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WE took many pictures, photos, and images during our stay in Figeac France. We were visiting a friend in Figeac but the Tour de France happened to be passing through Figeac at the same time. Figeac was a little busier than usual. Not all pictures were from Figeac, but they are all from the surrounding [...]

We have lots of photos from the Ariege. I have been traveling a bit lately and have not posted too much. In France the Ariege, or the people of the Ariege, are often the butt of jokes. It’s kind of like New Jersey, really not that bad but many jokes place it as the punchline, [...]

Montcuq is a beautiful village in France in the Quercy. Thanks to a recent reader comment regarding funny or bad translations, I found a collection of videos about Montcuq on Youtube. Sorry to the non-French speakers, the video about Montcuq is only in French. I could have the Montcuq video subtitled on dotsub but even [...]

We drove home from Figeac today to Toulouse. We were expecting that there might have been a lot of traffic. There was none, pas de tout. Instead of going back to the Autoroute we drove a very scenic route. We drove from Figeac to Villefranche de Rouerge, Cordes-sur-Ciel, Gaillac, and then to Toulouse. Only the [...]

Yesterday the Tour de France came through Figeac on its way to Toulouse. Here are some Tour de France videos from around Figeac. The Tour de France overwhelmed the small town of Figeac but it was fun.
Yes it was raining.

No we weren’t driving this car.

Figeac is a lovely town where the Lot and the Aveyron intersect. We are spending this weekend in Figeac. It just so happened that the Tour de France 2008 was coming through Figeac this weekend. Figeac is a stop on the Tour de France 2008 on Saturday July 12th. An old friend is doing a [...]