Saturday 4th October 2025,14:54
No cafe pictures today. Despite walking around the main square twice I didn't find a cafe that I felt suited me. But it wasn't just that the cafes were too busy or looked like they had no food. It was also because most of them had a small or sometimes large crowd of young black clad men congregating around the outdoor seating and the entrance. There were very few women in or around the cafes. I just didn't feel comfortable with idea of pushing my way through these groups of men and perhaps then discover that there was nowhere to sit inside anyway. So I walked to the Netto supermarket and bought some snacks: sliced bread, sliced meat, cucumber salad, raspberry doughnuts. Just had one of the doughnuts, very nice with a substantial amount of raspberry inside.
So here are some pictures of rainy Pont-a-Mousson.
First my hotel. I think it is better described as a motel. It's the red painted building in the middle of the picture.
The area is very walkable and the hotel is close the the river
About a hundred metres along the road into town is a roundabout with a curious construction that welcomes motorists to Pont-a-Mousson.
On the edge of the river is a marina and parking places for camper vans as well as facilities for disposing of waste.
Access to the pontoons in the marina is via entrance ways like these
As I walked on the Promenade Winston Churchill along the river to the bridge that I presume bears the name of the town I saw a large bug hotel. I thought I had taken a better picture but my mobile is playing up and doesn't always store the picture when I press the button. The bug hotel is to the right of the big butterflies.
Before I got a clear view of the bridge I passed the bus station
