Tues 02 July
We had visited Reims briefly once before, in 1999, when we missed the total solar eclipse by minutes as clouds slid in front of the sun! We had the silence and the darkness, but not the ring of fire or Bailey's beads!
Today we took a walk through town, past the Porte de Mars.
This is the only surviving one of four gateways to the Roman city.
The pictures represent the stages of champagne production .
The town hall.
The cathedral was as impressively beautiful as we remembered. We all sat and drew in the cathedral garden, trying to find shade - the weather was still very hot, and the sun fierce.
We had a break for coffee, then drew some more, while Anne went to sort something out in town.
I met her an hour or so later and we went into the Médiathèque - a large library and media centre with huge windows, and plenty of sitting space. There's a wonderful view of the cathedral from an upper floor, though it was half-obscured by sun blinds today.
Today we took a walk through town, past the Porte de Mars.
The cathedral was as impressively beautiful as we remembered. We all sat and drew in the cathedral garden, trying to find shade - the weather was still very hot, and the sun fierce.
By about 2pm we were getting hungry, so made our way to a vegetarian restaurant, punningly called Végé Table. The food was slightly disappointing, because it was the end of lunchtime and they were closing soon.
We walked back, bought cakes from a local patisserie, to eat with tea in the garden, then retired for a rest.
In the evening we watched the women's football world cup. Unfortunately the US beat England, 2 goals to 1, but we all found the match entertaining. They had already beaten the French women earlier in the competition.
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