1978 - Travel in the Midi
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Letter from Claude Vonnette
Wednesday
My dear Vonnette
I'm back from a nice trip that was to do a family tour in the afternoon and I write to tell you all the news.
First I catch up with Yves in Sancerre (there was a meeting he was supposed to attend) where I visited this little town so lost and provincial – where there is such a good wine – and we went to Lyon. We spent the day with Christophe and Isabelle. They both seem to be working hard.
The next day we were in Marseille. Frédéric is set up for 8 months and works at COMEX (Compagnie Maritime d'AExpertise, it's something like that) a box of pretty American style that deals with marine work often related to oil farms. He is engaged to do a research on shutters (pipelines). He has a small apartment in a small residence where there are several buildings, quite close to his work – where he goes by bike. He is quite busy right now preparing an exam that will allow him to go next year to a university in America..and as he is a spartan, he says to get up at 6am every day to make English – time when he has a particularly cool brain. Frédéric also has his boats under his hand and the boat still interests him. He liked the international regattas of Fireball in which he participated in Ireland this summer. There were very strong people and it was real sport. He is ranked honorably.
(details) In the calanques of Cassis, near Marseille
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When we returned we stopped in Vaison-la-Romane, a very pretty little town (with many Roman remains as its name indicates!) where we went to see friends... and then we went to Valencia where we went to see Uncle Etienne. It was a great pleasure to chat with him for a while, to know his new installation. I had seen him for a long time.
I hope your bronchitis trouble doesn't get too tired... and if you can't go out, you have a lot of interesting books.
Travel - Pilgrimage in Port-Vendres, cradle of the Vilar-Reig family, with Grannie, Claude and Yves
(details) Port-Vendres, the house built by Michel Reig, home of Claude's grandmother, Pauline Reig. At that time it had become the barracks of the gendarmes.
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(details) The Reig family vault at Port Vendres Cemetery
