It’s hard to believe that it’s been over a year now since I moved out of our Villeurbanne loft, had a baby and moved to the French countryside. The trials and tribulations of the house purchase have become a distant memory and yet I hadn’t even started exploring the local area until this weekend (apart from a trip or two to the lake for lunch and a swim).
Sunday morning, we awoke to beautiful sunshine, it was cold but sunny. After the Arctic weather spell, cabin fever had set in and I was itching to get out and explore. Mr Piglet had told me about Morestel and over breakfast he happened to mention that one of his clients had sung the praises of the market.
Baby Piglet still loves her naps so any exploring needs to be done pretty much between nap times so within half an hour we were all dressed ready to go.
It took about 20 minutes to get there from here, 20 minutes in which I saw the temperature drop from 8 degrees to 3 degrees and the sun be replaced by fog. Great!
When we arrived the market was immersed in fog which enabled me to take a few unusual pictures, including one where the church (high above the town) looked like it was surreal.
Morestel is an old painters town and was home to François-Auguste RAVIER. His home is now a gallery which is unfortunately closed until March. In fact, all of the galleries and arty shops are closed until then but we still had a nice walk around, exploring the market and taking pictures.
Whilst at the market, we spotted some chickens, rabbits and guinea pigs. Baby Piglet had a great time looking at them, bewildered, scared and intrigued – all at the same time! I had a fun time watching the expressions cross her face and then she started talking to the birds!
After visiting the market and getting some fresh vegetables, we had a wander through the town and up to the old town. I had fun taking photos and the locals had fun staring at me! I love architecture so the ancient buildings and different eras were of much interest to me.
By the time we got back to the car Baby Piglet was fast asleep!
What a pretty place. It’s good to get out. The colour of the sky is fabulous!
It wasn’t when we got there LOL! Yes, it was great to get out and explore, I’m really looking forward to spring and now that baby piglet is a bit older 🙂
There is nothing as wonderful as a French market. I still recall my experiences with them. And through the fog and mist – terrific.
I love my markets too 🙂 I especially like ones that sell lots of local produce, there aren’t many “true” local markets around here that I’ve found but this one was fun and certainly wasn’t lacking in anything.
You can tell the town is very old! SO glad you had nice weather. Here is to more exploring.
Thanks Kelleyn! Am crossing my fingers that the good weather is here to stay.
So happy you were able to get out despite the cold and go to the market with Baby Piglet and do some exploring. I am also hoping all of the not feeling well is gone and you are back to good health. Have a great day.
Thanks Michel. Yes, my health is definitely better and I am in good hands now, hoping to start a new treatment fairly soon so to avoid future flare ups. I’m certainly enjoying getting out and that alone is doing wonders for my mental health LOL!
Oh how nice to get out and explore and Baby P had fun too !
I am also very happy to read that your health is improving and along with that, your mental health !
muchas besos, C
Hmm, there’s a spring in the step again…….. good to note!
Super photographs! I see the fog dissipated as the day went on, too.
I bet Baby Piglet had fun once she decided that talking to the birds was her chosen reaction!
Great pictures! I love exploring new places, too and the architecture in France is one of the main reasons why I moved here. It’s so great that the many different regions of France gives way to so many different types of architecture! It makes traveling around all the more fun 🙂
Ashley
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I love the French countryside 🙂
Hello piglet! I have just stumbled across your blog, and have spent a few enjoyable hours reading about your various adventures and tribulations. I found it by searching ‘Morestel’… and hope you still pick up comments on older posts.
I am currently living in the UK but will move to Lyon in Sept (my French fiancee and I are getting married near Montelimar in Sept). We are currently searching for a house in the countryside within striking distance of Bron (where we will both work) and are currently searching around Bourgoin Jallieu/Morestel. It sounds like you know a lot about the region and have managed to find an absolutely dream house (even though you had to endure several nightmares to secure it!). I was wondering if you might have some tips to offer on finding a house in the area. I am far from fluent in French and have exhausted all that seloger.fr has to offer. Any advice you might have to offer would be very gratefuly received! More generally, I am so delighted to have found your blog and the network of respondents you are plugged into. Although I’m a bit older than you, I am hoping to embark on just the kind of life you have already launched, and am a bit nervous making the big move to la France, la campagne, etc. I will be reading your blog regularly and hoovering up all the valuable advice from your readers. Thanks so much for taking the time to read this.
Bisous,
Ambrosia
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