Category Archives: Events

Anniversary

Posted on February 15, 2020 by

By the way, yesterday was the 3 year anniversary of our move to Carcassonne in France. It has been a good 3 years. No regrets.  

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Retromobile

Posted on February 4, 2020 by

If there is no strike I shall be in the train approaching Paris at this time in 48 hours. I am currently planning what to do apart from the Retromobile exhibition itself. Some shopping for sure and there must be … Continue reading →

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Robert Burns

Posted on January 25, 2020 by

Tonight is Robert Burns night. Due to the chaos generated by the local floods earlier this week, the Burns dinner party we were supposed to take part in has been postponed for a couple of weeks or so. I suppose … Continue reading →

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恭贺新禧

Posted on January 25, 2020 by

New moon Happy New Year of the Rat to all my Chinese friends  

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Saint Vincent Feast

Posted on January 19, 2020 by

Life in Carcassonne   The big day arrived yesterday. The weather was a bit warmer than last year on the same day which meant that the procession starting on time at 10:15am place Gambetta could proceed through town in a … Continue reading →

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Fête de la St Vincent

Posted on January 15, 2020 by

We shall be taking part again this year and it is in 3 days only I hear it is fully booked

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I like to be beside the seaside

Posted on January 3, 2020 by

Went to investigate the “Village de Noël” in Le Barcarès yesterday. What an impressive and kind of weird thing. It only took 1 hour drive to the coast and the beach where the market is built every year. There is … Continue reading →

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Saint Vincent

Posted on January 3, 2020 by

Inscriptions to this annual event in Carcassone are open. As of today Jan 8th, we are 12 attending from our group of friends  I am certainly looking forward to this year’s edition The menu looks good too €40 per head … Continue reading →

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Happy New Year

Posted on January 1, 2020 by

And a Happy New Decade 2019 Was a fairly busy and generally good year. If you follow the blog, you are aware of this. 2020 Looks even busier. I have highlighted the main vacation plans in a previous post. Some … Continue reading →

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Noël

Posted on December 24, 2019 by
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