The former statue at Chatellerault, the tribute to car manufacturing in the city.
Destroyed during the gilets jaunes demonstrations in 2018.
It looks like our plans to travel to France in July are dashed already. I booked the crossing just four days ago - two days before France has pulled up the drawbridge due the proliferation of the "Indian variant" in the UK.
Although deaths and hospitalisations are still very low in the UK, infections are on the rise in some areas. Largely because our own government left the gates open for travellers from India to bring the virus with them long after India should have been put on the red list, then a failure in the test and trace system which didn't notify hundreds of people that they needed to self isolate. Another example of the elitist incompetents that run our country failing to keep us safe and a disaster for the people of the affected towns. They have admitted that probably two thirds of new infections are of this variant.
Another blow for us and everyone else who was hoping to travel to France (or Germany) this summer.
BON WEEKEND!
Same here - though I'm waiting on the quarantine details - there has been no further mention and last time it was 'voluntary' - will have to wait and see if it is lifted by July when I was due to travel. So frustrating as we are double vaccinated, will be tested before and after arrival and not exactly coming form or going to any virus hotspot. I know it's a bigger picture but I soooo.... want this to be end.
ReplyDeleteMark, the current advice is "essential travel only" from the French and UK government, which may make travel insurance hard to get.
DeleteReally sad for you both..... also Gaynor and Tim and all our other friends!!
ReplyDeleteHow frustrating all round. And someone should tell DC that a sentence which begins "I apologise, but..." is NOT an apology!
ReplyDeleteWe were hoping to get back to the U.K. for a while in about a month, now wondering how we could later get back to Italy. Do you remember the days when we could actually make plans and they happened,
ReplyDeleteJenny, we long to get back to those days.
DeleteSpot on about the government Jean. The areas of the outbreaks speak for themselves... We are hoping being just in North Lancashire that we don't get punished for the rest of the affected towns.
ReplyDeleteFingers crossed for you Colin.
DeleteDido Harding used to run Talk Talk. That says a lot.
ReplyDeleteAnd now she's the front runner for head of the NHS. God help us all.
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