Sean doesn't speak any French but we have been coming here regularily for 8 years so he has inevitably picked up the odd phrase or two. And, of course, many French and English words are very similar. So, we were driving from Foix, where we had been to the weekly market, to St Girons, where we were going to the Intermarche to pick up a few things for our evening meal, when we passed a sign that said 'Ferme de les Reptiles'. After a few seconds, Sean asked 'Did that just say 'Farm of Reptiles?'. I congratulated him on his perceptive translation and a few miles further on we passed a sign saying 'Parc Dinosaurs'. I had to laugh at the apparent one-upmanship! 'But', interjected a very serious husband, 'only one of them will have live exhibits.'
I do hope it is the latter but we didn't stop to find out...
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