**FRENCH HOLS** A FEW VERY RANDOM PHOTOS....PART ONE.

Lovely blog Dotty .. glad you all had such a good time :o)

A really beautiful blog and really lovely photos to look upon...

the imagery/visual context is really spectacular...all of it...

The rhino shot is perfect!!!! i love that one can see the dust kicked up by one of the rhinos... :):):)

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Eh alors, c'etait tres bien, Dotty! A quel parti de la France avez vous rester?? Superbe d'avoir un jardin . . . tres jolie!

What a fabulous place for a holiday! I bet you didn't want to come home again. Your photos are great - couldn't choose between them.

J'adore la France . . . m'importe ou!

Oui, d'accord!

It looks so beautiful! I just love France so much. It's so rural, and the French know how to enjoy life. Bless them for letting us join in from time to time. :)

Tellement vrai, Karen, et on peut y aller par voiture! Well, from where we live anyway, what a bonus :)

Atlantic coast, not far from Cognac, north of Bordeaux I believe. A lovely part of France, looks like you fell on your feet with your accomodation too Dd! Love the outside tap too, very stylish. :-)

Beautiful photos DD. Glad you had a great time. Agree with the others, its a lovely place.

Lovely photos and blog DD, did you buy a drain and tap cover??

bonne journée mes amis, comment allez-vous tous.
We stay in La Palmyre which is on the Atlantic coast in the Charente Maritime (between Oleron and Gironde.
This is our tenth year now, the grandchildren love it, but it is getting so popular, especially in August!! out of season it is fantastic....(like most places in France!!).
Our whole family love the french way of life, we do have french blood in our veins, so that could be why?
Meadow we have friends who live near to Cognac in the heart of the countryside......magical
Gralew we looked for one in the GCs but could not find any, even looked online when we got home!!
Cinders it was a treat to have such beautiful surroundings this time, usually rented property the gardens are quite basic.
Xela a good choice this year, with the hot weather....
Stera we never want to come home, but we were very worried about the garden, and our poor daughter having to water every day!!
Jane Plant, the French are so relaxed where it comes to health and safety, even at the Zoo, so easy to fall in to the Rhino pen.........the female was having a standoff with the male, she had recently given birth! thanks for your kind comments, a lucky photo shot!!
Thanks to Sheila and Karen also TT pleased you enjoyed Blog one.......

Beautiful! I don't think I'd ever leave. Look at the Tiger - what a handsome beast!
Those gardens are just superb - the Hibiscus are amazing!
Thank you for sharing your trip with us :)

What a great time you had Dottie with your family and what a super place to stay. The zoo looked great and the animals seemed happy in their environment.

Thanks Scottish and Lindak, we are very fussy about visiting the Zoo, the animals are very well looked after, and their quarters immaculate, huge amounts of money are spent on the upkeep each year.

We actually drove to the Dordogne with the children from here about 16 years ago! once was enough! It was quite a trip. We had an extremely wet week near Sarlat, then three beautiful days on the Vendee before driving up to Mont St. Michel for a day, then the ferry, then Legoland, then Lincolnshire to visit mum....then home! I can't believe we did that! Scott hates driving too!

Wow that looks a great place Dd, that pool and the gardens look really inviting, it must have been hard to leave, lol, lovely photo's, pleased you had a good holiday, love the pics taken at the zoo as well......

Fabulous Place Looks Absolutely Wonderful . Great Photos It's great When you All get Together. All The Family.

Goodness K that was a trek, enough to put anyone off driving for ever, Oh was not happy driving back the French are so impatient and the motorways was 'mental'
Lincs thank you, it is always hard to leave France, we do love it.
Lynda thanks we are lucky to be able to share our holidays with our families, we all have such fun together....

Love this blog, fantastic place to stay, looking forward to part two:-)))

Thanks BA will get around to it soon, had a busy few days!!

lovely photos....that pool looks amazing...

How did I miss this ? What a fantastic place Angela I guess this is one holiday home you won't mind using again , we haven't been to the Palmyre zoo but have been to one further south Doue-La-Fontaine Zoo equally fabulous we were there all day as well ,it was so hot we were walking through water sprinklers whenever we could , thanks for showing and the memories :o)
We drove down to the Dordogne a couple of years ago Cottagekaren , Sarlot is one our our favourite places ....

Sandra thanks....Amy it seems like a lifetme ago now, could do with another holiday lol Glad you enjoyed the blog and the photographs.