Saturday, Sept. 4, 2010:

Had a fantastic day! Drove into the French countryside, outside of Lyon, with some friends... and happened upon a Medieval Village high on a hill, having a 'Hurdy Gurdy' festival! The town's name was OINGT, pronouned WANG without the G. There were over a hundred, working, playing Hurdy Gurdy's up and down the Medieval streets. It is the largest gathering of Hurdy Gurdys, and their owner/players in the world. HG's came from Germany, England Switzerland, etc. It was really fun!