Friday Evening 10/06/16 – Trap racing is a favourite of mine

With the strike we decided to stay local – quite a challenge given the suburban nature of where we were staying on the edge of Bordeaux by the Rocade.  Our nearest (and only) eatery was MacDonalds.  Fifteen minutes away was a choice of Kebab and pizzeria takeaways.  We decided to try the first bar we came to at 19.45, although the proprietors were tidying away to close at 20.00.  Drinking up time though proved to be generous.  In truth it was a small friendly place used by locals.  Surprisingly for footie loving Clive and I this was probably the only bar in France not showing Les Bleus opening game of the Euros.  Until now I had no idea how entertaining trap racing could be or how much money some people would gamble on it.  With no trams we were marooned so it was back to the hotel and their tv and bar.  It was like being at home, although if you know my place it was much more comfortable!!  The manager told us to use the luxury seats in the lounge and proceeded to turn the tv around until we were able to tell him that it was perfectly positioned.  To make it the perfect start to the Euros his prime beer was Affligem.......bliss.  The night game passed too quickly with a trickle of fellow Cymru fans passing through the bar on their way back.  Oh yes, and to finish the night I had a Big Mac and fries, but Clive decided I’d eaten enough junk food and scoffed the fries!!  So to bed with the Cymru flag flying proudly from our window.