L'Avenir - Cruising Europe's Inland Waterways

Next day's front page Sedan Chateau entrance Jousting Tournament in central courtyard Along the Ramparts  Storm Approaching A bad picture I know but it was as it was happening and through a window Central courtyard after the storm. Fortunately all the tournament horses had left but the falconner was injured attempting to rescue his birds -and from the outside. We were at the second window to the left of the turret. This Chateau a little out of Sedan is already a ruin - but it's worse now -and the evening of the following day. The calm after the storm.

Typing this in an internet cafe so no pictures at the moment which is a pity as I have a few dramatic ones to post. We were looking forward to Bastille Day in France as there are great celebrations. We aimed to be in Sedan but unfortunately all the fireworks and generql yahooing goes on on the previous evening and we were in a tiny village called Pont a Bar then. They didn't have fireworks but they did have a private party in a big house near the canal which went on until 4 am... Now much as I like Shakira I prefer my sleep at that hour. So we arrived in Sedan about midday the next day which was just too lqte to see the big march of the pompiers etc ( firefighters). Quite why they march I have yet to find out. However we were to have plenty to do with said pompiers later in the day. Being the national holiday the town was closed up and pretty well deserted so we decided to visit the chateau/ castle/fort which is the largest in Europe. It is absolutely enormous. Usually these fort...