On January 4th Paulie and Stephen arrived from Paris at the house near Najac that Paulie lined up. It was a swap with folks who will borrow our car in March in Australia when they visit. Olivia headed down from England on the 7th and then James took a break from work on the 14th. Local visits, a trip to visit friends in Bordeaux, and days at the property made for a great break. On January 16th the whole team headed off to the next house in Provence via Carcassone.
En route to the first house in the Aveyron region, south west France.
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A stop in Rocamadour
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The Black Madonna (from centuries of candle smoke) in Chapelle de Notre-Dame
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We arrive at our house La Serenite near Najac
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A run â la campagne
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Nearby Belcastel
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Our countryside
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Laguepie - en route to collect Olivia at Toulouse airport
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Toulouse
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Cafe lunch with knitting circle in the background
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Olivia joins us
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home
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Najac the medieval village near our farm
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A walk around Najac
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Re-enacting the 100 year war- Stephen storms the fort in memory of his ancestors
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Paulie's best pal the baker in our village
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out for another country walk
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… and a wee bit of work
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Villefranche de Rouergue
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Villeneuve and another anti-English fortification
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