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| March 2005: Our first view of the medieval Cité of Carcassonne |
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| June 2005: Minerve - medieval town where 180 Carthar
"heretics" were burned at the stake in 1210 |
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| August 2005: Grotte de Limousis - one of the many spectacular caves in
the vicinity. |
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| September 2005: Galamus gorge - spectaular canyon with sides rising to
3000 feet from bottom. |
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| September 2005: Peyrepetuese - a spectacular medieval castle perched
high up in the Pyrannean foothills. |
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| October 2005: Gouffre de Cabresprine - the deepest hole in Europe at
more than 1000' from top to bottom. |
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| December 2005: View of the Pyranees on a clear winter day just a few
hundred yards from our house. |
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| December 2005: We discover it can get bloody cold up in the mountains. |
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| December 2005: Foix - a Pyrannean town that was the last stronghold of
independant Languedoc. Never conquered by the forces of Louis IX. |
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| March 2006: Lake at Laprade |
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| April 2006: easter eggs are a work of art at the Cros Occitan - a
rather splendid restaurant in Carcassonne. |
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| August 2006: 12th century abbey at La Grasse |
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| September 2006: Horse show at Carcassonne |
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| January 2007: Our kitchen is finished. |
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| January 2007: We explore the countryside behind Mazamet - a small town
25km to the north |
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| March 2007: View from Pic de Nore (1200m) |
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| March 2007: Our dining hall is finished |
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| May 2007: Poppy time on Montagnes Noirs |
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| July 2007: La Cité en Feu - Bastille Day fireworks at Carcassonne |
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| August 2007: Polynesian dancers at the Cuxac village fete |
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| August 2007: Jousting in La Cité |
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| September 2007: Lastours |
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| October 2007: Communal Lavage at Saissac |
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| November 2007: Village Band at Viladonnell |
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| December 2007: Sunset over Pyrennees |
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| January 2008: Andorra La Vella |
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| March 2008: Bastide near Condom |
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| May 2008: Hailstorm at Cuxac |
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| July 2008: Rennes le Chateau - Henry Lincoln (co-author The Holy Blood
and the Holy Grail) |
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