FARMERS OF VERDUN

We were moored in Verdun for a few days. Unfortunately Verdun is famous for its battle during the First World War. It's the same to the French as the battle of the Somme is to the British! We were looking out of the wheelhouse and saw a tractor go across the bridge, then another and another.........until a couple of hundred drove into the town!! They completely gridlocked the whole town and then they all got out of their cabs to go for lunch, so......3 hours later they returned and drove round town a few more times. To add to the excitement, several bird scarers on the tractors sounded like fireworks going off every 10 minutes. It was a national protest against government policy, prices, imports etc. In other towns they dumped tons of manure outside the Government offices!

The main shopping street in Verdun.....gone for lunch!