The Compleat Anglo in the Pays Basque

France's best-kept secret

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Showing posts with label Dorado Schmitt. Show all posts

Saturday, 7 January 2017

238. Greasy Joan weather

31st January. I hope I'm not tempting fate but today could be the end of the longest cold spell we've had since moving here almost ...

Tuesday, 15 March 2016

229. Up in the clouds

28th March. I came across this image (as you do) by happenstance.. I like to think of it as natural justice in action.. "Right, gen...

Wednesday, 2 March 2011

124. Guilty as charged

2nd March 2011 . My French failed me this morning - by that I mean my ability to instantly understand what someone has said to me and then ...

Sunday, 17 October 2010

89. Saturday row

16th October 2010 . Great outing on a chilly morning in a competition VIII sculler - we did a quick and very enjoyable 20km. (running total...

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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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