Sunday, June 21

A day of rest. I took a little trip to another neighboring town,Reiz. I found the cathedral and Mass was at 11, so I joined with the local (small) congregation even though it was, of course, in French. I couldn't follow much, but could always tell where we were. Outside there was a festival of some sort with street vendors, local foods, antiques and junk, and so on. It was quite interesting, and I enjoyed the activities. Also neat history, as Riez was also the site of a Roman settlement. And there still stood four ancient columns from a Roman temple. Everything else has been erased into time and decay, yet these four columns have somehow managed to not only remain, but to remain standing after all these centuries.
Happy summer solstice to all.