Déballe tout

Today we went to a déballe tout (unpack everything), in Loches sur Ource. Loche is a small, pretty village about a ten minute drive from us. The villagers come together and organise themselves to open their houses and offer a number of ‘vide maisons’ (garage sales) around the village.

It’s similar to a vide grenier (car boot) except you walk around to each of the houses, which are marked on a map so you know where you are going, and view their stuff for sale. There were 24 houses that participated.

We had quite a successful morning. Many items were really cheap, as the people had no stall costs, and I think they were really keen to get rid of stuff. It was a wonderful way to spend a sleepy Sunday morning, getting to wander around a different village exploring all the little streets and alleyways.

This is what we spent our €22.50 on. Lots of treasure for Brian!