The Compleat Anglo in the Pays Basque

France's best-kept secret

Friday, 6 September 2019

271. September in the Pays basque

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30th September. I was watching the TV coverage of the funeral of former President Jacques Chirac from  Saint-Sulpice when I heard this sub...
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Friday, 2 August 2019

270. Maximus Augustus Temperaturae

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31st August. From the "How Times Flies" Dept .. Tomorrow, it will be 12 years to the day since we arrived here in the Pays Basqu...
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Tuesday, 2 July 2019

269. Summer afternoon *

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31st July. We've just had a few days away in the mountains in order to escape the massed crowds attending the Fêtes de Bayonne - and a...
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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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