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Gourdon and pics of Paris

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September 3rd 2011
Hi everyone - I have arrived in Gourdon which is a lovely medieval village about an hour by train north of Toulouse. I have only been here a couple of hours and it is so peaceful after Paris. It looks beautiful and I will certainly take plenty of photos over the two weeks that I am here. I start my language course on Monday, so hopefully I will be able to string a sentence together by the time ... read more

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