Today the sun is out after a few cloudy days. It is still cold in the evenings and mornings but by mid day beautiful and warm. St. Julien is a magical village. Small but just big enough. There is a baker, a butcher and two cafe. There is a small store and a market on Tuesday. This weekend there were many, many people out playing bacci ball (not sure how to spell that). There are several places to play: a cemetery, a park, a parking lot and we even came across some young people playing in a court tucked behind an old building a little outside of the village center. Everyone is very serious about it but to my untrained eye it looks like a lot of standing around and pointing. It also seemed funny that the players were dressed in track suits and athletic clothes.