The Vive La France exhibition was another huge success this year.

Taking up more space in the Olympia Exhibition Complex there was plenty of room for exhibitors and visitors.

There was a wide variety in the exhibitors and it was good to see the individual producers as well as the large corporations.

The exhibition covered travel, food, wine, property, travel, furniture and many other 'departments'.

Travel is a key element of holidaymaking and the leading companies had interesting stands

The traditional ferries were present

Euro Tunnel's stand faced the main entrance

and there were lots of specialist holiday companies explaining their offerings

and there was lots of useful information and a number of special offers.

There were wonderful examples of specialist and regional foods of all sorts

Sausages, cheeses, bread, jams & preserves

organic food, beers and ciders

Wines and liqueurs of course featured well

There were pates to taste an vegetables to buy

and this year furniture was on view.  Handy if a house caught your eye in the property section!