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….and breathe…

So, after a car ride (big shout out to magnificent mates), two trains, a second migraine and, yet again, no WiFi on the Paris bound train, we are here! Unlike last time our ‘comfort’ room is bijou, to put it … Continue reading

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Laguiole

Despite his balance problems Mr McGregor really wanted to return to his traditional snowy (or not) birthday walking. Our most recent and nearest favourite station de ski can sometimes necessitate putting on snow chains (cripes) and has pretty challenging terrain … Continue reading

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january jaunt

Meilleurs voeux Before Christmas I read online that Les Abbatoirs and le Chateau d’Eau both in Toulouse were putting on a combined exhibition in Les Abbatoirs of their collections of photos showing the progression of photography. I immediately jotted down … Continue reading

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Sleeping peacefully…

In the years before retirement and our discovery of raquette walking we used to have what we referred to as our February French fix. My school half term coincided with Mr McGregor’s birthday so we used to take the opportunity … Continue reading

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