candid shot of some of the english assistants

Market Day in Douai

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October 10th 2009
We had planned to go to St-Quentin today, but that didn't work out very well. We decided to stay in Douai and explore our new town a bit. Saturday is market day, and our little town has TWO markets. We crossed the canal and headed over to the food market (the other one is a bit more like a flea market, and after the braderie last week, we decided to take a break from sifting through junk). The mar ... read more

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