My last post showed a sunrise over Corrèze. This is the sunset from our friends’ house in Laroque d’Olmes. You can’t see the Pyrenees from here, but the foothills, the Plantaurel.
Here’s the view from town.
Lovely as it is to see our friends (five hour lunch, eating, drinking, talking and laughing on a shaded terrace anyone?), Laroque has been a horrible disappointment.
Since we left, quelques petits commerces have closed. InterMarché has come to town. And McDonald’s. They’re building a Lidl, so I took a picture of the town through the webbing and netting of the building site. It’s not a small town any more. It’s one of those out-of-town roads lined with out-of-town stores. I’m just glad we no longer live here.
From Pyrenees to Pennines 
How sad, though the view of the distant mountain range was wonderful.
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It’s a view we never tire of.
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I am not surprised.
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I can’t imagine you’d ever tire of the mountain view, as it must change frequently, especially with the seasons. We are sadly, also suffering with an influx of the big’M’ next to Lidls at St.Hilaire Du Harcouet. I don’t know if there were some objections but it was supposed to be completed in time for ‘Rentree’ and they’ve barely got past laying the foundations.
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We were told that the MacDo arrived virtually on the back of a lorry, and was finished in no time.
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Once the chain stores arrive towns lose their point of difference.
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Exactly. Depressing.
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It’s like a death in the family. Sorry for your loss.
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It does feel rather like that, even if that sounds melodramatic. It’s a greater loss for those who still live there.
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That sunrise had the most amazing colors!
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It was great last night. It went on for ages.
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I got better ones on my camera, but had to post from my phone that day.
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It is so difficult the balance between heritage and modernisation. Communities have to expend a fair amount of time and energy not to get rolled over by the big brands with all their corporate identities making everywhere look the same. Hadleigh, (a small town in Suffolk only about 10 miles from Ipswich) has spent years battling to keep Tesco’s out. I don’t understand planning and planners. They so often miss the point that a town can have its own identity which can so easily be lost following the repercussions from the addition of two or three big chain outlets.
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While we lived in Laroque, the independent shopkeepers and many citizens united to prevent the big brands taking over, against the opposition of the mayor. In the end, the mayor won. I’m not saying any pockets were lined ……
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Oo, a little small town skullduggery, I would never have guessed that still happens. 😉
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How sad, Margaret! Everywhere is beginning to look the same; so boring.
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Yup. Even ‘abroad’ doesn’t always look different now.
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Ooh, that view! 🙂 🙂 Going back settled your mind?
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I am so sorry about the deeply disappointing homogenization taking place.
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Me too 😦
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