The Beziers Blog

Oh dear- so many good intentions. Who said retired people have time on their hands?  I will now endeavour to be more organised and bring you good people up to date.

 Mothers holiday- Well we managed to visit several places in the region. While she was here it was necessary to visit Montpellier to have a look in Ikea. Bad move really (the Ikea bit I mean)  They are very large stores aren’t they?  After about 15 minutes Mum had had enough, her leg was sore and she was bored. (See it is not just the youngsters) Anyway we had seen and priced what we thought we wanted so we left.  It was possible to leave the car at the tram park and catch the tram into the city.  By the time we got there it was coming up to lunchtime, a very good excuse to visit the Entrecote, a favourite restaurant.  They only serve steak with frites, all they want to know is how you want it cooked.

It was ideal for Mum because she only has a small appetite, this meant she had a plate and shared mine and Geoff’s.  The steak was cut into thin small slices and served with their own special homemade sauce, laid out on individual serving trays.  After lunch we very slowly strolled around the Place de la Comedie.  Montpellier is a very beautiful city with a mixture of old and new architecture.  Again I did not think it through and Mum got weary very quickly (where has that spritely lady of old gone?).  Before when we visited with her we wandered and looked for ages.  The fountains, the street-side cafes and the snickety little side streets are all well worth seeing.  On this visit however after 1 hour we left, caught the tram, collected the car and came home.  The day taught us a lesson - walking was out of the question.

During her holiday we drove to many interesting places just to see the views.  The river at Cessenon-sur-Orb, the lakes in the Haut Languedoc and also the beach at Serignan Plage.