Day ten 10th July
Of in to the town centre, its only about half a mile to the Basilica, famous for the golden statue of the Madonna holding aloft her child. There is a museum under the Basilica that is worth a visit, it is in the old tunnels used during the war, the exit from the museum is quit a way from the Basilica, in the public park.
After a walk around the town we headed to the tourist information, a sign on the door states that someone will be back a 14.00, its 13.45 so we head off for a look around the shops that are open which doesn't take long and we head back just after 14.00. There is no one there, we find somewhere to sit in the sun and wait and then walk round the outside of the Basilica, eventually about 14.35 a lady open the office, we got the info we wanted and there was a room with photos and models of the town as it was in WW1, so it was worth the wait.
On the walk back we find a supermarket and an Aldi, the supermarket has Edelweiss, a beer I have been after since last year, after we first had it on the Dordogne. I buy all they have, four pack of six (my backpack is heavy for the walk back) and a universal TV remote for a €1 (it doesn't work, or if it does the instructions are in French and I can not read them). We also look in Aldi and they have very cheap wine and a beer that looks like Leffe but is much cheaper, also an electric BBQ and some boules, we will have to come back tomorrow as we can not carry any more than we already have.
Later we walk in the other direction and it is quite a beautiful place, areas for recreation and fishing, with lots for locals having picnics.
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