Sorèze Trip - July 23rd 2005 - Sorèze and Revel Market

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Saturday 23rd July 2005 Sorèze and Revel Market

Lounged about & then, examined the grounds of the Abbeye-Ecole, which proved extensive.

Sorèze Abbeye-Ecole

New Church from the
Abbeye-Ecole grounds

Window in the New Church

Window in the New Church

We bought wine for Vicky's cellar & then, all went to Revel along a different road to the North. The market was in full swing. I love walking around markets & took a lot of photos, some of which were a bit too ambitious in the highly variable lighting. Wonderful vegetables, cheeses (not in our diet!) & sausages. We bumped into Vicky's frined Fay, a New Zealander Married (once?) to a Spaniard who deals in antiques, one of those skinny intense women. We met her again later for coffee & then, a whole crowd of ex-pats & real frogs with Vicky, consequently we did not get back with the salmon croustade we had bought for lunch until about 2.

Revel Market

Inside the market hall

Quaint buildings round the market

After this, we attempted a siesta but it was rather too hot for sex. Then, Fay reappeared & we all went for a little shop for things forgotten in the morning. Fay knew all about Zubers in Rixheim because her business is antiques. Apparently, the firm has a showroom in Paris & is still going strong. A light supper before a concert in the Abbeye-Ecole. This was in two boring halves with a Viol (Vile) Consort with good counter tenor, harpisichord, organ & theorbo. The first was English music from 1550-1680, the second, German music of 17thC. The best was Dowland, then Nickolai. It was too hot still & we were not in bed until midnight, what with more tea & chat

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