The last bastion vines2/25/2023 ![]() ![]() The village was protected by a double curtain wall, and overhanging natural ledges but this did not stop Simon de Montfort’s crusader army. In 1210 during the Cathar Crusades, Simon de Montfort held a 10 week siege at Minerve to capture a group of Cathars who had taken refuge there after the massacre of Béziers. The village’s antiquity is evident from its name for a temple to the goddess Minerva once occupied the site. I can’t talk about the villages of the Languedoc without mentioning the village of Minerve which is in the Hérault département. We also saw a great many capitells which are stone huts built by wine growers in previous centuries to store implements and to take shelter during storms. I recently joined some friends on a walk in the hills to the west of the village where we discovered some very impressive dry stone walls built to stem erosion caused by strong winds and rain storms. The village is not only one of the prettiest in the area it also gives its name to the cru wine ‘Minervois La Livinière’ which is a rich, complex and elegant red wine grown on the limestone and clay of the region. ![]() Many of the ancient buildings are related to the abbey which stands in the centre of the village and here in July classical concerts are performed every Friday.Ĭlose by is the village of La Livinière with its beautiful domed church tower. A good meal at one of the eating places such Hotel d’Alibert with its renaissance courtyard or perhaps just a beer and a sandwich at the local bar. It’s a lively village in comparison to some in the area and you will find almost everything you need here. Of the Montagne Noir in the department of the Aude. I spend 7 months of the year in the village of Caunes-Minervois located at the foot It gives you time to take stock, to listen to the birds, enjoy the sunshine, walk amongst the vines and just chill… Its takes some getting used to but this pace of life is so good for the soul. It’s like stepping back into the 1950’s with shops closing long hours for lunch and never open on a Sunday. It’s so quiet and not at all touristy with no traffic jams and sleepy little villages. Besides, I think he's probably reformed by now.‘Where are all the people? ‘ is the question I am asked almost every time I run a vineyard tour in the Languedoc-Roussillon. What's the usual penalty for dealing? And his sentence wouldn't be extended too much because of the jailbreak, it's his friends who would have got in trouble. I wonder how long they plan to keep him there. He has been from 1997 to 2012, with a brief period of freedom in 2007 for some more racing. Leigh Loveday then confirms that he is in jail today. And then, when the parents came back, they put him right back in prison. When Timber's parents went away again in 2007, Bumper's friends broke him out because they needed his help with Wizpig again. Conker found out about this and so included it in his monologue in 2005 or whenever it was. ![]() He helped defeat Wizpig the first time, then, when Timber's parents came back to the island, they found out. Bumper was dealing drugs, but nobody knew. He could have had a house arrest bracelet on his ankle, and if he drove too fast it would alert the police. ![]() Did he break out to answer Timber's call? Or maybe he was breaking parole. I didn't make this a poll because he says at least one, meaning it's possible more than one of the DKR stars grew up and robbed a convenience store.īut the original statement promoting Live & Reloaded came before DKRDS, in which Bumper is a free badger, racing and having fun. So ladies and gents, someone from the DKR cast ended up in jail. I got a Ferrari out of it, who's complaining? again, lots of super-happy stuff about collecting presents and all that, but like I said, I was young and it seemed like a good idea at the time. Still, the game did pretty well, and a couple of years later I got my own little Game Boy Color spin-off in Conker's Pocket Tales. Last I heard at least one of 'em was in jail, anyway. Things were different back then, you know, I was different - it goes without saying that you wouldn't catch me hanging out with any of those freaks these days. As many of you may not know, because half of you probably weren't even born till the mid-1990s plus it's something I don't really talk about these days, yours truly made his first appearance in Diddy Kong Racing on the N64 way back in 1997. Let's see then, might as well get it over with. ![]()
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