The FESTOYADE and markets

Last week we woke up to unfortunate grey skies and a gale of 35km/hr. But there was a giant party to be held that day!!!! That evening we got into our Blue, White and Shiny themed costumes and left the house. We drove to Pascal's house where the giant, all-night-long party, the Festoyade was being held, Pascal had been preparing this party for weeks! and finally it was time! The theme colour was blue and white. I was wearing a white dress and bright blue earrings! Here is a picture of me and my friend, Constance.

We had a great time and nearly stayed up all night. Near the end of the night Pascal handed out glow sticks and all the children jumped on the trampoline, no one knew who was who so it was just a bunch of glowing children laughing on the trampoline. Then we went in side and Pascal gave every person a glowing straw but unfortunately I went to put on my shoes and I accidentally bumped the straw and it pushed into the top of my mouth and scraped the skin! It hurt so much! I was going to sleep at Pascal's house with all the other children but I chose to go home so we could go back to their house and finish the party while I was not sore and tired!

The next day we stayed at Pascal's house until dinner. A friend of Pascal's was very funny. A lady asked Pascal's friend to put some whipped cream on her strawberries and so the man started to put the cream on, but he didn't stop! The lady laughed and said that's a little too much cream on my plate so the man just dunked his head in the plate of mostly cream! Everyone was cracking up and then, he took off his glasses and sprayed two circles of cream on the lenses and put the glasses back on!! It was soooo funny! That night we had dinner and then left. It was a great Festoyade!

Yesterday Sean, Mum and I drove to Gordes. Gordes is one of the plus beaux (most beautiful) hilltop villages in France. We ate lunch in a cafe called Le Jardin Cafe (The Garden Cafe). We walked around town and looked in shops, the town was so much more alive than it was in winter! We ate an ice-cream and then went home.

This morning we woke up to sunny skies and shorts wearing weather! The perfect day to visit the Bedoin markets, a village close by ours. We walked through the markets and bought some vegetables, a hammock for summer and took some photos. We sat in a coffee shop and ate and drank some things, then we drove home.

It has been a great week!
See you again soon, Ivy x