Window shopping in France, the old fashioned way

Live blogging from the café...

We're sitting at the Café de Paris while one of the tyres is being mended. We found a screw embedded in one of the back tyres this morning!

Would you like to join us in a nice cup of coffee?

This bar/café is very popular with the rugby crowd, as you can see in the last photo. The French are fanatical about rugby. This is the local team:

The café also caters for horse race betting:

There are three cafés in our village and this one is the friendliest. It's also open everyday, unlike the others. One of the most important features of the Café de Paris is the wi-fi, otherwise I wouldn't be able to blog on the go!

I hope you enjoyed this visit to one of our local haunts. À bientôt!

Porcelaine de Limoges

When Peter and I go to Limoges airport, we always have a look at the display cabinets dotted around the place. Limoges is famous for their porcelaine, which can be extremely traditional. I tend to be attracted to modern designs, as traditional French anything usually translates into very over-the-top fussy! Here are a couple of examples:

Here's a selection of contemporary designs. I don't like all of them, but some of the items are exquisite.