Living in Bayonne

This week-end, I decided to enjoy the beautiful weather and went to a lake nearby. As you can easily predict it, I brought some figures, and a good friend of mine, JC, came too. We took advantage of the fact JC has the special accessories for Mikuru and Yuki (Max Factory) figures to recreate the famous « Mikuru beam » scene.

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For this month first article, I’ll write few words about what’s begining today, wednesday the 1st of august, till sunday night : the Bayonne Festival, or Fêtes de Bayonne in French.

This is an impressive five-day celebration that takes place each first week of august, and the downtown will have to host arround a million folk, while its native population is just 45,000.

This very expected event officially gets underway with a colourful and particularly loud firework called “mascaleta”, displayed on the first night at 10:00 pm in front of the Town Hall. It symbolically re-enacts the awakening of old King Leon who reigns over the festivities.

Like San Fermin Pamplona’s Festival (Spain), everyone should wear the traditionnal attire : white pants, white shirt and red scarf arround the neck. Some “festayres” (that’s how festival goers are locally called) also wear a red sash arround their waist.

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Let put aside our otaku-hobbies for a little moment, and let me make you aware of what’s going on in this nice place where I live : Bayonne. In France, this city is known for its chocolates, and ham. And there is a tradition since 1426 which aim to reward the best pork-butchers of the region. Nowaday, an official fair is organised during the Holy Week, and this is a good occasion to eat a lot of good things.

The main entertainment is to savour severals kind of ham, sausage, chorizo, and of course drink some wine and/or cider.

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