After quite some months preparing the event, we are all ready to set off. The giants travel in special cases, they fly from Paris to Montréal.

The team has to keep their fingers crossed. Will they arrive in one piece ??

The were specially invited along 25 other giants to represent the old continent. 

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"Les Amis de Fromulus" and myself regularly travel to Belgium to produce ourselves in that country which is well known for its numerous and various festivals.

Not only have we visited the Belgian coast (Nieuwport-Wenduine) and the Ardennes (Wellin), but we have also been to the capital: Brussels.

In 1991, I was the only French giant to take part in the Giant Festival organised in Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve.

I also produced myself in many Flemish towns (Poperinge, Veurnes, Nieuwkerke, Werken, Genk,…) and in towns in Walloon (Ath, Quaregnon,…).

In 1998 and 2002, I took part in the Golden Egg Festival in Kruishoutem, in the Occidental Flemish Province Day.

I love travelling to the Netherlands ! I always meet a great audience there.people are very enthousiastic about giants there, they clap their hands as I danse past them. 

I visit my dutch cousins regularly. in 2002, I went to Bergen op Zoom, then to Losser in 2003 and not long ago, in May, I visited Venlo.

It was great ! Now every time I go abroad, I try to bring Jacobus along ...

Twice I have been to Spain, to Catalonia exactly to the small town of Matadepera. I shall always remember it. Our Catalan friends were just so warm-hearted and welcoming ….

In 1989, I paraded 4 days long in the Big Festival of Matadepera.

In 1992, I went back! This time I took three of my French giant friends with me. For the largest gathering of giants that ever took place in the world. There were 650 of us, from 10 countries; it was huge!

This great experience led me to go to Spain again this year, but this time I visited another town: Vallgorguina

From 12th to 15th September 2003, I was in Vallgorguina, a small catalonian town where I visited my Spanish cousins. My friend "Le Père Breughel" came along with my musicians and we all had a great time. 

We were greeted very warmly and enjoyed ourselves a lot. My faithful friends, les Amis de Fromulus even took the time to visit Barcelona to peep at the work of art (Sagrada Familia) of my friend Gaudi who came to Steenvoorde in 2000.

After rambling through the old continent for a while, I travelled abroad. I joined other groups on their way to India. Indeed, in 1989, there was the FRENCH YEAR in INDIA which had been organised by both the French and the Indian governments. Festivals and fairs took place in Dehli and Bombay thus showing the richness and diversity characteristic of the French Folklore.

Competing against groups from all over France, I was greatly honoured when I was chosen to represent my area (Flanders) in India.

Two special containers had to be build so that I could get on the plane and have a safe journey in the hold. For I was too big to travel in one piece.

I spent a week in each one of the two towns, which allowed myself and "Les Amis de Fromulus" to play tourists and discover this country that is so different to France.

A few days of rehearsal were needed for the four performances of the big show that we gave in each town with all the other French groups.

Dozens of thousands of enthusiastic Indian people could admire me. I was really proud to represent the town of Steenvoorde so far away.

They nicknamed me

Johnny the Woodcutter.