Le truc vert
We took the children to the beach. Le truc vert is about an hour away, and it's a very pleasant beach with lifeguards
and a supervised bathing area. No shops, but two cabins selling ice cream and drinks. Just about the right level of commercialisation, really.
Le truc vert probably means something very poetic as a placename, but in every day speech it would mean the green gadget, the green gizmo or the green thingamajig. I rather like the idea of a beach named "the green gizmo".
On the way back we saw some van drivers protesting about something. There's two little controversies on the go. One is that Arcachon oysters are from time to time banned because of a micro-organism that causes food-poisoning. The other is some shellfish that Brussels says can't be sold under 40mm, but the variety grown round Arcachon only ever grows to 37mm. Or it may have been something else. Anyway, they protested by driving really slowly with hazard lights flashing and causing a tailback several kilometres long. I was impressed by how patient everyone was!
and a supervised bathing area. No shops, but two cabins selling ice cream and drinks. Just about the right level of commercialisation, really.Le truc vert probably means something very poetic as a placename, but in every day speech it would mean the green gadget, the green gizmo or the green thingamajig. I rather like the idea of a beach named "the green gizmo".
On the way back we saw some van drivers protesting about something. There's two little controversies on the go. One is that Arcachon oysters are from time to time banned because of a micro-organism that causes food-poisoning. The other is some shellfish that Brussels says can't be sold under 40mm, but the variety grown round Arcachon only ever grows to 37mm. Or it may have been something else. Anyway, they protested by driving really slowly with hazard lights flashing and causing a tailback several kilometres long. I was impressed by how patient everyone was!
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