La Drôme de Ferme en Ferme

This weekend we participated in this local annual event. Farms invite the public to visit the farm and organize volunteers to give tours and allow everyone to sample the products. At many of the farms you can do this throughout the year but one feels especially welcomed when they are well prepared. Couldn't help help but share some of the darling pictures.

Each farm had one of these characters greeting you at the road...

There are two types of goats authorized to make the Picodon goat cheese that is a regional specialty of the area. This farm has been in operation for less than 2 years. Saôurit is the name of the farm. It's a play on words with the name of the village (Saôu) to make the French word sourit (smile).

The back side of the Trois Becs.

 The winery we visited - Domaine des Caminottes

A surprise encounter with Margaret

To Lyon for the Fête des lumières

After reading about the Fête des lumières in textbooks, I was so excited to finally have a chance to see it live. You can’t really experience this sort of event by reading about it or watching a video, since it’s a combination of different types of light venues throughout the city. Once it’s dark, you really have to make your plan to see the things that are interesting to you.

Nate immediately had his heart set on playing Pac Man against a building, which was a distance from the city center but we did go. Some other highlights were the film shown in a square against the four surrounding buildings, the Parc de la tête d’or telling the myth that bears the same name (in illuminated sculptures, of course), and the countless streets lit in a variety of themes.

The number of people that hit the streets to observe the lumières is impressive. Seriously, if you have a health condition or a stroller this event would be out of the question.