Sunday, 5 August 2012

Sunday Afternoon in St Junien


Sue and I went over to St Junien this afternoon - she had never been to the Moulin de Tintin...


It doesn't open until 12 noon - too early to lunch first - so we went into the town centre afterwards to try and find a café open on a Sunday afternoon.  Not an easy task in this part of France.  We found a lovely little place, called the Café Bleu - right in the centre - which had just opened (they got the keys on Wednesday)...

 Café Bleu outside

 ...and had a baked potato and a coffee there.  I'll certainly go again - the owners, a young English couple, were very friendly and the food was good.

It is, apparently, the oldest building in the town and very picturesque...

Café Bleu inside


Afterwards we tried to find  a Brocante, which apparently is just outside the town every Sunday afternoon. We never did find it but, as it started to rain, it was not conducive to wandering round what was probably a field, anyway!   Better luck next time, and I'm sure a return visit to the café will be called for!

6 comments:

Marigold Jam said...

How interesting to see the town where we lived (actually we lived in La Bretagne but it is almost part of St Junien) neither of the places you visited were there in my time though I recognise the new blue cafe. Must look them both up next time we visit.

Elizabethd said...

I'm amazed at how many English people have opened cafes and restaurants in France.

quilterliz said...

G'day Penny. That cafe looks lovely. Yes, I am sure a return visit would be in order. Take care. Liz...

Unknown said...

Thankyou ever so much fpr your kind words and we hope to see you soon regards Sy and Khaya

Unknown said...

Thanyou for your kind words and hope to see you again soon Sy and Khaya

Unknown said...

Thankyou ever so much fpr your kind words and we hope to see you soon regards Sy and Khaya