An Afternoon in Uzès
April 2007
 April
29, 2007 -- What a joy to be back in Uzès! The
town seems to have changed very little. Oh, there are new shops, some
of the restaurants have changed, but the overall feeling is
the same. We are still knocked back by the beauty and
serenity of the restored medieval buildings that contrasts
so strongly with the liveliness of the Saturday market.
Meeting up with Cheri and Jim Adams on Saturday morning
wasn't hard...we rendez-vous-ed at the Cafe de l'Esplanade
where everyone seems to stop for a quick cup of coffee, un
verre de vin, or even a pastisse to fortify themselves for
shopping. We quickly pushed ourselves through the crowds to
enter the arches into the Place aux Herbes where the market
is most active. An hour later, after a full turn of the
place, we'd had enough and settled ourselves down on the
Boulevard for a leisurely lunch under the plane trees.
Unfortunately, the trees were in full bloom and everyone was
choking, sneezing, wheezing. But that didn't stop us from a
great lunch, including salade croque-monsieur and a pichet
of wine to keep our throats cleared. A visit to the market
in Uzès is a
great way to spend a Saturday in the south of France!
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Ross, Jim, and Cheri with Joe,
ready to hit the market!
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Of course, on se discute... |
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M. le Fromageur from one of the
nearby villages specializes
in little goat cheeses, les picodons,
but today he has ostrich eggs to sell...
they're as heavy as marble!
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Mathias the Mime still does his show
on the
Place aux Herbes,
enchanting
young and old with his
clever jester performance.
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More photos of the Marché d'Uzès
And more
photos from the market... |
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