Core values of French society.
I gather the motto emerged during the French Revolution with Fraternity came in to join the other two. How far does that fraternity go is a big question in todays unstable world.
A Scotsman in Sete who lives in a boat in the marina. Chris from the lowlands of Scotland purposely scaled down a second hand bike which he can manage better in his small boat. Although near the coast for at least another day it is goodbye to the open sea for me. Easy cycling along endless pathways following the beach as far as Sete. The point at which the Canal du Midi enters the Mediterranean. A long way from its access into the Bay of Biscay near Bordeaux.
Leaving a vibrant Sete a piece of sculpture.
Tomorrow the mighty Rhone river will be ahead. The biggest physical hurdle yet for Hannibal's army and elephants.
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I love the civic architecture, very triumphal! Mansard roofs and multiple dormer windows, and you can never have too many Tricolour flags…Garth
ReplyDeleteYou will have seen so many similar Hotel de Ville. I think the Catalunyan influence has diminished now. Of course there is still the the breeding of white horses and bulls for fighting. Maybe catch some bullfighting when you day trip to Barcelona. I did (go to the bullfight in Barcelona) when I was a child with my dad and grandad (Pa to me in those days)
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