Destination: France

bon appetit (rose)

Thu, 15 Apr 2010 | By huw-and-rose | Views [530]

On the Wednesday evening, we were invited to dine with Couillas' only other regular inhabitants: the fabulously French Jojo, complete with beret, colonel moustache, twinkly eyes and naughty laugh, his wife Marie-Claude, his sister Jacky and her charming ... Read more >

muesli mountain (rose)

Thu, 15 Apr 2010 | By huw-and-rose | Views [510]

Note to self: update blog far more often... About an hour south of Toulouse, at the end of a long and winding road leading out of a tiny village called Chein Dessus, is a string of 'communes' or mini villages. Couillas is the last. After that, the road ... Read more >

Photos: stuff

Tue, 6 Apr 2010 | By hannah_white | Photo Gallery

injuries

Tue, 6 Apr 2010 | By hannah_white | Views [549]

Time is flying by so quickly! I might only have two more full weeks of guests left! Rumour has it that the last guests will leave on 17 th April then we have a few days to clean the chalet and a bus will bring us home on Thursday 22 nd April! When ... Read more >

Catch up

Tue, 6 Apr 2010 | By hannah_white | Views [381]

Well Hello there, it’s been a few weeks since my last blog, but I did give you four to read last time! I decided that as the end of season was approaching fast I had to up my game and start trying new things, so my goal now is every time I go out ... Read more >

motorway musings (rose)

Tue, 30 Mar 2010 | By huw-and-rose | Views [826] | Comments [3]

Today is Monday(ish). We are almost exactly 1,000km south of where we were last Monday. After Belgium, our personal pilgrimage led us into northern France. At Thiepval Cemetary, the impressive and imposing memorial to the missing of the Somme, we ... Read more >

Photos: Paris Jan 2010

Tue, 23 Mar 2010 | By jeffbrad | Photo Gallery

Photos: Eurodisney

Sun, 21 Mar 2010 | By jamesandjulie | Photo Gallery

Eurodisney

Sun, 21 Mar 2010 | By jamesandjulie | Views [324]

As an early anniversary gift, we took the Eurostar to Eurodisney, to have a two day break. We were surprise to find that the TGV train (which we changed onto in Lille) pulled up directly outside Disney village. We caught the shuttle bus to our ... Read more >

Photos: Snowboarding: France/Switzerland

Sun, 14 Mar 2010 | By jamesandjulie | Photo Gallery

Snowboarding: France/Switzerland

Sun, 14 Mar 2010 | By jamesandjulie | Views [556]

Saturday After a sleepless night came an early start, out to Heathrow to head for Geneva, Switzerland with friends, Tony and Caroline. We had tried to check in on line the previous night, when James realised I was booked under Julie Atkinson-an ... Read more >

Photos: Valley Rally

Sun, 14 Mar 2010 | By hannah_white | Photo Gallery

Photos: Pirate Night

Sun, 14 Mar 2010 | By hannah_white | Photo Gallery

Family visit!

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 | By anita | Views [2165] | Comments [7]

As seems my habit, it has been quite a while since I have updated my blog, but I am plagued with bouts of "uninspiration" interrupted by crazy amounts of activity, leaving my blog to the wayside. Perhaps inspired by the final arrival of a ... Read more >

Dernière histoire....

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 | By maud-pierre | Views [790]

Voilà, c'est fini... De retour à la maison, dans nos chez-nous... A Nevers chez mes parents, A Gignac où il neige (et on dit que dans le sud il fait toujours beau!) et bientôt dans mon très cher plat pays, qui n'est pas vraiment le mien, mais un peu ... Read more >