{"id":3205,"date":"2024-12-24T10:12:36","date_gmt":"2024-12-24T09:12:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.iangrandjean.com\/blog\/?p=3205"},"modified":"2024-12-24T10:12:36","modified_gmt":"2024-12-24T09:12:36","slug":"times-they-are-a-changin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.iangrandjean.com\/blog\/2024\/12\/24\/times-they-are-a-changin\/","title":{"rendered":"Times they are a changin’"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The end of the year has caught up with me\/us – possibly the fact that it’s been so mild recently – somehow the Christmas needs snow on the ground to be really authentic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The local council here in Auch provide us with a small spectacle every year, and unlike last year where we had people waving flame-throwers everywhere in pouring rain, this year we had illuminated kites flying over the centre of the town.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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We were lucky with the weather and this drew a large crowd. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

After a time dancing around the square, the kites floated down towards the cathedral.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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As unexpected as it was beautiful, the cathedral facade then played host to a projected video image…<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The municipal decorations made it fairly clear where we were…<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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All in all a very pleasant way to spend an hour in Auch on a chilly winters night.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The end of the year has caught up with me\/us – possibly the fact that it’s been so mild recently – somehow the Christmas needs snow on the ground to be really authentic. The local council here in Auch provide us with a small spectacle every year, and unlike last year where we had people … <\/p>\n

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