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The favourite address in Lombez of ....
Jan Goedhart - the wine shop
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wine shop (Cave du Trianon) is one of my favourite shops in Lombez. Not only do
they sell excellent bottles of wine, you can also buy several red and white wines
by the liter. We generally buy the red Merlot, for 1.38 Euro per liter. We
bring our own 5-liter containers, you could also use the large, plastic water
or coke bottles. You can ask for a (free of charge) little tap (Roubinet) for
your wine container. Our preference is to put the wine in old wine bottles as
soon as possible. You can taste before you buy (goûter, déguster), but I was
given a very large glass, which was re-filled for every sample .... and it was
still before lunchtime ... Maybe a good idea to bting your own, small, glass.
They also sell a very nice white (sweet) apéritive (Rivesaltes), a bit more
expensive than the wine.
Arthur Weber - supermarket Intermarché
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Of course you can buy in the
Intermarché (on the top left picture, taken on one of the few rainy
days), the largest of the two
supermarkets in Lombez, a wide range of French products, many from the nearby region.
The packages often have the list of ingredients and instructions in
several languages, including English. In case you want on occasion to prepare your usual
English, Dutch or Belgium meals, you will find that they also import
many products from the surrounding countries. The pictures show
several examples of English products, Dutch cheese, and, in case the
Cave du Trianon was not enough, a large selection of alcoholic
beverages. Apart from your usual choices, we recommend to try the
regional products Armagnac
and Floc du Gascogne. In case of doubt, you can try these drinks at the
market in Samatan! But beware, the Armagnac is a very strong drink, if
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Janet Goedhart - beauty parlour
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the beauty-parlour of Nathalie Baron-Toaldo in the center of Lombez, on the left
side of the small CA bank office.
I visit her at least once every time I am in Lombez, she can always make a
booking at short notice.
Nathalie is very nice, takes much time per customer and works very
thorough.
 Apart from that, it is also cheaper than back home:
Depilate upper lip is 5,50 Euro, depilate upper lip and lower legs makes a total
of 17,70.
The price list in the picture shows a few of the tariffs.
Despite the small size of the shop there are all sorts of products for sale,
and hidden behind curtains are two little treatment rooms.
 In
this picture I am paying for an excellent treatment.
My recommendations!
Volken de Jong - Market in Samatan
The market, every Monday morning in Samatan (two kilometer from Lombez), is
always very pleasant. Lots of products are for sale: vegetables, fruit, bread,
cheese, milk, meat, wine, Armagnac, curlery, pots and pans, clothing, small
animals, etc. etc. From all over the region people come to this market to sell
and / or buy, but also to meet each other. Afterwards there are several opportunities to drink a
petit cafe or the enjoy lunch.
Now that the cycle path is ready you easily get to the market by cycling or
walking.
Some impressions in the pictures.
Arthur Weber - wineshop Cave du Trianon
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(a second nomination for Cave du Trianon in Lombez,
this time from Arthur Weber) |
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For 11 years already Cave
du Trianon has been managed by Marie-Pierre Ribes, you can easily find the cave,
on your way to the Parc, on your right side in Lombez.
(picture left: our receptionist Rita (left) next to Marie-Pierre Ribes, in
front of the Cave)
Many customers from the Château preceeded you to the Cave, just to
have an empty water bottle or 5 liter jerrycan filled with one of the
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She fills the bottles from a big cask, the
most popular in our Parc are the Merlot (€ 1,40), the Sauvignon (€ 1,62)
and the Cabernet (€
1,40),
Clearly, a reasonable price for a good wine, although we advice to drink
it in time.
Other wines for sale are the Vignon de Pays d’Oc, from the Gallac, des Côtes de Gascogne
and Côtes de Saint Mont.
Also availabel other regional products like Canards Locale, Fromage du Lot
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You can pay at
Bij Marie-Pierre's with credit- and visa card, her phone number is 0562623206
and the shop is open Lundi, Mardi, Jeudi,
Vendredi 9.00 until 19.15, Mercredi 9.00 till 12.30 and Samedi 9.00 till
16.00.
Dimanche Fermeture. |
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Miep Keijzer - the Tabac
It is hard to make a choice between all the smaller and bigger enterprises of
Lombez!
I like to visit:
- the Intermarché, for its large selection of food and non-food products
- the smaller grocery in the village, because of their friendly and
excellent serviced
- the cycle shop (also motor cycles and garden equipment) which maintains my
bike
- the bakery shop(s), where you can buy excellent fresh bread, but also
beautiful cakes, packaged like birthday presents
Of the non-commercial addresses I like:
- the pétangue field next to the mairie, where you can watch a serious game
each afternoon
- the bus stop, on the other side of the mairie, where I wait for the bus to
Touloused
But my most favourite address is the Tabac (stationary shop). For a small
village like Lombez it is amazing what range of magazines, books, news
papers, cards, stationary and toys they can carry. And, for each of us wanting
to know what happens in the rest of the world: they carry several international
papers, including Dutch and English. Normally only one day later than in the
originating country.But you have to be their early: there are more potential
buyers!
Odette de Koning - Le Petit Bazar
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Our address is Le Petit Bazar, you find it a little way behind the
Intermarché, in a kind of warehouses.
The shop sells a lot of different things. Especially our kids like to go there,
they sell all sorts of nice-to-have things, little presents and handy implements
for in the house.
The owner / salesperson is very kind.
The shop opens Monday through Saturday from 10:00 to 12:30 and 14:00 to
19:00 hours.
Next to the shop is a crêperie, annex ice-parlour in Mexican style.
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Jan Goedhart - restaurant Le Relais du Château in Saint Blancard
This restaurant is located near Boulogne, just past the village Lunax. you
find it in the center of the flower-rich village opposite the catle. It is
managed by Dutchmen, the family Meijer.
Tel: +33 (0) 5 62 66 01
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Pictures of the restaurant, inside and outside: http://www.relaisduchateau.com
 
Normally thy have a jazz evening every first Friday of the month (see poster).
It is recommended to reserve in advance.
Among the guests you will find not only French, but also Dutch and English
people.
We have been in this restaurant for dinner and lunch, and ech time it was very
good.
This story is about the second time we enjoyed a Jazz evening with dinner,
Friday 3 June 2005.
Janet ordered the Menu Chevalier, with Salade Epinards and Escalope de Veau. It was delicious, and the maximum of 300 words isn't enough to describe it.
As
a dessert the fondant au chocolat, a treat for chocolate fans.
For myself I ordered the Menu Mousquetaire, with the Salade Gasconne with Gésiers;
the best I ever tasted!
As a main dish the tournedos with marsala (a Sicilian dessert wine). Very
worthwile! As dessert
I took Crepe Gasconne with fruit in Armagnac and icecream... do I need to
say more?
We had a guest at our table, she ordered à la carte, a (large) Salade Epinards,
and the Gambas.
This again was excellent, the high point of her vacation, as she said. The
Cafe le Relais she took as dessert was luxurious and very
nice.
The service was fast, we didn't have to wait for breaks in the musical
proceedings, which was the case last year.
Altogether this dinner was a big success, pleasantly decorated by the jazzy
sounds of the artists.
Jan Goedhart - Market in l'Isle-Jourdain
A pleasant market is held each Saturday morning in l'Isle-Jourdain.
You can combine your visit to the market with a visit to the famous museum of
clocks in the same village.
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