OUR LIFE IN CHALABRE:

An American Expat in
the South of France

DIANE IN CHALABRE

(7-9 September 2005)

Our dear friend Diane Todd from Los Angeles came for a brief visit, arriving on the Paris-Carcassonne train on the afternoon of Sept. 6, and leaving on the night train back to Paris on Sept. 9.



Day 1:
Diane relaxes
on the bench
outside our house


A quick tour of Chalabre:
Outside the
Cours Colbert bakery


Standing on the Bridge
over the River Blau


Under the Clock Tower
of the Old Church
(near the location of the infamous "
Great Fire" of Chalabre)


Walking in
the Market Square
(location of the
Streets of Chalabre Banquet)


Day 2:
Onward to
Molitg.
With Jean-Marc at the
Col du Jau


In Molitg,
at the Château de Riell

For more pictures
of Diane at Molitg
and the Col du Jau
click on our updated
Molitg page here


Day 3:
Back in Chalabre,
on the alley leading
to the
Castle


Standing against the
panoramic view of Chalabre


Before the Castle's
Main Entrance


In the Castle's
Front Yard


Overlooking the East Hills


The tree-lined alley
leading to the Castle


The gardens of
an old Convent
turned residential;
the Castle in the b.g.


One of the apartments
at the Convent


Inside the Old Church
(Sainte-Marie)
of Chalabre


On the shores of
Lake Montbel