Since we can’t go to the Roudourou stadium in Guingamp anymore, I had told Jean-Baptiste we would go and see them play in Lyon and Annecy. So last Sunday, we were in Lyon for one of the big games of the year. The stadium was packed.
We found the visitors entrance fairly easily and were among the first ones to arrive. Some joined us later. There were about 100 of us, most of us had come all the way from Brittany, but a fair number were from the region. It was good fun. We lost, but we had a great time with Guingamp supporters, singing and supporting the team.
At the end of the game, it was a new experience for us. We had to stay in until the stadium was empty before we could leave the place.
We went back to the tube under the rain, queued with everyone else, but by the time we got into the tube, most people had gone. We met a few other Guingamp supporters who had made the journey especially from a village near Guingamp for the event. We arrived home safely after an uneventful train journey.
Category: Family life
Going west
Today, we are going west. But in order to go west, we must head towards the North-West from where we are. I know, it is strange but that’s how France works. In France, when you speak about the West, you speak about the region West of Paris. Anyway. We are going towards Le Mans. I am speaking at a youth conference organised by and for Hmong Believers. We are all going, which is nice.
On the way, we are stopping In Montluçon, where my grandmother lives. We’ll try to go and see her and will spend the night in a hotel there.
How’s the view?
Last night, a neighbour told me in the lift that the view must be nice from the 12th floor. It is nice indeed.
We live near the top
At the fair
Last weekend was the annual “pardon” in Guingamp. It still has a religious dimension, with a procession on the Saturday night. But it has been secularized, and each year, there is a fair in the centre of town. We took the children on Sunday afternoon. It was their first visit. They were excited to go; We went on a few rides, had some candy floss. It was great fun. It was busy, very busy because the sun was shining.
We saw a lot of people we knew: neighbours, school friends… The children enjoyed it and we all went home very tired, with a bit less money than with started with. But we didn’t spend all the budget I had assigned to the afternoon.
At the football: Guingamp-Rennes
On Saturday, I took Jean-Baptiste and Maxime to the football. Guingamp was meeting Rennes. It was one of those games you can’t miss. It was a great game, with a great atmosphere, and we won 2-0.