Beziers, France by the kids

On the 6th we drove to Magalas, one of mum’s brothers lives there, their name is Gerald, when we got there, we set up our flat and went over to them, mum and dad talked while me and Emma watched tv, we stayed there till about midnight and the went back to the flat and slept.
On the 7th we went to Bezier, here is some information. Bezier is one of the oldest cities in France, dating back to 575 BCE, it was occupied by romans and at the time it was called Betarra. The Romans rebuilt the city to be more suitable for soldiers in 36–35 BCE. Bezier made a lot of wine and imported it to Rome. We started by going to a church, it was really big, in the inside there was lots of glass windows, after that we went to the centre of the city and looked at some stuff, then we went to a park it had some ponds were there were some birds, it was cool, near the end of the day we went to a thing where they have all the horoscope signs, I’m the ram, Aries is known for being a natural leader, confident, and independent. It is the exact description of me, (Emma edit: I think different). After that we went to a fountain that had music and lights. The fountain was in time with the music and it was really cool, after that we went a small church that had a light show on it, the talking was in French but there was a translation at the bottom. after that we went home and slept.
On the 8th we were going to go on a walk up a hill with Tonton Gerald, the hill had some walls on it that were just stacked rock, no cement or anything, they were stacked in a way to make it not fall down, it was a bit of a walk but at the top there was big windmill, there were a couple of old houses made out of rock, we had a look at some stuff and then went to Geralds place, had dinner and went to sleep.
On the 9th we went to a river that was really close to a dam, we brought our swim suits, so we got in them and went in to the water (well I only went in the shallows, I don’t like cold water), I played for a bit and then I saw something, it was a yabby, only about 10cm long but it struck determination into me, endurance into me, and most of all durability (or some word close to that), it took all my will-power not to lunge at it and try to grab it. So I carefully tip toed over to it and then the brake in my hand was off, my hand plunged in, and… and… I missed. But luckily, not soon after I saw another, I wasted no time, the second I saw it, I was heading towards it, this time I was lucky, I actually felt it, it’s just that the bloody bastard pinched me, hard, I let go of it and went to look for another one, I couldn’t try to get the same one, it was long gone. Then I saw another one, I wasn’t about to give up so I went straight to trying to catch it, this I got it out of the water but I went both pinchers at my thumb, I chucked it onto the bank and then I picked it up, took a few photos then chucked it away. After that we went to a picnic with Tonton Gerald and a few other people, the was some games like pétanque and badminton, me and dad tired ourselves out playing badminton, after that we went home and slept.
On thee 10th we did a lot of blog and then went out to a boulangerie to get some food, and then we went back home for more blog and then at dinner we played some board games and then went to sleep.
Andrew (10 years old)

On the 6th we drove to Magalas. It took 6 hours. We settled into our very big house. We spent the evening with Gerald and Chris.
On the 7th we visited Bezier. The city is built on a small hill above the orb river. Bezier is one of France’s oldest cities. People have lived there since the Neolithic age. Neolithic means “new” and “stone”. It is the newest part of the stone age. In the evening, we went to a water show. There were fountains that had lights on them. I liked it a lot more than the ones in India. Then we went to a light show. It was on a church. It was about the history of Bezier. It was pretty interesting. It was well prepared.
On the 8th we walked in the countryside and saw some rocks stacked up. Tonton Gerald told us that they were using rocks to make walls and houses. They did not use cement or concrete. They just stacked the rocks well enough that they would not fall. Then we saw a windmill. It was cool. Then we spent the evening with Gerald and Chris.
On the 9th we went down to a river. We walked around the river a bit and then decided to go for a swim. We found out that there were yabbies in the river when Andrew saw a shape moving. Andrew tried to catch one, but it bit him, and he let it go. Dad caught it and gave it to Andrew. Then we went to a picnic with Gerald, Chris and their children, Charlotte and Lucas. We played games like pétanque. Then we went home to sleep.
On the 10th all we did was blog. Then we walked to a boulangerie for lunch. Got some stuff for dinner and headed back home. Played a few games and then bed because we had an early morning the next day.
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