Ma vie sur la route. Poor french causes confusion. I ask about the whereabouts of a laundrette. Car wash? Eh? Lavage vs Laverie. Un vs une! You want to use the car wash to do your washing? Eh? This morning, a laundrette with added car wash. All hot water and bubbles. The Blue Elephant, Dole, Jura, France. Terrible name, terrible graphics but sensible and social. Phew, glad that's sorted.
Wash houses (Les Lavoirs) have been reinstalled in many villages during the past few years. Welcome relief from the sun, a cool local meeting point and somewhere to show the history of the village. This tower was between the lavoir and the church, one of a set of pictures explaining how the local spring was maintained. You can see this tower on the horizon for at least thirty miles. Chateau d'eau, so much more poetic in French.
