We’re back at the apartment we purchased in Beziers in the south of France. Summer is gone, there’s a chill in the air, but exciting times are ahead, with feverish preparations for the Beziers Christmas markets!
Bonjour. We’re pleased to be back in Bizier, but things have changed a bit since we were here last, as we’ll show you soon. Last summer, we partied well through the barmy evenings. But now the LA pool is quiet and dark. We love the colorful dancing fountains, but now they’re still and the fantastic sound and light show at the Meline Cathedral is now just a distant memory. But now Bizier is embarking on a new adventure. Preparing for a fantastic Christmas, teams of workers are putting together an amazing range of displays and activities. And LA Porque has been lined with Christmas market chalets. They’re all still closed at the moment, but already you can just taste the roasted chestnuts, the gingerbread man, and the mold wine. We can’t wait. The official opening of the Christmas market’s coming up on the 22nd of November. We’re looking forward to showing it to you in a future vlog. as well. Class John, which had a beautiful light show over the summer, is being transformed into a winter wonderland. This is also opening on the 22nd of November. And yes, that’s me doing my best Santa impersonation. There’s even some lovely lights going up at our street right outside our apartment window. Heat. Heat. Winter isn’t actually here yet. We’re still in autumn. And what a great time it is to see the beautiful autumn colors both within the city of Bizier and in the surrounding countryside. The place looks just great in the autumn sunshine. Back at the apartment, we loved having window boxes over the summer full of beautiful flowers and herbs for cooking. Sadly, after a couple of months of neglect with us not being here, they turned out to be well in need of repair. Fortunately, a few days after we arrived back in Bizier, the local Friday flower markets were on, so we were able to restock That looks a lot better. And the reason for those spikes is to keep the local pesky pigeons away. Janet and I love our bike riding and there’s plenty of pictures bike trails around Bizier. So when we were here in summer, Janet bought a great electric bike. She loved it so much that I decided to buy one for myself as soon as we got back to Bizier this time. I raced to get the bike assembled so that we could go out for our first ride for this trip. It’s great to be back out on the bike again. It’s a bit cold, but um a beautiful blue sky. Lovely Sunday morning. Trying out my brand new bike. There’s Janet just coming along on hers. Certainly a beautiful day. Even if it is about 10° I think at the moment. How good’s that? Riding along beside the canal demi In July, this field was full of sunflowers. Now it’s lying fellow in readiness for another great crop next summer. One interesting site along the bike trail is this vineyard. The first section nearest the camera has almost entirely lost its leaves. The vines in the middle section still seem to have most of their leaves in golden autumn hues. The furthest section of vines seem to still have bright green leaves on them. I’m guessing there must be three different varieties of grapes to bring about such variations. But if I’ve got that wrong, please let me know in the comments. Hope you enjoyed our little bike ride. We’ve just stopped off in the beautiful town of Porter Rana for a break. We’ll be back with you very soon with another video, but in the meantime, it’s bye from to see more of our videos, please subscribe below and check out these other videos as well. Thanks.