Burns Supper - Maule
This year 11 people travelled from Scotland to Maule for our annual Burns Supper. As usual the group were settled in with their hosts on arrival and given great hospitality which would last throughout the visit. This year our French friends had organised a full programme which included visits to historical Honfleur which is in Normandy where the River Seine meets the English Channel. The old harbour area is lined with 16th to 18th century town houses and has been visited by artists such as Claude Monet. A beautiful City. They also visited Rouen a port city on The Seine and the capital of the Normandy region. The visit there included the Cathedral Notre Dame which is most impressive (and also visited by Claude Monet). As part of the programme the party were treated to a further visit to Versailles and Paris where there was time for a cruise on the Seine, the sights of the city and of course time for some retail therapy.
The main event of the visit was of course the Burns Supper held in the Salle de Fete in Maule. A total of 150 people attended this and it was as usual an excellent evening. Following a lovely meal there was traditional Burns recitations, music - French and Scottish - and of course the Haggis. The entertainment was all provided in both French and English from both sides. Another very successful evening.
This year 11 people travelled from Scotland to Maule for our annual Burns Supper. As usual the group were settled in with their hosts on arrival and given great hospitality which would last throughout the visit. This year our French friends had organised a full programme which included visits to historical Honfleur which is in Normandy where the River Seine meets the English Channel. The old harbour area is lined with 16th to 18th century town houses and has been visited by artists such as Claude Monet. A beautiful City. They also visited Rouen a port city on The Seine and the capital of the Normandy region. The visit there included the Cathedral Notre Dame which is most impressive (and also visited by Claude Monet). As part of the programme the party were treated to a further visit to Versailles and Paris where there was time for a cruise on the Seine, the sights of the city and of course time for some retail therapy.
The main event of the visit was of course the Burns Supper held in the Salle de Fete in Maule. A total of 150 people attended this and it was as usual an excellent evening. Following a lovely meal there was traditional Burns recitations, music - French and Scottish - and of course the Haggis. The entertainment was all provided in both French and English from both sides. Another very successful evening.
The photographs show the Burns Supper -('Pousie Nancy' with the haggis and the address to the haggis), visit to Paris (Cruising on the Seine and the group at Notre Dame Cathedral) and some of the many sociable meals taken during the visit. Another visit very much enjoyed by all with great thanks to our French hosts for their hospitality and organisation.
