We left St Cere after a walk around the town to take some pictures and headed in the direction of Clermont Ferrand. Our plan was to visit and check out other camp sites en-route for perhaps another holiday. You can read all the blurb in the book but a personal visit adds a lot.
We looked at about six sites en-route and we both agreed that only one was suitable and that was because it was small whilst the others, althought quite big and empty it would be like living on a housing estate.
We arrived in Clermont Ferrand at about three pm to look for a hotel and quickly found the Kyriad Hotel in downtown CF which had wireless internet. It also had air conditioning which also helped as it was still very warm outside.
We watched a game of English football or more like it - how not to play and then headed out for dinner. It was Saturday at 7.45 Pm and the place was deserted and the Hotel restaurant was also closed. In the town square there were a few people listening to some African music but most of the place was closed. We evenutally found a restauant and then saw an increasing amount of people heading for the town centre.
France was playing Brazil and in the town square was a big TV and when we got there it was packed with about 2000 people to watch the game and so we joined in watching the second half and the win over Brazil. The people went mad and jumped in the fountains and groups of cars went around town pressing on their car horns, it was bedlam but good fun. And so to bed
We have decided that we will go direct to the site in Ebruil where we stayed last year and have some days by the river.
