New to France, here we share our experiences with culture, language, food, business, local sites etc… For those of you who are thinking about travelling with children, we might have a few tips. For those wishing to move to southern France, we might have some advice.
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We have had the pleasure of a small dove faced wee bird nesting above our front door in our birdhouse. Apparently she comes back each year, to nest and teach them to fly in our yard. She has red tail feathers, her mate has a beautiful black head and they both make flickering sounds by…
When most people think of the South of France, the imagine that they conjure up is the Mediterranean Sea with its white sand beaches, mussels simmered in wine served in buckets along its shore, and of course who could forget the Canal du Midi running throughout France, lined with Plane trees and walking paths. There are…
Beton is the word for concrete in French, at least in the south of France. We learned this word all too well after waiting for weeks for the cement truck, a truck or any truck to arrive with the right equipment to reach the site, with the right consistency of mix to work over the…
Today June 7th, 2012 is our 9th wedding anniversary, although we have been together since Easter 2002. How amazing that we ended up together. I think destiny played a part in our happy ending. Alfonz was born and raised in Hungary and lived there until he was 17. He came with his family to Canada…
It was the perfect break from our busy week. The boys hung bug screen and fans, built shed bases, and concrete steps, while I spent the week cooking and cleaning after our company and kids. It was a rushed week, with sunburns and stroke that entitled us to a day off. Alfonz insisted. I obliged….
Our first guests in the rental apartment! Akos and Angela from Budapest Hungary are here to celebrate her 43rd birthday! Angela is Alfonz’s cousin and they share a similar birthday, and with our recent move here, they decided to celebrate with us in France! They started in Paris and did 4 days of non-stop…
Alfonz scouted the area looking for wineries for our Capestang wine tour. Daily, he jumped on his BMW motorbike, now a well known fixture throughout our village and searched for the ideal places to show tourists. Criteria was being close to the Canal du Midi offering Capestang’s visitors an option to visit Chateaus during…
Blog Carnival – We gather 10 fellow bloggers, who write about their local sites, and here is our joint post. Please visit their links at the bottom of the page for other good reads and like adventurers from around the world. Eva of ThatsHamori.com When you think of southern France…
Pont du Gard is a very well preserved Roman aqueduct built in the 1st century AD. It is the highest at 160 feet and the most recognisable structure in southern France. 50km long, most of it is under ground and took water from the hills to the city of Nimes. An extraordinary architectural undertaking, built with…
Have you seen this kid riding his bike through the neighbourhood? Capestang has a new boy in town, one with a goal and a determination measured to none. Daniel received a second-hand bike from us when we first landed in Capestang. With the fabulous weather ahead, we had a line on good used bikes from…