Ever since we crossed the border into France, we noticed
that many of village name signs had been turned upside down. Was this a measure
to confuse invaders such as us? Jane googled it and found that it is has been
done in sympathy with the farmers who are complaining about their conditions.
Apparently, it started in Brittany but has now spread over many rural areas in
France. There were lots of quiet, rural roads today that were a pleasant change
from the motorways and major roads of the last few days.
We arrived in Sissonne and found the aire behind the cultural centre. We had
arrived in the mid-afternoon, which gave us time to have a wander around the
small town. We were hoping to find a nice French restaurant for the evening and
there were three restaurants in the centre but one was a Turkish restaurant
that only seemed to do kebabs and chips-with-everything dishes and there were
two pizzerias. Fortunately, one of the pizzerias had a wood-fired oven and also
did dishes other than pizza. In the evening we went to that restaurant – Le
Louciano. We both chose pizza and they were excellent, made rather like the
Alsace Flammekueche with very thin, almost transparent dough. My Savoyarde
pizza with loaded onion, lardon, ham, mozzarella, potato and raclette cheese
was delicious and very filling. If you happen to be in the area, we can highly
recommend having a meal at Le Louciano.
Photos: One of the chateaux that we passed; This field of poppies was beside
our rural route; This war memorial in the Sissonne churchyard was for firemen
killed in the Franco-Prussian War of 1870-71; Le Louciano’s wood-fired oven;
The Savoyarde pizza.
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