The small city of Alençon (pop. 25,000) is in lower Normandy just about 20 minutes by car south of the cathedral town of Sées that I was blogging about a few days ago. I've been to Alençon three times, I think: in June 2001 (I didn't take any photos that time), in August 2011 (a sunny day), and in late may 2015 (a rainy day with Charles-Henry). I picked these colorful pictures for today because it has been gray, foggy, and drizzly here in Saint-Aignan for a couple of weeks (or more) now. Our weather is supposed to improve this coming week. We may even see the sun.
Oh, these are bright and colorful! One of my former students, now a French teacher, did a school year in Alençon as a teaching assistant in an English classroom... but, I've never been! I do know of the lace that is called Alençon lace.
ReplyDeleteI saw your comment update about getting an appointment with a new Tasha-groomer, who will come to your home! Excellent!
That blue Citroen is quite the classic. I wonder what year or decade that's from?
ReplyDeleteThe blue car is a Citroën Dyane, which was manufactured from 1967 until 1983. It was a fancier and more comfortable 2CV. Nearly 1.5 million Dyanes were built.
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