I see dead people

Not far from where we were staying in Vindelle is the town of Jarnac. It's the home town of former French president François Mitterrand. It's also where he is buried. Ken and I wanted to go to Cognac, and Jarnac is on the way, so we stopped. We parked the car and took a stroll around the center of town with Tasha, then we headed for the cemetery. Ken got directions from a public utility guy that was working in the street, so we knew which way to go.

A section of the Jarnac cemetery. Mitterrand's grave is off to the right, out of the photo.

The guy's directions were perfect and we pulled up outside the cemetery's entrance with ease. There was a big sign saying that dogs are not allowed inside. We had to go in one at a time while the other stayed outside with Tasha. Ken went in first and looked for the grave. Turns out there are a few signs that direct people to it. After a short while, he was back, and I took my turn.

He was 79 years old when he died. His term as president ended the year before.

We decided after that not to continue on to Cognac (after all, we had just been there in 1989!). It was getting close to noon and we would need to find a restaurant for lunch. After our experience a couple of days prior, we decided not to do the restaurant thing. We stopped at a supermarket outside of town for a few supplies then we headed back to the house to make lunch.