The empty Wiki entry for Broze (but, you can see on the map where it is):
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Broze
The house we're renting is in the town of Broze, Tarn, France... The nearest big(ger) city is Gaillac. We were encouraged at the idea that there was a city like Gaillac which is a wine appelation (OK, really we were thinking of it as a town) being nearby. Until, we noticed from our Paris 2006 blog that we'd actually spent an afternoon in Gaillac -- not in the town, wherever it is, but the vineyards. We've even got a picture of Cassie posing next to some grape vines.
This is where the however... comes in. What we remember of Gaillac is that it was empty farm country. So, staying in Broze, which is slightly more remote than Gaillac, is, we're beginning to guess, like staying in "empty empty" farm country. Well, we intended this trip to in part be an experiment to see how we liked vacationing in relatively cheap rural southern France. So, here goes. We leave Monday.
Now, on the other hand, it is exciting. We've read Peter Mayle's homage to rural France, A Year in Provence, many times.
Seriously, I've read it at least 5 times.
We've wondered if it could really be as much fun and as authentic there as it seems. The book is, in case you're not familiar with it (summary below), the gateway to lots of people's fantasies about France. It literally opened Provence/rural France up to the world. Mayle ended up leaving France for a few years after it was published because it made him and his life there so visible.
http://www.amazon.com/Year-Provence-Peter-Mayle/dp/0679731148/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1348875334&sr=1-1&keywords=a+year+in+provence
Anyway, this is packing weekend. We'll be there for the transition from early fall to early winter (the month of October). We're not sure if that means short sleeve shirts or raincoats, so we'll pack both.
Next blog entry is depended on wifi service at our temporary house...
