The poor weather that we had been expecting on Thursday arrived a day early with heavy and persistent rain lasting all morning. The facilities in the “play barn” really come into their own when the weather’s like this , with Diarra, Helena, Sylvia and I taking the opportunity to improve our table-tennis skills.
The other activity that wet weather is good for is visiting museums and Sylvia and I took the short trip into Falaise to visit the “Musee Aout 1944”, a rather uncared for place that had many relics which told the day by day story of the Battle of Falaise Gap. Taking place between 12-21 August 1944,this was the final and probably most decisive battles in Normandy which resulted in the destruction of the majority of German forces and equipment west of the Seine. In fact two days later Paris was liberated. The number of troops killed in this area was staggering and with over 85% of the town itself being destroyed it really brings home the reality of war. Although not a good looking museum it is well worth a visit for the way it is laid out and the thoughts that it evokes.
The rain had stopped as we left the museum so we decided on a drive to the small town of Livarot to visit the cheese making dairy known as “Le Village Fromager”. Unlike the visit to Camembert this was a real dairy making real cheese and apart from the commentary being completely in French was a very worthwhile excursion.
The late afternoon had now turned quite warm indeed warm enough for some to partake in acrobatics in the pool.
The return of the children from Disneyland brought a noisy end to what had started as a very quiet day, as Joey waved “night-night” from the bathroom window.
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