Monthly Archives: December 2018

Happy New Year

It has been a busy and very much enjoyable 2018. My first complete year as a retired person and in Carcassonne in the south of France. Life is good here, loads to enjoy. Met many new friends. I wish everyone … Continue reading

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Trip to the seaside

It is getting much cooler in town. I have been craving for some seafood and in particular urchins (now that the season is open). So I decided last weekend to hit the Meditarenean cost. It is not too far from … Continue reading

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Fibre broadband

Since a couple of days, I can see workers on  my street setting up the cables. So I checked on line what the latest status was and indeed fibre is now available on my block. I shall be informed as … Continue reading

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Festival

July is the month of the music festival in Carcassonne. Everyday there are concerts taking place at the same time in different locations around town. Most of them are open to all and free of charge. Up in the Cité … Continue reading

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Saint Nicholas

First day / evening back in Germany.. Found my friends in the pub.

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Autoroute

Off to Toulouse airport tomorrow morning, so I am checking the motorway web cams to see if there are any blockage which would mean taking alternative routes. Everything seems to be fine at the moment. Will check again before I … Continue reading

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WordPress Test

I mainly use WordPress for writing my Blogs.  They are just introducing a new editor which I am testing. This in fact is my 1st entry with it. They are introducing so-called “Blocks” which I do not understand yet. All … Continue reading

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December

The last month of the year is already upon us. Where I live in the south of France, there is little chance of snow. Saying that the Pyrenees mountains are just round the corner and we can see the snow … Continue reading

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