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LES BAUX – A MAGICAL PLACE TO DISCOVER
ALONG THE LANGUEDOC COAST TO AUDE We discovered Les Baux quite by accident, as I’ll explain later. 23rd November: Travelling along the Languedoc coast I said to Graham: ‘Do you realise this is my brother’s birthday?’ I hoped Trevor did not feel neglected because I had not sent a card. He […]
NARBONNE
NARBONNE – SMALL CITY – LARGE IN FRENCH WIT As we resumed our journey the sky darkened and presently we were in the midst of a storm. It slowed the driving, but diminished when we reached Narbonne. The town was on my list of places to stop and explore. We were […]
VILLELONGUE, AUDE- OUR FAVOURITE B&B
23rd November 2016 OUR FAVOURITE B&B IN FRANCE – I CAUSE CONSTERNATION Villelongue Coté Jardin, Location Chambre d’hôte dans l’Aude This is our very favourite B&B in the whole of France (as we so far know it!) It is the exceptional hospitality from the hostesses that has sent us back repeatedly […]
GIRONDE
GIRONDE – BAZAS – A CHATEAU OF HORROR November 24th: We entered the Gironde and went first to Auch, (just had to pronounce it in phonetic English!). Unfortunately, we never found the famous statue of D’Artagnan. Nor that of his creator, Alexander Dumas; or the Four Musketeers. Instead, we parked in a […]
