OUR LIFE IN CHALABRE: An American Expat in the South of France

XMAS LIGHTS IN CHALABRE (December 2006) The XMas decorations are now up and the streets of Chalabre are properly illuminated for the Season. This is not the Champs-Elysées (yet), but with the gentle smell of woodfires wafting in the air and the warm, appetizing store windows, it creates a very festive XMas atmosphere, reminiscent of the traditional XMas stories of yesteryear. Didier's butcher shop across the street has gone the whole hog on XMas lights Didier talks to a customer The Cours Colbert The Boulangerie (photo with flash) The Boulangerie: warm pastries and chocolates Rue Ste. Anne; at the end: the boulangerie M. Beaufils' Newsagent shop and the Rue St. Ursule Rue St. Antoine Jacques and Muriel's warm and inviting café joins the XMas spirit