
In this week’s letter, Walter attends a (perfectly legal) drinks party.
In this week’s letter, Walter’s local lake, the Plan d’Eau, is back in action and the sun is shining in Brittany.
In this week’s French Letter, Walter’s 56-year-old neighbour visits Paris for the first time.
In this week’s French Letter, Walter hopes for the Covid-permitting return of the annual Breton fest noz celebrations.
Is it because of the French President’s arrogance, or in spite of it, that he retains voters in rural Brittany?
In this week’s letter, Walter reflects on the strangest things about living in rural France, surrounded by farms.
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