A quick look at some of the sights and events from our trip to France in 2011…
We visited Paris, the Lauragais near Toulouse, Lyon, the Jura, Provence, and Collioure near the border with Spain. In Provence, we rented a house right in the center of a small village, Cucuron, for two weeks… a wonderful spot [...]
Beyond Lyon
…but more postings about France coming…(now that we have Internet…)
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Why can’t we have more of this? Can you imagine going into battle to protect our “wind” interests?
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Less than 35 minutes from Toulouse by car is a beautiful region of France known as the Lauragais. As you drive its country roads, you pass through waving fields of wheat and colza.
In the small hilltop village of St Julia de Gras Capou is an Auberge with an excellent lunch.
A new venture, this good resto [...]
We have discovered a fabulous charcuterie-traiteur where one can buy the most sumptuous prepared foods available in Paris! This is one of the benefits of renting an apartment instead of staying at a hotel i Paris: you have a kitchen and space to have meals. This not only can save expense, but often allows a [...]
ShareWe took the TGV from Paris (Montparnasse) to Toulouse to visit close friends. After a hectic few days in the “big city”, it is great to get to the countryside. Our friends live about 20 minutes south east of Toulouse in an area called The Lauragais.
The Lauragais includes part of the Canal Midi, and on [...]
We’ve been coming to the Vaucluse for a few years, and have decided to rent a house in the small village of Cucuron. For those of you who have seen “A Good Year” with Russell Crowe, you may remember the scene where a movie is being shown at night in the center [...]
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