Luxeuil le Bans, France

Luxeuil le Bans is a small, typically French town in the Northeast. We had a great time playing the concert, in a Basilica. The band sounded great, and played well, about the best of the tour so far.

The families we stayed with were very generous, fed us well, helped us in any way possible. We even got laundry done!
In a tour that was arranged for us, we saw a Kirsh/Absynthe distillery, an American Military Cemetary, and a small festival, much like our street festivals at home. A huge dinner of Paella was served - everyone found it interesting that the shrimp were served whole, little eyes and all. There was a band to play a dance, and they did a great arrangement of our Star Spangled Banner, in honor of our July 4th Independence Day.

One thing about the french - they serve wine at EVERY meal. Any time cheese is put out, there is a bottle of red with it. Even at breakfast. I may need rehab after this trip!

Concert in the basilica!
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