{"id":3416,"date":"2018-03-24T07:08:45","date_gmt":"2018-03-24T06:08:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/antimuseum.com\/?p=3416"},"modified":"2023-06-13T14:08:45","modified_gmt":"2023-06-13T12:08:45","slug":"my-favourite-place","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/antimuseum.com\/en\/2018\/03\/24\/my-favourite-place\/","title":{"rendered":"My Favourite Place"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"3420\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/antimuseum.com\/en\/2018\/03\/24\/my-favourite-place\/36494389784_4e0a88fa2e_k\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/antimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/36494389784_4e0a88fa2e_k.jpg?fit=2048%2C1367&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2048,1367\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"36494389784_4e0a88fa2e_k\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/antimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/36494389784_4e0a88fa2e_k.jpg?fit=1000%2C668&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3420 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/antimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/36494389784_4e0a88fa2e_k.jpg?resize=1000%2C667&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"36494389784_4e0a88fa2e_k\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/antimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/36494389784_4e0a88fa2e_k.jpg?w=2048&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/antimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/36494389784_4e0a88fa2e_k.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/antimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/36494389784_4e0a88fa2e_k.jpg?resize=1024%2C684&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/antimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/36494389784_4e0a88fa2e_k.jpg?resize=768%2C513&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/antimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/36494389784_4e0a88fa2e_k.jpg?resize=1536%2C1025&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/antimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/36494389784_4e0a88fa2e_k.jpg?resize=1200%2C801&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/antimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/36494389784_4e0a88fa2e_k.jpg?resize=1400%2C934&amp;ssl=1 1400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/antimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/36494389784_4e0a88fa2e_k.jpg?resize=800%2C534&amp;ssl=1 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I discovered the Ari\u00e8ge region in the Pyrenees 15 years ago. My wife&#8217;s family is from there, I didn&#8217;t know the area, which was pretty much deserted from the 1920s onwards.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"3426\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/antimuseum.com\/en\/2018\/03\/24\/my-favourite-place\/36722197074_0491ac00f9_k\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/antimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/36722197074_0491ac00f9_k.jpg?fit=2048%2C1367&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2048,1367\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"36722197074_0491ac00f9_k\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/antimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/36722197074_0491ac00f9_k.jpg?fit=1000%2C668&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3426 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/antimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/36722197074_0491ac00f9_k.jpg?resize=1000%2C667&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"36722197074_0491ac00f9_k\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/antimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/36722197074_0491ac00f9_k.jpg?w=2048&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/antimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/36722197074_0491ac00f9_k.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/antimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/36722197074_0491ac00f9_k.jpg?resize=1024%2C684&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/antimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/36722197074_0491ac00f9_k.jpg?resize=768%2C513&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/antimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/36722197074_0491ac00f9_k.jpg?resize=1536%2C1025&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/antimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/36722197074_0491ac00f9_k.jpg?resize=1200%2C801&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/antimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/36722197074_0491ac00f9_k.jpg?resize=1400%2C934&amp;ssl=1 1400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/antimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/36722197074_0491ac00f9_k.jpg?resize=800%2C534&amp;ssl=1 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Our village is named Augirein, there are 70 inhabitants in that village. Now you must imagine that in the 1900s they were over 1,000 over there.\u00a0<!--more--><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"3425\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/antimuseum.com\/en\/2018\/03\/24\/my-favourite-place\/36761290843_030227d6fb_k\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/antimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/36761290843_030227d6fb_k.jpg?fit=2048%2C1367&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2048,1367\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"36761290843_030227d6fb_k\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/antimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/36761290843_030227d6fb_k.jpg?fit=1000%2C668&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3425\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/antimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/36761290843_030227d6fb_k.jpg?resize=1000%2C667&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"36761290843_030227d6fb_k\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/antimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/36761290843_030227d6fb_k.jpg?w=2048&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/antimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/36761290843_030227d6fb_k.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/antimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/36761290843_030227d6fb_k.jpg?resize=1024%2C684&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/antimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/36761290843_030227d6fb_k.jpg?resize=768%2C513&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/antimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/36761290843_030227d6fb_k.jpg?resize=1536%2C1025&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/antimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/36761290843_030227d6fb_k.jpg?resize=1200%2C801&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/antimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/36761290843_030227d6fb_k.jpg?resize=1400%2C934&amp;ssl=1 1400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/antimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/36761290843_030227d6fb_k.jpg?resize=800%2C534&amp;ssl=1 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Besides, none of these trees existed by then. The whole area was covered with fields and pastures. And mines (iron, slates, tin&#8230;). Hard to believe I know, but it&#8217;s the plain truth.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"3423\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/antimuseum.com\/en\/2018\/03\/24\/my-favourite-place\/23579310868_1d881aa2b0_k\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/antimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/23579310868_1d881aa2b0_k.jpg?fit=2048%2C1367&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2048,1367\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"23579310868_1d881aa2b0_k\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/antimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/23579310868_1d881aa2b0_k.jpg?fit=1000%2C668&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3423\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/antimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/23579310868_1d881aa2b0_k.jpg?resize=1000%2C667&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"23579310868_1d881aa2b0_k\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/antimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/23579310868_1d881aa2b0_k.jpg?w=2048&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/antimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/23579310868_1d881aa2b0_k.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/antimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/23579310868_1d881aa2b0_k.jpg?resize=1024%2C684&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/antimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/23579310868_1d881aa2b0_k.jpg?resize=768%2C513&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/antimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/23579310868_1d881aa2b0_k.jpg?resize=1536%2C1025&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/antimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/23579310868_1d881aa2b0_k.jpg?resize=1200%2C801&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/antimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/23579310868_1d881aa2b0_k.jpg?resize=1400%2C934&amp;ssl=1 1400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/antimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/23579310868_1d881aa2b0_k.jpg?resize=800%2C534&amp;ssl=1 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>No tourists out there, there are all stuck either West of this region or East piling up in traffic jams while all wanting to see the same things. They are wrong, but don&#8217;t tell them. I&#8217;m perfectly alright when I ride my bike uphill \u00a0like here at Herbe Soulette (a weird name, I suppose the pastures up there were making animals a little drunk). At the end of that climb we are at 1,600 m high. A huge 1,000+ climb all the way from the village down in the valley.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"3422\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/antimuseum.com\/en\/2018\/03\/24\/my-favourite-place\/37189290541_101bac126c_k\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/antimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/37189290541_101bac126c_k.jpg?fit=2048%2C782&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2048,782\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"37189290541_101bac126c_k\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/antimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/37189290541_101bac126c_k.jpg?fit=1000%2C382&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3422\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/antimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/37189290541_101bac126c_k.jpg?resize=1000%2C382&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"37189290541_101bac126c_k\" width=\"1000\" height=\"382\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/antimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/37189290541_101bac126c_k.jpg?w=2048&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/antimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/37189290541_101bac126c_k.jpg?resize=300%2C115&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/antimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/37189290541_101bac126c_k.jpg?resize=1024%2C391&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/antimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/37189290541_101bac126c_k.jpg?resize=768%2C293&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/antimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/37189290541_101bac126c_k.jpg?resize=1536%2C587&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/antimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/37189290541_101bac126c_k.jpg?resize=1200%2C458&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/antimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/37189290541_101bac126c_k.jpg?resize=1400%2C535&amp;ssl=1 1400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/antimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/37189290541_101bac126c_k.jpg?resize=800%2C305&amp;ssl=1 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>A room with a view. 2,000 m high.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"3421\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/antimuseum.com\/en\/2018\/03\/24\/my-favourite-place\/36519365943_aaacdb7858_k\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/antimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/36519365943_aaacdb7858_k.jpg?fit=2048%2C1367&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2048,1367\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"36519365943_aaacdb7858_k\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/antimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/36519365943_aaacdb7858_k.jpg?fit=1000%2C668&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3421\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/antimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/36519365943_aaacdb7858_k.jpg?resize=1000%2C667&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"36519365943_aaacdb7858_k\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/antimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/36519365943_aaacdb7858_k.jpg?w=2048&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/antimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/36519365943_aaacdb7858_k.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/antimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/36519365943_aaacdb7858_k.jpg?resize=1024%2C684&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/antimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/36519365943_aaacdb7858_k.jpg?resize=768%2C513&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/antimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/36519365943_aaacdb7858_k.jpg?resize=1536%2C1025&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/antimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/36519365943_aaacdb7858_k.jpg?resize=1200%2C801&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/antimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/36519365943_aaacdb7858_k.jpg?resize=1400%2C934&amp;ssl=1 1400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/antimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/36519365943_aaacdb7858_k.jpg?resize=800%2C534&amp;ssl=1 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>A few more dozens of miles and you reach the summits at 2,800 m (<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mont_Valier\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mont Valier<\/a>). One cannot see it from here, but we can imagine it can&#8217;t we?<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"3420\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/antimuseum.com\/en\/2018\/03\/24\/my-favourite-place\/36494389784_4e0a88fa2e_k\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/antimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/36494389784_4e0a88fa2e_k.jpg?fit=2048%2C1367&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2048,1367\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"36494389784_4e0a88fa2e_k\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/antimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/36494389784_4e0a88fa2e_k.jpg?fit=1000%2C668&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3420 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/antimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/36494389784_4e0a88fa2e_k.jpg?resize=1000%2C667&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"36494389784_4e0a88fa2e_k\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/antimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/36494389784_4e0a88fa2e_k.jpg?w=2048&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/antimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/36494389784_4e0a88fa2e_k.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/antimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/36494389784_4e0a88fa2e_k.jpg?resize=1024%2C684&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/antimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/36494389784_4e0a88fa2e_k.jpg?resize=768%2C513&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/antimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/36494389784_4e0a88fa2e_k.jpg?resize=1536%2C1025&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/antimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/36494389784_4e0a88fa2e_k.jpg?resize=1200%2C801&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/antimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/36494389784_4e0a88fa2e_k.jpg?resize=1400%2C934&amp;ssl=1 1400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/antimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/36494389784_4e0a88fa2e_k.jpg?resize=800%2C534&amp;ssl=1 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Nothing but vultures up there, a bit like business, we&#8217;re used to them. More gorgeous views and beautiful skies as in the City though.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"3419\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/antimuseum.com\/en\/2018\/03\/24\/my-favourite-place\/36415731703_f7ba6f524a_k\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/antimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/36415731703_f7ba6f524a_k.jpg?fit=2048%2C1367&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2048,1367\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"36415731703_f7ba6f524a_k\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/antimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/36415731703_f7ba6f524a_k.jpg?fit=1000%2C668&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3419 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/antimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/36415731703_f7ba6f524a_k.jpg?resize=1000%2C667&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"36415731703_f7ba6f524a_k\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/antimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/36415731703_f7ba6f524a_k.jpg?w=2048&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/antimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/36415731703_f7ba6f524a_k.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/antimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/36415731703_f7ba6f524a_k.jpg?resize=1024%2C684&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/antimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/36415731703_f7ba6f524a_k.jpg?resize=768%2C513&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/antimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/36415731703_f7ba6f524a_k.jpg?resize=1536%2C1025&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/antimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/36415731703_f7ba6f524a_k.jpg?resize=1200%2C801&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/antimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/36415731703_f7ba6f524a_k.jpg?resize=1400%2C934&amp;ssl=1 1400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/antimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/36415731703_f7ba6f524a_k.jpg?resize=800%2C534&amp;ssl=1 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Our little hamlet at night. There are two parts, the upper part of the village is where we are and there are precious few people up there. Exactly why this is our favourite place. No one around. At all. Apart from a few friends of course.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"3418\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/antimuseum.com\/en\/2018\/03\/24\/my-favourite-place\/36415710943_5a37c12796_k\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/antimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/36415710943_5a37c12796_k.jpg?fit=2048%2C1361&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2048,1361\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"36415710943_5a37c12796_k\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/antimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/36415710943_5a37c12796_k.jpg?fit=1000%2C665&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3418 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/antimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/36415710943_5a37c12796_k.jpg?resize=1000%2C665&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"36415710943_5a37c12796_k\" width=\"1000\" height=\"665\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/antimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/36415710943_5a37c12796_k.jpg?w=2048&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/antimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/36415710943_5a37c12796_k.jpg?resize=300%2C199&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/antimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/36415710943_5a37c12796_k.jpg?resize=1024%2C681&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/antimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/36415710943_5a37c12796_k.jpg?resize=768%2C510&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/antimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/36415710943_5a37c12796_k.jpg?resize=1536%2C1021&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/antimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/36415710943_5a37c12796_k.jpg?resize=1200%2C797&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/antimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/36415710943_5a37c12796_k.jpg?resize=1400%2C930&amp;ssl=1 1400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/antimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/36415710943_5a37c12796_k.jpg?resize=800%2C532&amp;ssl=1 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Morning dew. Our garden in the wee hours of the morning.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"3417\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/antimuseum.com\/en\/2018\/03\/24\/my-favourite-place\/36928599206_7425f000a5_k\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/antimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/36928599206_7425f000a5_k.jpg?fit=2048%2C690&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2048,690\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"36928599206_7425f000a5_k\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/antimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/36928599206_7425f000a5_k.jpg?fit=1000%2C337&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3417 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/antimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/36928599206_7425f000a5_k.jpg?resize=1000%2C337&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"36928599206_7425f000a5_k\" width=\"1000\" height=\"337\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/antimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/36928599206_7425f000a5_k.jpg?w=2048&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/antimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/36928599206_7425f000a5_k.jpg?resize=300%2C101&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/antimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/36928599206_7425f000a5_k.jpg?resize=1024%2C345&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/antimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/36928599206_7425f000a5_k.jpg?resize=768%2C259&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/antimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/36928599206_7425f000a5_k.jpg?resize=1536%2C518&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/antimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/36928599206_7425f000a5_k.jpg?resize=1200%2C404&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/antimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/36928599206_7425f000a5_k.jpg?resize=1400%2C472&amp;ssl=1 1400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/antimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/36928599206_7425f000a5_k.jpg?resize=800%2C270&amp;ssl=1 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Pure air, nature, wild open spaces and no signal. You are on your own up there. Now you know why\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/dailypost.wordpress.com\/photo-challenges\/favorite-place\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">it&#8217;s our favourite spot<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I discovered the Ari\u00e8ge region in the Pyrenees 15 years ago. My wife&#8217;s family is from there, I didn&#8217;t know the area, which was pretty much deserted from the 1920s onwards. Our village is named Augirein, there are 70 inhabitants in that village. Now you must imagine that in the 1900s they were over 1,000 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":60439,"featured_media":3424,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"dois","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"_wpas_customize_per_network":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[436],"tags":[678148084],"class_list":["post-3416","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-photography","tag-merge"],"blocksy_meta":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>My Favourite Place<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/antimuseum.com\/en\/2018\/03\/24\/my-favourite-place\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"My Favourite Place\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"I discovered the Ari\u00e8ge region in the Pyrenees 15 years ago. 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