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November 7th 2009 Europe » France » Midi-Pyrénées » Toulouse
A bit after 3am on Saturday the 31st, Halloween morning, we 3 American Palau residents got out of bed and gathered our belongings for the day's journey first to Toulouse, 3 hours away by bus, and then ... 13 photos [full story]
A bit after 3am on Saturday the 31st, Halloween morning, we 3 American Palau residents got out of bed and gathered our belongings for the day's journey first to Toulouse, 3 hours away by bus, and then ... 13 photos [full story]
October 30th 2009 Europe » France » Midi-Pyrénées » Ariege
Les Bordes, October 30th, 2009 When I first arrived, I woke to the soft sounds of the curlews chattering in the trees opposite. The next sounds are the voices of our near neighbours. Madame has s ... [full story]
Les Bordes, October 30th, 2009 When I first arrived, I woke to the soft sounds of the curlews chattering in the trees opposite. The next sounds are the voices of our near neighbours. Madame has s ... [full story]
October 26th 2009 Europe » France » Midi-Pyrénées » Toulouse
We recently visited Sarlat, which at only 2.5 hours drive from Toulouse, and discovered a typical regional French medieval village. Sarlat has one of the most beautiful open air markets of France, an ... 4 photos [full story]
We recently visited Sarlat, which at only 2.5 hours drive from Toulouse, and discovered a typical regional French medieval village. Sarlat has one of the most beautiful open air markets of France, an ... 4 photos [full story]
October 17th 2009 Europe » France » Midi-Pyrénées » Laroque d'Olmes
Don’t like circuses. Never have. But there’s one here in Laroque today, and the Big Top is in the municipal parking lot near our house. Nobody much seems interested, and hardly anybody see ... 3 photos [full story]
Don’t like circuses. Never have. But there’s one here in Laroque today, and the Big Top is in the municipal parking lot near our house. Nobody much seems interested, and hardly anybody see ... 3 photos [full story]
October 16th 2009 Europe » France » Midi-Pyrénées » Ariege
Over the course of just 4 days, our glorious Indian Summer has been replaced by the onset of winter. The afternoon temperature in our courtyard has dropped by an astonishing 30 degrees Celsius. Last ... 10 photos [full story]
Over the course of just 4 days, our glorious Indian Summer has been replaced by the onset of winter. The afternoon temperature in our courtyard has dropped by an astonishing 30 degrees Celsius. Last ... 10 photos [full story]
October 11th 2009 Europe » France » Midi-Pyrénées » Ariege
Les Bordes, 11 September 2009 In the land of Bardot, Deneuve and Tatou and indeed the delicious Madame Sarkozy, it comes as quite a relief to find that here in the countryside; the women are not pe ... 2 photos [full story]
Les Bordes, 11 September 2009 In the land of Bardot, Deneuve and Tatou and indeed the delicious Madame Sarkozy, it comes as quite a relief to find that here in the countryside; the women are not pe ... 2 photos [full story]
September 14th 2009 Europe » France » Midi-Pyrénées » Lourdes
For those who don´t know, Lourdes is a popular pilgrimage place for Catholics from all around the world. In 1858, an apparition of the Virgin Mary appeared to a 14 year old girl in this small town. ... [full story]
For those who don´t know, Lourdes is a popular pilgrimage place for Catholics from all around the world. In 1858, an apparition of the Virgin Mary appeared to a 14 year old girl in this small town. ... [full story]
October 8th 2009 Europe » France » Midi-Pyrénées » Lourdes
Our original intention was to have a very short driving day to Pamplona, stopping at a couple of Rioja towns in the process. But after a chance remark about Lourdes, we looked and saw that we could de ... 5 photos [full story]
Our original intention was to have a very short driving day to Pamplona, stopping at a couple of Rioja towns in the process. But after a chance remark about Lourdes, we looked and saw that we could de ... 5 photos [full story]
October 7th 2009 Europe » France » Midi-Pyrénées » Foix
Yesterday, the Inspecteur de l’Académie based at Foix agreed to meet a delegation from Laroque today. Francis, one of the two councillors who’s been most involved; 2 parent reps, the dyna ... 3 photos [full story]
Yesterday, the Inspecteur de l’Académie based at Foix agreed to meet a delegation from Laroque today. Francis, one of the two councillors who’s been most involved; 2 parent reps, the dyna ... 3 photos [full story]
October 4th 2009 Europe » France » Midi-Pyrénées » Laroque d'Olmes
Over the last couple of weeks, quite a few of you have asked for updates on what’s happened at the school at Laroque. Well, the teacher was sent elsewhere, of course. Since then, parents and o ... 8 photos [full story]
Over the last couple of weeks, quite a few of you have asked for updates on what’s happened at the school at Laroque. Well, the teacher was sent elsewhere, of course. Since then, parents and o ... 8 photos [full story]
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