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The port of Pouilly en Auxois
The port of Pouilly en Auxoisat the summit of the onne side of the canal. In the center of thee background is the old tile factory with its chimney. The factory burnt down in the 1970's. The smaller hous to the right is one of the old cafes, at one time there was 13 cafes in th town, today only three remain. There is a romantic couple on a rowing boat, if you zoom in you will find that the man is wearing a military uniform. Behind the row boat is a 38 metre wooden cargo barge.
Market day at Pouilly en Auxois
This is a real photo of the Good'ol days. It is a very busy market day People are walking up and down the street looking at the goods for sale.
The small building just behind cart on the left had a special pupose, it was the offical "scale" used to weigh products, animals and goods. This prevented arguments about the actual weight of any transactions.
The "Cafe du Commerce" is open, the four young ladies standing at the door ar the waitresses. Today the cafe still exists, but moved two buildings away.
At one time, when the canal was very busy with cargo barges, there was 13 bars and restaurants in the town. Today there is now three bars and two rstaurants. Times change...