Watching the weather is a bit of a British trait and for those of us who do not want old habits to die out might be interested in the new weather website from Meteo France.
New featured have been added in Java Script that allows the user to hover the cursor over a region and get a pop out summary of what the weather is doing for the day.
What to do
- Balloon flights
See the Dordogne Valley from a basket of a balloon - Oradour sur Glane
A village abandoned after the villagers were massacred by German soldiers. A moving experience. - Domaine Rhodes Hautes
Small family run vinyard near Monflanquin - Bergerac Karting
Great family fun in these speedy karts - Parc en Ciel
Fun in the sky for all the family. If you dare! - Walibi Water Park
Kids water adventure playground - Canoeing Dordogne
Tranquil Canoeing along the Dordogne - Clos d'Yvigne’s Wine
Clos d'Yvigne’s Wine
Wood carving
- Learn wood carving - learn to carve while on holiday
Copyright
- Copyright Perigord Vacance
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August 2008
Aug 30, 2008
Weather watching on Meteo France
Watching the weather is a bit of a British trait and for those of us who do not want old habits to die out might be interested in the new weather website from Meteo France.
New featured have been added in Java Script that allows the user to hover the cursor over a region and get a pop out summary of what the weather is doing for the day.
Fishing for Carp near Bergerac
I didn't realise that fishing was such a massive pastime until I moved to France but it is. One of the major things that fishermen have going for them is the space and no shortage of lakes and rivers.
Locally to us there are an awful lot of small irrigation reservoirs which are stocked with large Carp which are introduced to help clean the lakes up.
Aug 02, 2008
Chicory found on the our land
Even after being here for nearly four years there is still something new to discover almost every week. The latest one is a rather attractive light blue flower that grows in abundance in the meadows all around the farm.
The plant is Chicory - Cichorium intybus which as many of you know is used extensively as an additive to coffee,
