A French Weekend

Our son Guy is currently on a year's Teacher Training course with a view to becoming a Primary School teacher. However, he will also be teaching them French and, as part of his course, he is spending 4 weeks in a French Primary School in Niort, in the Poitou-Charentes region (some
4h 30 m journey north)

We had planned to travel up early on Saturday morning and stay in a cheap hotel overnight. However, the couple who Guy is staying with invited us to stay with them! So, we were treated to 2 days of being wined and dined and being taken out to discover their town and surrounding countryside.




Sue took this photo of me, Guy, Kathy and Marc (in front of some 'shaggy' donkeys!)





We were at a sanctuary to conserve this local race of donkeys which have very thick fur even on their legs.

We also went to a local World Heritage church from the 11th century.






















To our amazement, in the oldest part of the church, a very modern addition had been allowed, comprising an altar and font.








We don't believe that this addition would be allowed in Britain, but we loved it.

At the risk of repeating ourselves, we continue to be bowled over at the kindness and generosity of French people!