Posted by in Uncategorized I have decided to join in the fun. It is the perfect subject for me as I was born nostalgic. The transient nature of life experiences are one reason why we take photographs. Like time travelling, photographs are a way to give life to the past, so we can imagine again that moment in time,…Read more »
La Pointe Courte is an unusual neighbourhood in Sète, created by the fishermen of the Etang de Thau, which has managed to keep is character. L’Etang de Thau is the largest lagoon in Occitanie with a unique biodiversity. In the middle of the 19th century the arrival of the railroad cut la Pointe Courte off…Read more »
Le bonheur est dans le pré, happiness is in the field! The Gers department, pronounced jerce, borders Haute Garonne to the west/north west and is home to many delightful things particular to SW France. We decided to take my parents to Condom on their visit last autumn. I hadn’t seen much of the Gers before…Read more »
Il y a une expression en Occitan, ou plutôt un dicton « aver entenut a petar lo loup » Connaitre le monde, en avoir vu toutes les couleurs. L’envie de voyager et voir le monde est en nous, certains plus que d’autres, et ça ne va pas changer. Depuis toute petite, j’ai eu un désir inexplicable de…Read more »
Festivals and Conferences If you are in the south west of France on holiday, or living here and you like jazz, you’re lucky. Actually, even if you are here on holiday or living here and you don’t like jazz, you’re still lucky. In the summertime, when the days get longer and the sunshine is abundant,…Read more »
Posted by in culture, music, occitanie, Uncategorized Festivals et Conférences Si vous êtes dans le sud-ouest de la France en vacances ou au quotidien et vous aimez le jazz, vous avez de la chance. En fait, même si vous n’aimez pas le jazz, vous avez de la chance. Pendant l’été, quand les jours sont longs et le soleil brille, les festivals de…Read more »
My dad is a huge opera fan; he’s especially crazy about Italian opera. My mum loves classical music too; she used to play the piano very well. My brother and I took up playing violin and piano quite early on but I would be a liar if I said I tried very hard. Not unlike…Read more »
Mon père est un amateur d’opéra, un enthousiaste sans limite pour l’opéra italien. Quant à ma mère, elle aussi, elle adore le chant lyrique et la musique classique. Mon frère et moi, nous nous sommes lancés très tôt à apprendre le violoncelle et le piano. Je ne devrais pas mentir, on ne s’est pas donnés…Read more »
Posted by in Uncategorized Personally, I have spent an inordinate amount of time being in a hurry. Always having to be somewhere at a specific time is such a drag. For me it was even more futile as half the time I was rushing to wait. That was me, sprinting through the terminal, trailing an overstuffed wheelie bag behind…Read more »
Posted by in Uncategorized Grau-du-Roi (grow do rwoa) It occurred to me as I was planning a trip to the Basque country that not knowing how to pronounce the names of places is not only annoying, but it makes it harder to retain information. Txinguidi (somewhere apparently worth a gander) is hopefully pronounced Ching gweedy but probably not! Anyway,…Read more »
