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ExGuyParis Says: There are many beautiful old homes in Chapet; this in one of my favorites.
Wander on the Country Lanes of Chapet
ExGuyParis Says: A number of the roads in Chapet have never been paved. This is a view of one of the beautiful lanes behind the church.
ExGuyParis Says: For us, this is literally a "must see"-- this is the view from our front yard. The church has a mass every six weeks or so, when the wandering priest shows up. A few times a year, classical music concerts take place here.
Stroll Down Chapet's Grande Rue (Main Street)
ExGuyParis Says: A view of the Grand Rue from long ago. The street looks essentially the same today; all these buildings still exist.
Le Coq au Vin: Riverside Dining on the Seine
ExGuyParis Says: A spectacular location makes this restaurant a fine place for outside dining. The terrace offers the view you see here.For lunch, we chose the 25 € menu, which offered a starter, main course, and dessert. I had a chevre chaud salad (salad with hot goat cheese on a large...
ExGuyParis Says: Here, chef Daniel, my wife and I hang out with the turkeys about to be consumed by our guests at our second annual Chapet Thanksgiving dinner. Eighteen friends celebrated our traditional US holiday with a slightly French twist. Daniel is an outstanding cook, and our friends...
There are just two!: Chapet Shopping District
ExGuyParis Says: Chapet has two places of business-- one is a restaurant/bar/tobacco shop/little general store (Unfortunately, this business has closed. It is for sale, if anyone is interested in running a restaurant/grocery store/bar/tabac in Chapet!). The second is Les Cocagnes, an antique...
The Fruit & Vegetable Stand at Verneuil Market: Our favorite vendor at Verneuil Market
ExGuyParis Says: One of the joys of going to the market is that, after time, the vendors recognize you as a regular. They get to know a bit about you, and learn your tastes. There is always a bit of pleasant social interaction on top of the business transaction.This young guy has become our...
The Cheese Vendor at Verneuil Market: Verneuil Sur Seine Market
ExGuyParis Says: Cheese, glorious cheese. Each Wednesday and Sunday morning, there is an open air market in Verneuil-sur-Seine. Verneuil is just minutes away from Chapet. A Sunday ritual for us is going to market to buy food for the week. There are so many cheeses to discover! For a cheese...
ExGuyParis Says: On the top of the steeple of the Chapet church sits a cock. The "Coq Gaulois" [Gallic Rooster] represents the French thanks to a bit of word play. In Latin, gallus means coq, or rooster, and Gallia was the word for Gaul (France).The cock has been roosting on French...
ExGuyParis Says: Yet another current rennovation in Chapet. The right half of this home is a few hundred years old. The left half is a few weeks old. True craftsmen have built a brand new wing, and sheathed it with stones from an ancient stone wall in the yard. The emerging result-- a...
ExGuyParis Says: It is so nice to see an ancient home being reborn! Someone finally bought this old farm, and restoration work is just beginning. I'm really happy about this, because if it stood empty too much longer there would have been little left to restore.This farm is opposite the...
ExGuyParis Says: Work begins on the old farmhouse. This is located just below our house, so we can easily view the daily progress. It brings a bit of noise as workers remove damaged roof tiles, drill, and hammer, but it is so good to see this place eing revived!
ExGuyParis Says: The owners just spent a lot of time and money bringing this place back to life. The wing in the rear is brand new, but build to blend perfectly with the ancient original section of the house. This beauty is immediately adjacent to the Chapet church.
ExGuyParis Says: The typical French home: privacy provided by a wall and shutters. Unlike the artificial shutters on many homes in the US, French shutters are closed each evening to provide a cocoon for the family.This beautiful house is one of the first you see as you enter the village of...
ExGuyParis Says: In the Spring, our back yard is taken over by lilacs.
ExGuyParis Says: Chapet itself is off the beaten path. But on the outskirts of Chapet, you will find this beautiful old chateau, now part of a physical rehabilitation clinic.
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Chapet itself is off the beaten path. But on the outskirts of Chapet, you will find this beautiful old chateau, now part of a physical rehabilitation clinic.
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In July 2002, we bought a house in Chapet, a small village about 40 km west of Paris. The population of the village is 1200. As you walk down the main street you feel like you have stepped back in...
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