Papy & Mamy's Old House

This was one large farmhouse that was owned by the local noble and was originally most likely on the outskirt of the central village. A stele sits above the door from when it was built and I believe it states the house in from the 1830's.

France Day 5: Tarabel with Grandparents

September 11th 2004
Childhood Memories We drove out with grandpa and grandma on one of our only two excursions by car on the trip. Papy cannot drive well anymore so I ended up doing most of it at the wheel of his low mileage but beat up Citroen Xantia. Tarabel is not that far, maybe 15 miles east of downtown Toulouse, but despite recent growth, it still is in the countryside, the equivalent of Sunbury to Columbus. ... read more

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