Blogs from Tarbes, Midi-Pyrénées, France, Europe

Advertisement

Europe » France » Midi-Pyrénées » Tarbes December 27th 2018

Decent night's sleep, if a bit chilly because we didn't keep the heat on overnight! Very pleasant stopover, but only 2hrs of electricity was included in the 10€ admission, so we just used that for the oven chips and a bit of battery top-up. But good to hear birds singing in the morning - except that their idea of "morning" was about 04.00! Reminded me of ATC Camps, and a certain Sqn Ldr who'd say to the cadets on arrival, "This week, you will learn that there are two 5.30's in a day! (you know who you are GR) Next time we woke up, it was a slightly more civilised hour. Light breakfast, then topped up the water etc, and set off about 10.30. Having decided not to drive in the dark unless we had to, ... read more

Europe » France » Midi-Pyrénées » Tarbes June 24th 2011

........and so I face ... blah blah blah!! Sadly, the end of my time in France is indeed near. The last 3 weeks have been spent in Sarraguzan, near Tarbes, where I have been dog sitting, in a lovely house in the foothills of the Pyrenees. There have been some quite spectacular thunder storms in my time here. Jo came out for 3 days just before our birthday, and we had a lovely time. Allie has been here for the last 2 weeks, during which time she and I celebrated our 40th and 50th birthdays. We have spent most of the time sunning ourselves on the decking outside the house. But we have also managed to travel a bit, with day trips to San Sebastian, in Spain - Biarritz - Pau -Tarbes - and Lourdes. And ... read more
Me and Jo at Carcassonne airport
Allie on the beach at San Sebastian
Allie next to the wonderful mementoes on offer at Lourdes, on a very wet day. This was just before the umbrella broke, and we got soaked to the skin!!

Europe » France » Midi-Pyrénées » Tarbes April 22nd 2011

After a few days back in the UK, I returned to Roger and Sandy's in Amberac for a rest!! It was a hectic time in UK trying to see everyone in such a short space of time. But it was a nice break. So got back to France on Monday, and was greeted with an email from a friend in the mid-Pyrenees asking if i wanted a couple of weeks of house sitting. Long story short, I am writing this from a beautiful house in the village of Sarraguzan, in the foothills of the Pyrenees. The most stressful thing i have to do at the moment is feed 2 dogs and 2 cats!! It is possibly the most relaxing place I jave ever stayed in. On a hill, with nothing but open countrysude for as far ... read more
this is the first thing i see when i wake up and look out the window. Could be worse eh?!
the other side of the house.......
this is Lottie - the one eyed cat. She eats for France man!!




Tot: 0.063s; Tpl: 0.005s; cc: 7; qc: 32; dbt: 0.0312s; 1; m:domysql w:travelblog (10.17.0.13); sld: 1; ; mem: 1.1mb