It was a relief to arrive at our house in the South of France, both after the busy few weeks travelling and in London, and the challenging drive from Carcossonne negotiating detours and narrow alley like roads through tiny villages. We were soon relaxed after finding a small grocery shop open that sold bread, cheese and wine, - the essentials to keep us going until we fully settled in. The house met our expectations with spacious rooms, and good sized deck overlooking the pool, to enjoy the sun. Our first couple of days were spent catching up on sleep, laundry, food supplies and getting our bearings around our little village. It’s a tiny village with only a small grocery (selling everything) a tabac (magazines, book shop), baker, butcher, pizza, pub and post office, and at least
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