Winter in the Pyrénées-Orientales. Autumn may be behind us, spring may be up ahead….but winter has much to praise here in the Pyrénées-Orientales.
Many dry, sunny days, and yes, cloud, wind and rain too, but there aren’t that many so take those as duvet days,
The convoluted ramblings and scribblings of ‘My Life in the P-O – Twenty Years On’
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A winter Tramontane might make your eyes run and your nose stream, and even freeze the oranges and lemons on your trees – but what’s not to like about snow-capped Canigou, cloudless blue skies and crystal clear views? And even if the towns and villages go a little quiet over the winter months, there’s still loads going on in the P-O…naturally! Possibly right outside your window.
The Ant and the Grasshopper
Test your French and have a giggle with this tongue in cheek joke about Ikea flat pack furniture. Vocabulary provided at the end.
The P-O might not be able to boast exciting animals like wolves, lynx or bears but, like the rest of the Pyrenees, it has several interesting ruminants…
One of the world’s first real ‘department stores’ was ‘Au Bon Marché’ in Paris, designed by Gustav Eiffel.
His hidden accomplice managed to get our two rucksack/handbags whilst he bamboozled us with horrific tales of the sparks flying from our rear end in loud Spanish and we thanked him prolifically for his time! What a mess.
Flights between the UK and Ireland to airports within a reasonable drive of the P-O