The Compleat Anglo in the Pays Basque

France's best-kept secret

Showing posts with label road signs. Show all posts
Showing posts with label road signs. Show all posts
Monday, 1 February 2010

42. Basque primer

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1st February 2010 . On Saturday I went down to the rowing club at around the time that the crews normally return after their morning outin...
Tuesday, 15 December 2009

38. It's a sign!

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Sitting in traffic this evening I felt my attention being drawn to a hypnotic green neon sign for a Pharmacie (chemist). The green cross...
Wednesday, 2 September 2009

9. The French and their cars

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Talking about cars, there now follows a short rant about driving in France. I always thought I was pretty slick at aggressive town drivi...
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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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