Tag Archives: Aups

A day of two halves: 2

Posted on 15 January, 2022 by candawalley

(This is a continuation of last weeks blog…) There are very few beneficial effects of the fact that the forests down here are prone to fires. One of the few is that there are good and well-maintained access roads that … Continue reading →

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A day of two halves: 1

Posted on 8 January, 2022 by candawalley

As promised last week, here is the first of two parts on a fascinating climb just east of the little town of Aups. We started in distinctly unpromising and rather chill weather with clinging cloud and mist that gave the … Continue reading →

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A viewpoint on the new year

Posted on 1 January, 2022 by candawalley

First of all, we hope you had a good a Christmas as possible under the rather difficult circumstances. Needless to say the various French Facebook and news sites etc were full of quite harrowing tales of families that had been … Continue reading →

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An almost normal day No. 1

Posted on 13 June, 2020 by candawalley

The last few weeks have seen some very unseasonal weather here. Lots of rain (welcome!) and cool temperatures (much less welcome). But last Saturday was classically provencal – cloudless blue skies and t-shirt temperatures. We decided to make the best … Continue reading →

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Aups

Posted on 25 January, 2020 by candawalley

What with doing various things on the house, Christmas and some uninspiring weather, we haven’t really been out and about a lot. Last Saturday we headed inland to Aups (pronounced ‘oops’). We had been prompted by the news of the … Continue reading →

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Aups and up

Posted on 4 March, 2017 by candawalley

The other Saturday, there being no oppidum work party on account of school holidays, and the weather being still sunny and brilliantly clear, we headed north for a walk. We stopped at Aups to buy lunch. Although it’s only 30 … Continue reading →

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