Languedoc, October 2007

The ultimate local meal: Saint Chinian rosé with goat's cheese


Bon amis chez Place des Bons Amis, Béziers


Pizza and rosé lunch


Béziers' St.Nazaire Cathedral




One thing...


... leads to another


Accidents can happen


Gruelling pace of life in St Chinian


Happy hour with cards


Canal du Midi


The local vegetation


The cat at Le Chat qui Pêche, Argeliers, Canal du Midi


The medieval colades of Montouliers


Lunch at La Croisade on the Canal du Midi near Cruzy


You had me at foie gras


Rabbit + foie gras + pastry = good times


There was pear... liqueur... cream...


Happy bellies


Shellfish heaven: Étang de Thau


They ate it all


Carcassonne


Cathédrale Saint-Michel de Carcassonne


St Chinian breakfast


Colours of Saint Chinian


Marketing


Gerard's sausage stall: wild boar, donkey, cepes, and more


France takes on the All Blacks at the Café de la Paix


Our house, La Rive


Pont du Gard, c. 19 B.C.

Arles, Provence, October 2007

Chez L'Auberge du Mas de la Fenière, outside Arles




The inn's restaurant served meals sourced from the property's vege patch and surrounding farms


Camargue bull with anchovy sauce and Provencal vegetables


Le petit-déjeuner


Arles cathedral


Foundations from the Roman settlement


The G-man pretends he can read French


Où sommes-nous?


Vincent Van Gogh's "starry night" café


Un petit goûter


The ancient Roman arena is still used for bullfights


Nap-friendly shuttered houses


The drive back to the Auberge


Chooks not pictured


Part of our Michelin-starred gustatory adventure at L'Atelier du Jean-Luc Rabanel


Guinea fowl in a salt crust


Some sort of fish in an oceanic foam


One of the awesome dessert courses


Happy cat, perfect espresso

Christmas wishes

Nice way to start a trip