A wonderful old farmhouse
6. April 2017 in Italien ⋅ ☀️ 63 °F
Our 5 day hiatus while we dashed to Milan to renew our car was marked by fatigue and a wee bout of tummy troubles. However we don't want to forget the two big old farmhouses we stayed at on the way inWeiterlesen
Back in France: Food!
7. April 2017 in Frankreich ⋅ ☀️ 54 °F
We were invited to a feast! Our hostess' 19 year old son is taking chef classes and we joined her and her sister at a dinner prepared by her son's school. Her son acted as the lead chef for theWeiterlesen
Karen AndersonWow.... now that is a quick turn around time!! France hath cast a spell on you! How wonderful to return to such an invitation as a feast!
Driving to Rieux-Minervous
8. April 2017 in Frankreich ⋅ ☀️ 66 °F
Country scenery. We drove west from Lyon, crossing two mountain ranges and then headed south. Much of the way south was at 3000 feet elevation in forested land.
Rieux-Minervous
8. April 2017 in Frankreich ⋅ ☀️ 68 °F
Which we like to call Rieux-Marvelous. A lovely private apartment! They have thought of everything to make us comfortable!
Annanaomi Sams
Do you know what kind of tree this is? I like the he clusters of flowers.
Photos coming
8. April 2017 in Frankreich ⋅ ☀️ 66 °F
Such as they are. We've been driving for 5 days to take care of renewing the car. We're pretty tired. We'll try to expand on our recent posts while we are here in Rieux Minervois for 2 days.
Flea Marche
9. April 2017 in Frankreich ⋅ ☀️ 66 °F
Heather had a grand time looking for a new sweater. Gordon had a grand time watching Heather and the world go by.
Heather adds: ok you see what happens when I don't censor Gordon's photos of me.
Bonnie BenedictI'm sure Gordon feels the pictures need no editing. Because, you're always beautiful to him!
Homps
9. April 2017 in Frankreich ⋅ ☀️ 66 °F
Homps is on a canal through the region. The barges were for rent and all of the people on the boats seemed to be British.
Annanaomi SamsI wouldn't mind barging on a river in France. Which reminds me....Sometime I'd like to go to Samois-sur-Seine for the Django Reinhardt Festival held the last week of June. Since I'm traveling vicariously this year, maybe you could go! Top off your trip to Europe!!! You DO like gypsy jazz, don't you?
Le Church
9. April 2017 in Frankreich ⋅ ☀️ 68 °F
The church is in the middle of a town with the surrounding houses only a few feet away.
Annanaomi Sams
Looks like they carved away some if the stone so a truck or heavily laden wagon could get through the street. Don't tell me their did it to accommodate Panzer tanks. (Reading WWII historical fiction right now.)
And another church ...
9. April 2017 in Frankreich ⋅ ☀️ 63 °F
Various photos
Conversation with our hosts
9. April 2017 in Frankreich ⋅ ☀️ 63 °F
This is Cathy and Pierre, our hosts here. The are both chefs who retired a couple of years ago. We were out enjoying a bottle of chianti gifted to us by a previous host when they poked their heads outWeiterlesen
Bonnie BenedictHis eye teeth are barely showing. Must've taking a photo before the second bottle of wine :-)
Walking around Rieux
10. April 2017 in Frankreich ⋅ ☀️ 77 °F
Driving to Carcassonne
10. April 2017 in Frankreich ⋅ ☀️ 77 °F
Carcassonne
10. April 2017 in Frankreich ⋅ ☀️ 77 °F
Forever known in our memories as DIsneyland In South of France. We think it was perhaps that this is Easter week and many people may be holidaying here. But gosh ... you could barely walk for theWeiterlesen
Bonnie BenedictIt was spring break in the states. That may be why they were more tourists.
But all is not lost ...
10. April 2017 in Frankreich ⋅ ☀️ 77 °F
Carcasonne is famous not just for its towers, but for inventing the rustic dish cassoulet. 'Nuff said.
View from our bedroom window
10. April 2017 in Frankreich ⋅ ☀️ 68 °F
Last day in Rieux-Minervois.
Driving to the Pyrenees
11. April 2017 in Frankreich ⋅ ☁️ 54 °F
A low ceiling dampened colors and prevented our seeing the mountains til we were almost on top of them. It was a lovely drive nonetheless. Our biggest problem was finding diesel gas en route. WeWeiterlesen
Lunch on the grand boulevard
12. April 2017 in Frankreich ⋅ ☀️ 66 °F
Woah! Now that's a steak! The accompanying frites were so good I had to ask about them. Hand cut with skins cooked in the Belgian way: first at low temperature, then again at high temp to finish andWeiterlesen
Donna GilmanWhat a deal on the prices!! And the meals are large enough to have leftovers so even more of a bargain !!! Besides, part of the experience is indulging, eh! DonnaG
Bagnere-de-Luchon
12. April 2017 in Frankreich ⋅ ☀️ 59 °F
Our method of finding an area we want to visit and then selecting a specific place based on the offerings in Airbnb is yielding some spectacular results. Who ever heard of this little dot in theWeiterlesen
Annanaomi SamsNot trip related... today is Aira's 41st birthday! Thank you for being there when she was born! She is an amazing woman! If I do say so myself...
Drive in the Pyrennes
13. April 2017 in Frankreich ⋅ ☀️ 55 °F
We drove up in to the Pyrennes. Not a long drive, but enough to get some views. We saw bicyclists going up and down the hills. One of them passed me on a downhill slope. Our town was on the 2016 TourWeiterlesen
Reisender
Yeah, we liked this photo so much we let the traffic sign pass. You have no idea how many fantastic photos have been scrapped over power wires, traffic signs, and other artifacts of modern technology (on which e freely admit we depend). Oh yes, and we scrap a number because they show Heather's wrinkles, her burgeoning waistline, or just plain are not flattering.
Annanaomi SamsOM goodness. What good photo curators you are! I actually think Heather looks thinner. I think you may be in trouble...!!!
The thermes
13. April 2017 in Frankreich ⋅ ☀️ 68 °F
We poked our noses into the thermal baths building which was apparently built over some old Roman baths. It looked like it would be fabulous. There is a steady flow in and out of what look likeWeiterlesen
A few stray photos
13. April 2017 in Frankreich ⋅ ☀️ 68 °F
The first two are inside our building. All the apartments have windows or doors onto this central 3-story high open area. Our window is first on the right. I believe that glass-windowed door at theWeiterlesen
La Rochelle
15. April 2017 in Frankreich ⋅ ⛅ 55 °F
This morning we drove into La Rochelle prior to hitting the road. Little did we know that this city, selected because it was 5 hours north of where we were, is one of the most scenic and history-richWeiterlesen
Karen AndersonWow.... what incredible experience to be amongst this oldness! So interesting.
On the way to Brittany
15. April 2017 in Frankreich ⋅ ☁️ 55 °F
Along with a few additional pics from La Rochelle. A lot of the cows in France that we see are laying down. Are they lazy? Or perhaps the labor laws of France require rest times every day?
Just outside of Ruffiac
15. April 2017 in Frankreich ⋅ ☁️ 54 °F
Boy, every place we stay we say, "This is the best place ever!" Out in the middle of nowhere this cottage is to be found on Airbnb. Once a combo living space and cider mill this renovated cottage hasWeiterlesen
Lazing around
17. April 2017 in Frankreich ⋅ ☁️ 57 °F
The most we could manage for say one was photos out our bedroom window and the back door. The donkey with the dreds is named Cannabis.
Today we ventured out just to say we did. We missed theWeiterlesen
Annanaomi SamsI hope you are jotting down, or otherwise keeping track of all these lovely places so your friends could stay there too! Sometime in the future...
ReisenderAirbnb keeps them all. We really haven't had a bad experience yet.