Week2

Our first week in our new home. (MAP)
  • DSCF0819 Our local market; Pezenas. A cool, windy day.
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  • DSCF0821 Grocery shopping at Carrefour (the local Superstore): pretty much the same as Canada (except for the wine and spirits)
  • DSCF0825 our kitchen
  • DSCF0826 ..and the eating area.
  • DSCF0828 Local construction; all masonry.
  • DSCF0830 Local tractors..
  • DSCF0831 are Lambos!
  • DSCF0832 local vinyard; hope to see it in bloom.
  • DSCF0838 Hudson's best buddy; Kiki
  • DSCF0839 Local "chien"
  • DSCF0840 local roads; most town are lined with big trees
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  • DSCF0844 local Frenchman.
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  • DSCF0848 a close up
  • DSCF0855 Homeschool.
  • DSCF0857 ..learning how to write.
  • DSCF0860 typical streets
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  • DSCF0863 Nearby city; Narbonne. The Romans where here; again.
  • DSCF0864 and the cars; TINY! sheesh.
  • DSCF0866 more doors..
  • DSCF0865 Narbonne, along the Canal du Midi, a huge waterway linking the Atlantic to the South of France.
  • DSCF0867 Literally, THE Roman highway, right in the middle of Narbonne.
  • DSCF0868 The Roman highway map.
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  • DSCF0871 Narbonne's inner courtyard
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  • DSCF0874 Staggering height for medeval architecture.
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  • DSCF0878 Our first mediterranian beach, Narbonne Plage.
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  • DSCF0883 A local Marti Gras celebration with local schools (a nice Wednesday)
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  • DSCF0889 No school in France on Wednesdays (they go for 8 hours on the other weekk days)
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  • DSCF0893 We looked at some real estate
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  • DSCF0895 but it wasn't for us.
  • DSCF0897 Our realtor wasn't really aware of what we wanted.
  • DSCF0896 ..a new house on a rock out of town..
  • DSCF0898 or and old townhouse in town.
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  • DSCF0901 neither was a good fit.
  • DSCF0902 back to Pezenas
  • DSCF0903 and our weekly Saturday trip to the market for food.
  • DSCF0904 A nice , sunny, warm day; finally, we can sit outside without a coat.
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  • DSCF0906 custom bikes..
  • DSCF0907 A tribute to one of the greatest masters of comedy in Western literature (circa 1600's); Pezenas is Moliere's old haunt.
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  • DSCF0909 more doors
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  • DSCF0911 and now for some knockers!
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  • DSCF0914 an inner courtyard...
  • DSCF0915 and more knockers.
  • DSCF0916 let me know if you get bored of the doors.
  • DSCF0917 I love texture; another couryard.
  • DSCF0918 and a horse, out on the town, enjoying the sun.