Have you ever gone to friends for lunch and ended up staying there until two in the morning? Well our lunch at Beatrice and Christophe’s house ended up just like that! We started at noon arriving for lunch at their home to meet their other Canadian friends. Before our migration to Capestang there was a…
On my birthday this year Alfonz treated me to a traditional French Cassoulet in St. Jeans, Minervois paired with the local Muscat. Now, there are different villages in a triangle around Capestang whom all claim to be the origin of Cassoulet. They all have variations on the recipe. Cassoulet is white beans baked with sausages…
Saint Stephen’s Church of Capestang is located in the beautiful Languedoc-Roussillon region of France, and was designed as a Collegiate where monks and nuns could come, live and learn the word of god. Collegiate Church of St. Etienne (the French name) was started in the 13th century over older church remains thought from the 11th…
Gyomroi thermal lake used to be a beautiful natural lake fed by 12 springs. During the communist era 1944-1989 it was used as a garbage dump, polluted and ruined. The new mayor of the Gyomroi community decided to rake the lake clean, dig it deeper, unplug the springs and build up the area as a…
Our camping trip was far too short to see all the lovely sites around the Forests of Saint Avant-Monts. Saturday morning, the July fourteenth holiday, we ventured out after breakfast to explore the lovely village of La Salvetat-sur-Agout. Last night we enjoyed a delicious Pâté and I asked where we could get some to…
As part of the summer solstice the local musicians came out to celebrate in Capestang after 7:00pm on Sunday evening. The perfect setting along the Canal du Midi where boats dock, you could see their guests sitting on deck sampling local wine from the venders set up in kiosks down the road. Most eat…
No need to travel to Vienna any longer to experience Christmas markets. Budapest is the up and coming weekend getaway to visi, who ranked 7th in the world for the best Christmas market behind Vienna and Strasbourg. Ranked #2 as best cities to visit in the world, top 5 for cycling friendly, top…
Do you ever dream of cool mountain breezes and chattering streams running through beautiful green forests? The Hamori’s head 60 minutes northeast towards La Salvetat sur-Agout to a little river with two other families from Angelina’s class for a camp out. We set up our Westfalia camper van in a shaded spot under a…
My One Year Pursuit of Happiness My pursuit to find happiness started around 27 years old right after ending a long relationship. I even stated it in my ‘Dear John letter’ that it was time for me to focus on myself, to pursue what makes me happy and to put myself back on my priority…
Alfonz and Adrian took Daniel on an adventure today. They finally took a much-needed break from the renovations and work around the house to take the boy on a two-hour bike ride to Poilhes and back along the Canal du Midi. This includes their lunch break and going past Poilhes. It would usually take about…