|
|
|
|
This front page was first published on 28th Sept 2009.
To be taken to the latest front page, please
click this link. |
|
There is nothing like a funfair to bring out the kids and the kid
in all of us! Which is probably why St. Céré was mobbed
this weekend. Where do all those people go in Winter?
Anyway, the usual good natured crowds looked like they may well
stay away this year, as Saturday dawned damp and grey. By funfair
opening time on Saturday afternoon, the rain looked like it might
get the upper hand. A shame when you consider we just had 16 days
non-stop sunshine before... even now, after the damp weekend...
the sun shines strongly out of a bright blue sky.
"Might be as well to wait until Sunday to go into town... bit
wet today... it may clear by tomorrow", wheedled the reluctant
parent of a "can-do" 8 year old. "Get real Dad",
retorted he, "You just do not understand do you? Everyone goes
on Sunday. Which means queues at all the rides. Which means the
ride-man cuts short your time, so they can make more money. Also,
because it is raining today, even fewer people will go and I will
get even longer on the rides. I'm going today. Now. With or without
you". Bearing in mind we live 3.9 miles from General Canrobert
- determination indeed. Melting in the face of such defiance, the
deal was clinched when (ever the negotiator), he said "Anyway,
if it is still raining, you could always sit in the dry at the bar
and drink beer!
We went and a thoroughly good time was had by all.
To see a quick slide show of some of the
images captured this day, click the "Octopussy" above
It even stopped raining. To such an extent, that Sunday dawned
bright and (mostly) clear, getting warm again in time for (now crowded)
St Céré to enjoy the marching bands and floats.
After a shaky start, St. Céré saw the summer out
in style.
|
|
|
|
Jeff Zima
Listening to the music, the mind drifts and, as you bite into your
Po'-Boy sandwich and reach for your ice-cold, long necked-Jax, you
can almost smell the rain-wet pecan husks underfoot and hear the
plop of feeding Sac-a-Lait, out on the bayou... dream-on!
The Big Easy came to St. Céré last week in the form
of Jeff Zima at the Café 5Céré. Chicago too,
for Jeff's easy-style takes in many Jazz and Blues influences.
The Café was packed for their regular music night (twice
a month in winter - click
here for details), although there was hardly an English voice
to be heard. Which is strange, because it is not unusual to hear
the lament from expats, that there is not a lot going on!
Last weeks music was seriously good stuff and available a hell
of lot closer than Bourbon Street! Jeff promises to be back to play
again. Next time don't miss him!
To
get an idea of what you missed, Jeff Zima has a website that you
can reach by clicking this link ... then click on the track "Shake
yer Boogie" from Jeff's Lazybones Blues CD. Enjoy.
If you fancy exploring New Orleans blues further - maybe a bit
of pure Cajun, like that classic "La Jolie Blon", why
not try out the free music service - Spotify. Pretty much everything
and anything you woiuld like to listen to, you can get for nothing
over your broadband. Instantly, because you do not have to actually
download the track on to your hardrive. You just search - click
- listen. See below - Ed.
What's On Next at the Café5Céré? Click the
logo below to pop-up a new window for the music dates from now until
December.
|
|
|
|
Talking about MUSIC, hot on the heels of Danny
the PC Doctor telling us about Zattoo - free TV on your computer,
he has now come up with this site offering a free music player that
allows you to access thousands and thousands of music tracks for
FREE. Not just free, but legal.
For further
information on free music from the Spotify website, click the image
above or this link to be taken to Danny's Sponsored Page on this
website!
|
|
|
|
  back
to top |
|
|
|
September 28th - 1st October 2009
|
|
Rocamadour plays host this weekend to the spectacular Montgolfiade.
On Sunday 27th September, some 28 hot air balloons of every shape
and colour, take to the skies. A more dramatic setting is hard to
imagine, as they glide gradually out of the Alzou Valley, clawing
past the ancient village of Rocamadour on their way to.... well,
it depends on which way the wind is blowing!
click this link
for details of other forthcoming events in St. Céré
area and around
Place du Mercardial, St. Céré
St Céré, is in the beautiful Dordogne river valley
region of the Lot (département 46), Midi-Pyrénées,
South West France.
Lot is deep in the heart of France, with the départements
of Dordogne to the West, Corrèze to the North, Aveyron and Cantal
to the South and East respectively.
To
view maps of where in France to find St. Céré - please
click this link
|
We will be meeting on Friday 2nd October at the Café Voyageurs,
as usual, to put the world to rights and for a drink or three. If
you are out and about...
join us.
In this section we provide links to current local
and national news items, which may well affect you if you either
live near St. Céré or, as expats anywhere in
France.
The scroller above will halt as your mouse hovers
over it. Then just click on a brief news item link that is of interest,
and a fuller version will open in a new window.
If you have a local news item you would like to see
aired, please let us know. Use the e-mail form accessed by clicking
the link below to send us your new item.
|
Rocamadour near St. Céré. As the 2nd most visited place
in France, this ancient village on the pilgrim route to Compostella
is, well, worth a visit!
St Céré is surrounded by countryside of great beauty,
liberally sprinkled with historic sites and villages.
There are no less than five of the officially designated Plus Beaux
Villages de France (the most beautiful villages in France) within
20 minutes drive of St. Céré
Click this link to view photos and
information of some of the great places to visit near St. Céré
|
Maybe a soothing massage would do the trick. Maureen is a qualified
English Massage Therapist. Check out her ad in the classified section
- click here
To find out what the weather is like today in St. Céré
and for a 3 day forecast - click the image above.
|
|
WiFi connections in St Céré are available at the
music bar, Au Passé Simple in Rue de la République
and at the Café 5Cere, Hotel Touring, Place de la République.
|
If you have a local news item (or even one of national interest),
you feel deserves an airing; have been Out and About and know a
snippet of local information - somebody new in town/some local info;
or if you have a local event to publicise free, let us know by clicking
the appropriate link below.
|
|
|
|
St-cere.com makes extensive use of pop-ups to deliver slide-shows
and larger versions of images. If you have your browser set to block
pop-ups, you may experience difficulty in enjoying some of the site's
features. If this is happening to you, please alter your browser
to "Allow Pop-Ups From This Website". We promise never
to surprise you, by delivering unannounced advertising this way.
If you were brought to this page by a Search Engine such as Google,
but you cannot find the information you searched for, it probably
means that we have archived that particular page containing that
item.
To search our archives,
please click this link
www.st-cere.com
|
This website is best enjoyed with your screen resolution set at:
1280 x 1024
If you have just found
us and missed previous front pages, fear not. You can catch-up with
past issues by clicking this link to our archive section.
|
|
|
