by Brian | Aug 22, 2012 | Fete du Cassoulet
It’s under-way, the biggest cassoulet event in the country. Eating a very rich haricot bean cassoulet during the hottest time of the year. The festival in Castelnaudary goes on all week ending next Sunday. There is a Beatles cover band and water jousting on the...
by Brian | Jun 23, 2012 | French history, Lauragais history
Many people, that regularly read this blog, will probably be aware that Le Moulin, our holiday home here in France, is located only ten minutes from Castelnaudary and that Castelnaudary is the capital of the Lauragais region. But what many people will not know, is how...
by Brian | Jun 9, 2012 | Castres, Days out sightseeing in France, Midi-Pyrenees, Travel Advice
Its funny that you can live so close to a town but for whatever reason hardly ever visit it. Or when you do it is because you need to do something or are just there shopping. That’s how Castres has been for us until just recently, when the arrival of family...
by Brian | Apr 21, 2012 | Days out sightseeing in France, Guest Writers, Toulouse, Travel Advice
It’s always nice to have a guest writer post on your blog, esepcially when you think the information is going to be useful for your visitors and you don’t really have to do any of the work. Other than getting it posted that is. This is an offering from...
by Brian | Feb 24, 2012 | La Cite, la cite carcassonne
Lady CarcasWe recently had occasion to visit again the famous walled city ‘La Cite’ in Carcassonne. It had been a while since our last visit and we were immediately struck once more by how spectacular the whole of La Cite is. It really is no wonder that it...
