Saturday 3rd October - The Long Road Back to Eden. Our walk back through the Old Town took us to an area where the Medieval Folk were dancing and while we watched them for a bit realised that you would have to be passionate about this sort of dancing in order to be involved. There appeared to be no rhyme or reason to some of the moves but it must have been real as they all did the same thing. Even the kids joined in. We passed a group that were sword fighting a...

Saturday 3rd October - Medieval Festival in the Square Gambetta Square Gambetta was set up with stalls around the outside and the feature of most of these was that the goods for sale were done in the old traditions. The people that maned the stalls were all dressed in medieval costume and some of these were very elaborate. We stopped at an ale stall that was already very well patronised so I lined up to try an Old Ale. I got my glass and moved to a bench with a...

Saturday 3rd October - Cathedral Saint Jean Baptiste We walked through to Square Gambetta which is where the Medieval Festival was being held. This is a lovely square out the back of la Cathedral Saint Jean Baptiste. As this was on the way we went inside and obviously there was to be a wedding going to be held in the next wee while as petals were being thrown on the floor up to the altar.We went inside and found a very different sort of church to others we have ...

Saturday 3rd October - Saturday Lunch in Perpignan We walked back into the Old Town and found a quiet cafe and decided to share a pizza and wine. The pizza was good the wine pathetic. We spoke with a couple at the next table who started life in Poland and moved to Britain and now live in Perpignan and run their respective business from here. He is an accountant and has 1 week a month in London and she is a translator documents and speaks 6 languages. We headed ...

Saturday 3rd October - The Little Train of Perpignan We found a new route into town much to Jannies consternation!! I don't know where I am is the common call?We paid our €7 each and boarded the train in full sunshine. It was very hot just sitting there waiting for the journey to begin. Then the medieval Festival parade started and came past the little train delaying the 11.30 start. These trains would be ideal in Christchurch and is an easy way for the Counc...