Winter in France

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Début du voyage
11 janvier 2022
Winter in France Catherine Wright
Au revoir, Vermont!
8 janvier 2022, États Unis ⋅ ☀️ 7 °F
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Rainy Sunday in Sandy Spring
9 janvier 2022, États Unis ⋅ 🌧 36 °F
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Time to fly!
11 janvier 2022, États Unis ⋅ 🌙 27 °F
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Stopover in Brussels
12 janvier 2022, Belgique ⋅ ⛅ 36 °F
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En route to our home for two months
12 janvier 2022, France ⋅ ⛅ 32 °F
The journey from the Toulouse airport to our house in La Plaine, Fajoles was straightforward until we left the highway. Our directions were a little confusing, so we enjoyed several pastoral detours until we found a kind couple to point us in the right direction!En savoir plus
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VoyageurVous etes arrivee!! Bonne journee! Looks idyllic!
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Starting to explore
13 janvier 2022, France ⋅ ☀️ 41 °F
After a solid sleep, we set out on a few errands - groceries, French SIM cards, and a pharmacy that issues French Health Passes (passes sanitaires). Drove a beautiful route to Souilliac, where we were overwhelmed by the huge size of the grocery store! Found most of what needed, then drove home along winding roads and lanes with stunning views of the valley. Potato leek soup and local wine for dinner, mini skeeball, a couple episodes of Ted Lasso, a brief power outage, then to bed!En savoir plus
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VoyageurLove this! What a great first day!
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Voyageur SERIOUSLY Viintage.
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Catherine WrightIt leaves Cabot in the dust.
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Voyageur❤️
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Success!
14 janvier 2022, France ⋅ ☀️ 45 °F
Today we finally were able to activate our SIM cards with our new French numbers and also obtain our French Health Passes from the pharmacy in nearby Gourdon. Now we have a QR code to gain entrance to restaurants, museums, and other sights and venues. Our neighbors and landlords brought us a lemon drizzle welcome cake - so good! We also walked around our new neighborhood before sunset and it's truly enchanting. Can't wait to keep exploring on foot. Next up, a simple pasta dinner and a few episodes of Ted Lasso. A good day overall!En savoir plus
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Voyageur Nice pictures. Is one of them your house?
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Sarlat Market and Truffle Festival
15 janvier 2022, France ⋅ ☀️ 36 °F
It's high truffle season in Dorgogne, so we set off today to check out the Sarlat Saturday market and annual truffle festival. Charlotte hates the taste, but Aaron and I tried cream of truffle soup, truffle risotto, truffle deviled eggs, and for dessert, a chocolate truffle macaron! Sounds crazy, but I really liked it!En savoir plus
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Before and after our trip to Sarlat
15 janvier 2022, France ⋅ 🌙 36 °F
Castles are everywhere! I took pictures as we drove through the villages so we can find our way back to them. After we got back to the house we took a gorgeous several mile walk around our new neighborhood- and of course, Charlotte made a friend.En savoir plus
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VoyageurLOVE! So want to be there walking with you!!
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Voyageur I hope your French is coming back to you 🙂
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Catherine WrightIt's coming back, but still is overwhelming!
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Voyageur Lovely
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Rocamadour
16 janvier 2022, France ⋅ ☀️ 37 °F
We spent several hours exploring this clifftop village about 40 minutes from our house. It gets over a million visitors every year, but on a Sunday in mid January, it was completely deserted. It truly is astonishing.En savoir plus
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VoyageurThese photos are stunning!
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Voyageur Breathtaking photos. But keep the cat photos with Charlotte coming. Love ‘em.
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Somehow I am reminded of Indian pueblos in New Mexico. So interesting how we find similar solutions to our problems around the world. [Pat Stevens]
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An afternoon in Gourdon
17 janvier 2022, France ⋅ ☀️ 37 °F
Gourdon is the nearest town to our little hamlet of La Plaine, about a 10 minute drive away. It's perched on a hill, an ancient town with a fortified gate, narrow streets and half-timbered houses, and a view for miles from the top of the hill. We stumbled across a glorious empty church, charming gardens, closed shops and restaurants (normal for Monday, we learned), and finally found an open pizza place for our first meal out in France! Then some grocery shopping and back home.En savoir plus
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VoyageurOf course you found your Lays potato chips!
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Catherine Wrightroast chicken- so good!
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Voyageur Roast chicken chips!? Wow.
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A couple days close to home
19 janvier 2022, France ⋅ ⛅ 41 °F
The last couple days (Tuesday and Wednesday) have brought cold, grey weather, so we have stuck close to the house and the area. Yesterday we took a quick trip to the nearby village of St Julien de Lampon and walked around its cemetery, then checked out the grocery store and the boulangerie.

Today, the weather was even worse, with colder temps and drizzling rain, but we managed to get out in the afternoon and find some horses! About a seven minute drive from our house is an equestrian center (Ferme Equestre du Chateau), and through connections with our landlords, Charlotte was able to hop on a beautiful black cob named Juanito and join a lesson for almost two hours!En savoir plus
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VoyageurCharlotte must have been so excited to ride!
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Voyageur When in France….
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Voyageur So touching💗
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Domme, Sarlat, and a long walk
20 janvier 2022, France ⋅ ☁️ 37 °F
Yesterday we drove to Domme to check out its weekly market, but by the time we got there, only a few booths remained open. The fortified town is stunning, but all the businesses were closed over the lunch hour and/or the winter months, plus it was cloudy and the views were quite limited. On our way back to the car, we stepped into the local cemetery and were greeted by a couple very vocal cats! We hung out with them for a bit and decided to move on to Sarlat for some shopping, and return to Domme another time.

Sarlat was busier, and we got gas, grocery shopped and wandered the old town some more, then drove home. Charlotte's muscles were sore from riding the day before, so she stayed home and Aaron and I took a 3+ mile walk before sunset.

We are quickly learning that not a lot happens during the winter in this area, but the quiet pace is really lovely for the most part!En savoir plus
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Lovely [Anne Kemmerle]
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We spent several days in Sarlat back in 2006. It was summertime and there was a lot to see, including a wonderful outdoor market. Finn, who was 8 at the time, got his hair cut there. We went to some cave paintings close by. I’ll look for your other posts! How exciting. [Jenny Hughes]
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Did you resist? [Joyce Space]
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Gourdon and Sarlat
21 janvier 2022, France ⋅ ⛅ 37 °F
Yesterday Charlotte and I took a ladies' excursion to Gourdon and enjoyed a leisurely hour or so in La Fabrique cafe. Nutella is everywhere, so of course we needed to try the Nutella muffin. :-)

After we got back, Charlotte did school work, Aaron had work calls, so I decided to learn how to write French cursive in their uniquely gridded notebooks- it's not easy! Aaron spotted a mouse so I walked over to the store for a few mousetraps, and two dearly departed mice later, we hope they are gone. Nothing new for us- rural living, old house, cold temps, et voila...mice!

Today we headed to Sarlat again for the Saturday Market, then headed home in time for Charlotte to have a riding lesson on the lovely mare, Diana, at the barn just down the road. She did great and will get to ride regularly!En savoir plus
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Riding Diana at la ferme équestre
22 janvier 2022, France ⋅ ☀️ 48 °F
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Around the neighborhood
22 janvier 2022, France ⋅ ☀️ 43 °F
We've been wondering what the dirt mounds are that seem to be in every field and garden- turns out it's a big issue here: mole damage. The chickens we walked by were curious and friendly, almost more like our friends' turkeys we know in Vermont!En savoir plus
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Voyageur Wow, must be a mole metropolis below! Mole-tropolis! :-D
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Sunday Market in St Cyprien
23 janvier 2022, France ⋅ ☀️ 34 °F
VoyageurTapenade, s'il vous plait! 😍
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Catherine WrightMais oui!!!
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VoyageurLooks like a beautiful day out.
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Catherine WrightWe have lucked out with weather so far!
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Walk to Grotte de Soupiers
24 janvier 2022, France ⋅ ☀️ 52 °F
The day was gorgeous so we found a good walk on the AllTrails app that that took us thru woods and eventually, after some scrambling, the elusive Grotte de Soupirs. At the start of our walk, a friendly dog ran from its house and joined us, leading us up the road, with zero plans to leave us on our own! We met a couple walking the direction with their own dog, and they recognized our companion and took him back down with them! We continue to be impressed with how friendly and/or perfectly trained the dogs here are.

After almost giving up on the grotto, Aaron finally gound it! We tried to spot prehistoric drawings said to be in many of the area's grottoes, but sadly there was too much graffiti.

The way home took us through gorgeous countryside, where naturally, horses found Charlotte. Walking here is such a delight; every day presents new roads and paths right around the corner from our house!En savoir plus
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Beautiful! [Anne]
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Glad we are connected this way, easy and fun to see what you are doing [Susan Barnard]
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VoyageurCool cave!
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A few more shots from our grotto hike
24 janvier 2022, France ⋅ ⛅ 43 °F
Voyageur Beauties! 💙
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A few hours in Beynac-et-Cazenac
25 janvier 2022, France ⋅ ☀️ 46 °F
The weather is beautiful and the tourist crowds are non-existent, which is great...but everything is still closed even though Google and websites tell us otherwise! We set off to Chateau de Beynac, ascended the narrow, steep, cobbled streets, only to find the giant doors locked. At least the views were fabulous and we got some exercise, right? Not a shop, restaurant, or café open anywhere, but we'll be back once things pick up!En savoir plus
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Another riding lesson
26 janvier 2022, France ⋅ ☀️ 48 °F
We have been so fortunate to have stables just five minutes away that really seem to mirror the friendly, laid back environment of what Charlotte has back at home at Horse Amour and Diamond Pine Farm. Yes, there's the language barrier, but it's impressive how much can be communicated when the common thread is the love and knowledge of horses!En savoir plus
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Voyageur what a cutie
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Cahors, part 1
28 janvier 2022, France ⋅ ⛅ 39 °F
We're in the middle of a stretch of gloomy weather, so decided to take a little road trip to Cahors, which is a vibrant city about an hour away. Parking in the center of town was easy, and we enjoyed meandering the medieval alleys and cobblestone streets. We had wanted to eat at a vegetarian restaurant called Marie Colline, but learned that it requires reservations. Another attempt at a vegan restaurant, Le Jardin de Susan, was a dead end as it was closed. Finally, we found a tiny corner place called Lili Bowl, and it was just delicious!

After lunch, we explored the Cathédrale Saint-Étienne de Cahors, and as we entered the sanctuary was filled with organ music, making the experience rather overwhelming, emotional, and quite beautiful. The cloister and its garden was magical, and as I've mentioned about other places before, it felt like we had the entire town to ourselves since it's the end of January and nothing is open!En savoir plus
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VoyageurGreat pics, beautiful church & cloister!
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Voyageur Yum!
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Beautiful photos! [Kim Rubin]
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So happy to see this. Vermont sure is cold in January [Susan Barnard]
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Cahors, part 2
28 janvier 2022, France ⋅ ⛅ 41 °F
Despite the gloomy weather, we really enjoyed Cahors, and hope to go back for more good food and perhaps a glimpse of what's growing in the gardens once spring gets a little nearer!
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Voyageur Cool shot!
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Sunday market in St Cyprien
2 février 2022, France ⋅ ⛅ 43 °F
We love this market! Sure, the products are amazing, but the real reason we go is for the dogs and the babies.
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Voyageur A perfect shot. 🪟🤎
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Voyageur Those labels are fantastic. Bring back an empty bottle to display at Stillwater!
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Voyageur Bonjour Charlotte, je suis un cheval, mais je connais tu es mon ami! Je t’adore!
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Catherine WrightBien sur!!!
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Scenes from the neighborhood
3 février 2022, France ⋅ ☁️ 46 °F
Signs of spring!!!! [Momcarol]
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