I have other interesting stories, but they are the nice kind or related to drinking. Sorry, nothing sinister.
Although one of the coolest things was seeing the remains of the maginot line bunkers. The wall France built to prevent another invasion from Germany. They were in dense wood and overgrown with green vegetation but you could make them out from the road. We got off our bikes and explored as close as we dared, knowing that there could be weakened ground near the bunkers that could collapse.
Could make for an interesting scenario if someone had to escape into one of those. Very eerie and exciting.
Interesting angle on the bunkers. The local characters are fun too. Thanks. BTW, for the record, I’d have been destroyed in either Foosball or pool. Symptom of a misspent life, I guess. :)