On this Friday we just lazed about the new accommodations. Cindy tried out the pool and we went for groceries, did some reading and enjoyed the first bit of warm sunny weather we've had in France since we left.
On Saturday we headed into Aix to go to the huge Saturday market and check out the city. Here's a few photos from Saturday.
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| Cindy checking out the market goods (43°31'44.5"N, 5°27'03.9"E) |
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| Place de la Mairie (43°31'48.5"N, 5°26'52.6"E) |
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| Cour Mirabeau (43°31'34.7"N, 5°26'48.8"E) |
An oddly disturbing custom we've observed in Spain as well. Groups of
guys or girls going around with one being humiliated. Perhaps this is a
bachelor party type ritual. Here the guy is dressed in a badly fitting
French maid outfit with strips of hair waxing affixed to him that the
other encourage bystanders to rip off. The girl in the foreground with
the pleasure of this is from London Ontario.
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| (43°31'35.4"N, 5°26'45.7"E) |
Would be interesting to know what that custom is all about. In Brasil, they do that to each person who passes the vestibular exam to get into college.
ReplyDeleteUsually bachelor/bachelorette parties in France involve some kind of public humiliation (getting dressed up in a silly costume, going downtown and having to fulfill "gages" dares). Usually quite a bit of liquor is involved too.
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