The French Sanctuary

The French countryside is candy to the eyes! The trees perfectly outline the country roads like a canopy inviting the way. After winding around the villages in the Bordeaux region, I head south to the area around Toulouse, France . Each day is a surprise, and this day is NO EXCEPTION . My journey continues down a path with many trees and then to a private, iron gate, secured with a special code. My guide enters the code, and the gate slowly opens, so that we may enter the magical grounds. I am in a sanctuary of many acres with a mansion surrounded by many gardens, a pool, sheep , and another gate that leads to the back of the plantatation, where a canal (that stretches from the Atlantic Ocean to the Mediterranean

Sea) borders the property. There is a bicycle path, too!

We gather fresh vegetables and fruits from the gardens for dinner. There are zucchini, tomatoes, melons, greens, and berries. 

The home is very massive with 3 levels and a cellar. It has been in the family for several generations. I slept on the 2nd floor in a huge bedroom with high ceilings. There is a cord on the wall that rings for the servants.