Sorry for the lack of blogs lately, but we have been lazy while at Le Moulin de la Rouquette. We arrived on Saturday night and instantly fell in love with this place. When we first started planning our trip we looked into booking hotels. Unfortunately, with two teenagers, it was difficult to find hotels with queen beds or accommodations to fit all four of us. The norm for French hotels is one large bed and one single bed. After speaking with family friends that have travelled to France with 3 children, they suggested we look at the website, http://www.homeaway.com/. This is a website where people rent out their vacation homes. At first we were reluctant to go this route, but after looking on the web site and finding some great places to stay, we made our reservations. All three of our accommodations outside of Paris were found through this website. Each of the accommodations has exceeded our expectations.
When we arrived in Castres, we meet the owner, Laurence Maraval Haddon at her mother’s house. Again our GPS unit was instrumental in directing us to the exact location. We were greeted at the gate of the house by Laurence’s mother, Christiane. Then they drove us to Le Moulin de la Rouquette as it was about 8 km outside of Castres. Le Moulin is located in a forested area on 2 acres of land - very isolated. It is a beautiful country cottage with an open concept and four large French doors which open up the whole south side of the house onto a wide veranda overlooking the pool. Beyond the pool runs a small river which cascades over very large granite boulders. It is spectacular. The kids each have their own bed and share a bathroom. The main bedroom has a king-size bed with full ensuite. It also has a full kitchen and large dining and living room.
This home was built by the Maraval family in 1961. It is obvious to us that this is a much loved family retreat featuring items gathered from their many travels and adventures. We feel privileged that they are willing to share this wonderful place with us. Since arriving, Mae and I have already discussed returning. We love the very tranquil and relaxing environment which has been a perfect fit for our third week of vacation. http://moulindelarouquette.blogspot.com/
Since arriving, our days have been leisure. Our morning routine has been eating breakfast on the deck and spending the rest of the morning and early afternoon by the pool. Once we had enough sun, we head out on adventures touring the Tarn region.
When we arrived in Castres, we meet the owner, Laurence Maraval Haddon at her mother’s house. Again our GPS unit was instrumental in directing us to the exact location. We were greeted at the gate of the house by Laurence’s mother, Christiane. Then they drove us to Le Moulin de la Rouquette as it was about 8 km outside of Castres. Le Moulin is located in a forested area on 2 acres of land - very isolated. It is a beautiful country cottage with an open concept and four large French doors which open up the whole south side of the house onto a wide veranda overlooking the pool. Beyond the pool runs a small river which cascades over very large granite boulders. It is spectacular. The kids each have their own bed and share a bathroom. The main bedroom has a king-size bed with full ensuite. It also has a full kitchen and large dining and living room.
This home was built by the Maraval family in 1961. It is obvious to us that this is a much loved family retreat featuring items gathered from their many travels and adventures. We feel privileged that they are willing to share this wonderful place with us. Since arriving, Mae and I have already discussed returning. We love the very tranquil and relaxing environment which has been a perfect fit for our third week of vacation. http://moulindelarouquette.blogspot.com/
Since arriving, our days have been leisure. Our morning routine has been eating breakfast on the deck and spending the rest of the morning and early afternoon by the pool. Once we had enough sun, we head out on adventures touring the Tarn region.
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