Esquièze-Sère

When in the south of France …
There is a annual medieval festival held at the castle a 20 minute walk from where I’m staying. It used to be a proper castle and had heaps of market stalls and there were more people here on this day than usual. There were also spectacles of flame throwing and juggling, of horse riding where they then had to break each other’s sticks (we learnt about this in history but I forgot the name of this sport) and archery too. There was also a ‘royal family’ that was all dressed up and got front row seats.
Lise and I walked under the stilt people and made a wish too :)Read more