Sunday chez les Beaumonts

A popular excursion on a Sunday is to visit a local Brocante (flea-market) and albeit Montreuil-Bellay was playing host this weekend we decided to ring the changes and visit the Brocante at Les Rosiers sur Loire, a picture postcard town set along the edge of the Loire river.

In her element to potter around the Brocante while Mama searched for 'finds' was Constance whose eagerness to touch everything did hinder somewhat !

Augustin grew bored after a short while and decided it best to assist Papa at the Boulangerie, passing the time eating freshly baked baguette and sipping orangina.

BioParc Zoo de Doué la Fontaine

For a long time I have heard many speak about the highly reputed Parc Zoologique, Doué la Fontaine.

The imaginative troglodyte giraffe enclosure. Animal protection awareness. Wildlife conservation and the zoo's partnership with the World Wildlife Fund.

And it was during Toussaint bank holiday, in glorious sunshine that la famille Beaumont decided to visit the zoo for ourselves.

Entering the zoo it felt like returning to the jungle, minus mosquito's, humidity and the need for welly boots.

The thought given to create such a fabulous and true environment for the birds and wild animals is impressively creative. Even down to the care and attention of name plates for the various species of plants growing throughout the zoo.














Choosing a best bit? Was it the bird aviary where one can get close to the flamingos, macraws, ibis etc?

Watching the Bolivian saimiri in the trees of the bears enclosure?

Sitting at the café watching the zebra and giraffe at eye level?

The BioParc Zoo de Doué is for all ages and it certainly won't be the last visit from 'la famille Beaumont'!

6ème Marché des Vins de Saumur

Set along the edge of the Loire river Saumur hosted its 6ème Marché des Vins de Saumur in glorious sunshine and temperatures of 30°C.

Locals and holiday makers got into the spirit of things taking their time to enjoy the festive ambience while sampling local vignerons wine and artisans home produced delicacies.

Proving to be increasingly popular Le Marché des Vins de Saumur is now a two day event, opening on Saturday from 16h00 to 21h00 and again on Sunday from 10h00 to 19h00.






Constance Beaumont made her debut at her first wine festival and joined Papa Beaumont at the stand.

While Augustin, now a novice at these events, decided playing with his favourite cars were far more fun!

7ème Marché des Vins de Saumur will be held the first weekend of September 2011.