The Value of Markets In mid October, Capestang introduced their second Circuit Courte Marche and it was a huge success at bringing customers back to the much slower mid-week market. August 14th 2015, Capestang hosts another Harvest…
Today, February 2nd is a special day in France. Candlemas is the day the Virgin Mary was aloud to reenter the church after giving birth to the Son of God and present baby Jesus. In those times after delivery, a woman was thought to be unclean and had to wait 40 days to reenter the…
Today we showed them Africa – Antarctica, under the sea to the ocean’s floor, to the moon and the solar system beyond, on this fun filled day planned with kids in mind. Montpellier offers so much to do and see, and only an hour away from our new home, it proves to be a great…
Fall brings beautiful colours, cool evenings and crunching leaves under foot while strolling along the Canal du Midi. The canal boats are parked along her shores, most retired for the year, under guard of the plane trees. The feeling around these parts is calm. The bustle of summer is over, the tourists sparse and…
Our family went to our first French wedding. Stephanie and Peter wed on July 7, 2012 in Capestang. Their daughter is in Angelina’s class and coincidentally shares the same name. They were our first friends in Capestang, also moving here shortly before us and helped us out a great deal during our first few months…
We need to give our children roots and wings.. “As a Canadian expat the biggest adjustment as a parent was placing my Montessori reared children into French public school.” Complete polar opposites when it comes to education, the differences are not just in methods of execution but also the core principles. Canadian schools have been…
Top Ten List – Activities for KIDS in France What do you mean the grandchildren are coming? What in the world are we going to do with them? There are a number of activities to do with your children while travelling the southern regions of France. #1 Accrobranche or Tree Climbing Adventures There are many…
In 1860 Abbot Giniès discovered the oppidum in Nissan-lez-Enserune, a village whose characteristics are of the Celtics during the Iron Ages in southern Gaul. The location on top of the giant hill offered natural protection for the villagers with its elevated settlement and a large surface area for the growing population. During the 6th…
CAC34 put on another amazing show; FANFARONNADE in Capestang was made up of three street bands parading throughout the village gathering people as they played. In Pied Piper fashion, they all met in the town square with hundreds of residents following. The 60-musician procession…