May Day

Today was May Day. I was clever enough to realize in advance that this would mean reduced bus/train service, and that I should therefore try to avoid going somewhere where I might be stranded. Unfortunately, I was not quite clever enough to realize that this would mean passing the day in a city where every single museum and business was closed.  So, I basically spent the day wandering in circles around Rennes.

 'HFC':

And, yes, there is both rabbit and duck in the hotel vending machine:

One of the May Day traditions here, besides closing everything, is selling flowers. This was interesting the first time someone came up to me on the street to offer me a bouquet, but by the thousandth it was getting old.

Another tradition is the May Day protest. My ducky took part.

And look, he made a friend!

I'm not totally sure if the woman in a chicken suit giving out condoms was pro or anti-gay marriage, but she did a mean chicken dance.