Compiиgne, best known perhaps for the signing of the armistice (in the same railway carriage the French were forced to sign there surrender two decades later – but no need to expres political sympathies in this blog) and the betrayal and arrest of Joan of Arc, has that typical small town French feeling. Not a lot going on, but well equipped with restaurants from all corners of the former Empire – Vietnamese, Libanese and Alsatians are to be found here. More specifically, at the Place de l’Ancien Hфpitale, the cliches are even more obvious; facing a Bar-Tabac, a Kiosque, a Crйdit Mutuel and a Carrefour Express on se trouve In Vino, a typical Cave a Vins. Enjoy the offering of wines, so overwhelming that c’est impossible de trouver l’arbre dans la fфret . Accompanied by some fromage (typical French cheese), or charcuterie one can only say: casse toi, pauvre con.