Day 45 Saturday 3rd July:
Today we finally made it to Poitiers by lunch time. We parked and had lunch on top of the city ramparts opposite the “Parc de Blossac” which overlooks the river, and being a short distance from the centre of the town.
A little cooler today but it was starting to warm-up again during the afternoon. We took all afternoon to wander the Poitiers. Helene was very interested in the wedding that took place while we were checking out the Notre Dame Church. We had earlier seen the same wedding party at the Hotel de Ville (Town Hall). The civil and the religious ceremonies must be very separate and mandatory in France. Later we went to the 12th C Cathedral of St Piere and the 4thC Baptistery of St Jean. Christianity certainly featured in Gaul/France from a very early time.
We walked back through the Parc de Blossac to the van, and left Poitiers by 6.30 pm – the 4 o’clock rule was forgotten for the day!
Set TT for an Aire in Vivonne – arrived and found a lovely spot with about 8 other vans. We parked near the canal in the centre of the village. Had a few drinks, dinner and walk around the village and in bed by 10.30 – an early night for a change!
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