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My “home town” of Perpignan and an excursion to Villefranche

June 21, 2019 /

I spent 14 of my growing up years in France and seven of those years were in the town of Perpignan in the south of France, half an hour from Spain. There we visited my Godparents which I had not seen for about 14 years so they had not met any of our children. It was an emotional reunion for me and I made them promise to come visit us!

Villefranche de Conflent is a medieval town that dates back to 1098. The town is surrounded by ramparts and is very picturesque. We took a self guided tour of the remparts and walked around the town one afternoon.

My son loved the ramparts and was pleased with a gift of a “medieval” bow and arrow.

The next day, we visited Perpignan which received a “facelift” in the last few years. It was fun to see what I recognized and did not recognized. The last time I was there was in 1998 so my memories were a little fuzzy. The town was much prettier than I remembered.

The Castillet was used as a prison during the French revolution. We used to watched the fireworks for the 14 of July from the street below. The river area looks so beautiful now and one was side is a pedestrian street with shops.

Next time we visit, we plan to spend a few more days there. It was kind of a last minute decision to spend a day and night there and I would like to spend more time with my godparents. It is difficult when you want to visit different friends and places and have limited time. I have found it harder this go around to leave and come back home. While I love my home and where we live, there is something about Europe and France in particular for me. Maybe it is because I spent my formative years there. I miss it!

A bientôt!

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