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Tag Archives: Armagnac
Journees du Patrimoine – Gers Edition
One of my favorite weekends of the year is the third weekend of September. That’s when FR holds its annual ‘Journees du Patrimoine.’ Countries throughout Europe do it these Heritage Days, but since I’m here in LegoLand, the FR version … Continue reading
Posted in Entertainment, Food and drink, Organizations, Travel
Tagged Abbaye, americans in toulouse, Armagnac, artist, Chateau du Busca Maniban, Chateau Lagardere, Chateau Lavardens, cigars, Cistercian, Gers, grapes, Haute-Garonne, Heritage Days, Journees du Patrimoine, L'Isle de Noe, nuns, Sainte Marie de Boulaur, tourism, toutain
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Abbaye de Flaran
Every then and again, we will take a Sunday drive (sometimes even on a Saturday) out into the country, which for a person in the 31 means the Gers. Often we would head towards Condom (insert your own, um, joke) … Continue reading
Posted in Entertainment, Food and drink, Organizations, Travel
Tagged Abbaye de Flaran, Armagnac, Condom, Dali, Gers, Haute-Garonne, Larressingle, Matisse, Picasso, Renoir, tourism, Turner, Valence sur Baise
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I’ll Take Three of These, One of Those, and Two of Whatever You Recommend
I think that’s how I put it to the woman manning (?) a Champagne booth at the last Toulouse Foire aux Vins. The foire is held each November at the Parc des Expositions in Toulouse. More than 200 appellations are … Continue reading
Posted in Entertainment, Food and drink, Travel
Tagged Armagnac, Bergerie du Capucin, Caze-Thibaut, Champagne, Domaine Alexandre Guy et Olivier, Domaine de Vaccelli, Domaine des Persenades, Domaine du Tastet, Domaine Edmond Monnot et Fils, Domaine Guillemard-Clerc, Parc des Expositions, Toulouse Foire aux Vins
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Prague, Amsterdam, Paris…Toulouse?
That was the itinerary that brought the newlyweds to Chez Newman a couple of weeks ago. Needless to say, Toulouse-Leguevin was the highlight of their European honeymoon. They arrived from Paris via the train around 6 pm. We then took … Continue reading
Newmans of Leguevin 