Not as famous as hollywood, but trying to make its mark on the world.  It's been almost a month for me here, and I've really enjoyed getting to know this town.  Yeah, the weather is not sunny everyday, but you sure do appreciate the days when you get them.  The river Mayenne always puts a smile on my face whenever I cross one of the five bridges in town.

  I have gotten a library card so I can check out books, but also check out CD's, songbooks and dvd's from a pretty good selection of french, and local, jazz, blues, rock, etc. 

Tom and I had a drink at a cafe recently, and one guy tipped me off to a great musician named Maxime Le Forestier .  So I was able to check out his CD this way.  It appears that he's pretty influential in France, looking at his home page.

My french is very minimal, but the other day I was looking for a public restroom after taking a walk along the river outside of town, and  I asked a lady in french where the nearest one was.  We were close to her residence and she allowed me to use her restroom.  I gave her the biggest compliment and thanks I could in French, and was just stunned by her kindness.