A quiet day

We took it easy today. This morning we did some washing, Valerie packed her bags, and was surprised to see how much she had bought since we got here ( France that is ) Don did a little French study, a much neglected activity. After lunch Don went to a famous foundry near Annecy where they have been making bells for hundreds of years. It was interesting - the same processes have been used all along - it is a very low tech industry. Any O H and S inspector from Aust would close the place down! However they make bells of all sizes and send them all over the world. I saw some beeing processed for Vietnam. They made the largest bell ever, the 33 tonne Liberty bell for the USA. You could buy bells from tiny to large. I was surprised how expensive even the small ones were. Hence I did not buy. In the evening we had a magnificent dinner outside with the owners of the place. We ate too much and drank too much, but it was great fun. We ended up upstairs in their house for dessert. We thought our apartment was something special - the house is very modern and luxurious, with sweeping views of the mountains. Actually Don thinks that he prefers the decor of the apartment. The weather today was very hot - the car thermo was showing 37 degrees at one stage. Tomorrow will be cool and wet we are told. Don wore shorts for the first, ( and possibly thr last ) time. We have enjoyed our time here and would recommend it to anyone.