The Compleat Anglo in the Pays Basque

France's best-kept secret

Showing posts with label Basque beret. Show all posts

Showing posts with label Basque beret. Show all posts

Friday, 12 August 2016

234. Back in town..

31st August. "It gets earlier every year" Dept! This morning, I received an email from a Christmas card company showing their lat...

Friday, 27 January 2012

175. Is this the end for the Basque beret?

27th January 2011 . For countless generations, the humble beret symbolised France. Worn by young and old, town and country, it defined a co...

Monday, 13 June 2011

150. River bank tales 2

11th June 2011 . We went to Biarritz this evening to see a new film just out - "Midnight in Paris", written and directed by Woody...

Tuesday, 22 March 2011

131. The Basque beret

22nd March 2011 . Another potent symbol of the Basque identity - perhaps second only to the Basque language - is the Basque beret. Totally...

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Pipérade: Bayonne, France; Madame and I experienced a 'coup de foudre' the first time we visited the Pays Basque (aka the French Basque Country) together - so much so that we started planning our next holiday there as we were driving away. After a few more visits, we concluded that this was where we were going to live one day, once the necessity of having to earn a living was a thing of the past. In mid-2007, we sold up in the UK and we finally realised our long-held dream to move to the Pays Basque. It's everything we ever hoped it would be and it's probably the best decision we've ever made - we've absolutely no regrets. As I can't see myself ever returning to England, I thought I should become part of society here (eg, the right to vote in local and national elections) and so I applied for French citizenship about 5-6 years ago. I was delighted to receive it as it meant my long term stay here was secure.

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