promenade

As promised  yesterday, I present you some pictures of our sunday afternoon promenade. We went wandering  in a very charming little village niched in the sweet collines of Pyrénées.

Everything's  there, or just about…

A lovely place in the middle of the village, just imagine a few lights , white long tables, flowers , music  … people dancing and drinking wine produced in the are while celebrating a youg couple wedding …

Some lovely authentic houses, a charming church, an old cock  windvane, a decades old van, a cemetary sheltering family generations , a war memorium …and a herdsman with his flock. needless to say HIRO was pretty excited when they suddenly appeared …

This place was so peaceful, we really *heart* it … I might take ou there someday …

     

 

   

Mountain excursion

 

As promised , here are a few shots of your little escape in the upper Pyrénées , last week. This lovely place is a plateau, from where you can see all the valleys … It is a famous paragliding spot.
The nature is still a little “peeled”, slowly recovering form a long hibernation. But you can see it is rebirthing everywhere …

The little shadow, bravely and devilishly climbing hill is JP   ….

  

     

there is nothing like eating a fresh chocolatine  the name we use for pain au chocolat here) while watching the nature beauties …

{ hidden secret part 1 }

 

 
First of all the plum tart was delicious  !!!  It’s not today’s subject but I couldn’t resist sharing a little photo with you … I will “come back” with a recipe pretty soon . 

 

Now it is about time for a massive photo attack from our  most recent adventure … This little escape in the delightful countryside of Aude is  particularly dedicated to my sweet friend and etsy fellow indiepreneur Julia … every steps I walked, I felt like I was holding your hand ... and Julia, if your toes and feet are hurting for some sudden and unexplained reason, you now have the explanation as we have been  traveling up hill and down dale all day long :)

This mysterious destination is … Rennes le chateau … a charming hilltop village of southwestern France, the nerve center of  innumerable conspiracy theories,  related to the visigoths,  the idea of Templars and Cathars , Marie Madeleine and hidden secrets. Thousands of people climb to the isolated village of Rennes-le-Chateau each year, following the publication of books such as Holy Blood, Holy Grail and, later, The Da Vinci Code ….  drawn by the mystery surrounding the priest Berenger Sauniere and his unexplained riches.

  The Wikipedia article on the village gives a fairly good summary of its history and the growth of its pseudo-or-not myth.

If you ever find yourself in the neighborhood, you should absolutely make the detour…

The site is not only gorgeous and magical but also surrounding with a strong hard-to-define aura. And the view is just breathtaking.  As there is a lot to be seen and  a lot I want to share with you, I divided this little virtual trip in different sections.  Ok, put your best walking shoes on, take your sunglasses, a  (preferably funny or cute  )  hat, a bottle of water …and let’s go for partie 1, just imagine you are arriving on the site, after a car ride in the country, quite a few bends in road to reach the village …you get off your car and discover the magnifique view , and the surrounding area of the village .

 

  
 


 

    

 
  

now we are entering in the village …

  photos © La Marquise des Anges

First PART fin

 

And let me officially introduce you to … Monsieur et Madame La marquise ….

ready for part 2 ?