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Hein
and Conny Deiters-Kommer, and their dogs Sushi and Soya, welcome
you to Chateau Talaud, our dream in the Provence ...
Our objective by creating and
constantly updating this page is, to share with our guests and
with you, memorable positive events that occur in our almost daily
life in and around Chateau Talaud and anywhere on the world. |
daily life at ...
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our world - Chateau
Talaud impressions
Daily life at Chateau Talaud
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| Hein on one of the bbq partys being "the
chef" |
An autumn-afternoon with our friends Philippe
and Eugenie in the Dentelles de Montmirail |
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| After a nice scenic 4-wheel drive, a late sun
downer on our "Secret" spot in the Dentelles Mountains
overlooking the Provence, together with Conny's mother.. |
On a four wheel drive to our "secret"
cocktail spot in the Dentelles Mountains |
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| The grenache of Chateau Talaud 2007, suffered
a bit from the summer heat, but made a good wine.. |
2007, the grenache grapes machine harvested... |
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| The team of loyal friends and family of Chateau
Talaud helping us each year again with the harvest. September 2007,
the 10th harvest!! |
Wine and Cheese Tasting.... Our
professional guide Veronique listening to the "cheese"
explanation of Claudine Vigier, owner of the best fromagerie in
the region "Fromagerie du Comtat", in Carpentras |
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| At rest on the grounds of Château
du Barroux |
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| The 'talaud-team' taken at a quiet moment,
on a warm summer afternoon... |
Dominique's, our pearl gouvernante since 10
years, birthday-lunch in the garden... |
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| Hommage to Brownie |
Our 'Brownie' or 'Lullo', charming and tender...
, enjoyed very much the Provençal life, he passed away on
june 4th ... we all miss him. |
Wedding ceremonies at Chateau Talaud
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| The bride on her way to Alistair, our first
British wedding. |
Ellen and John's wedding at Chateau Talaud,
one of the most memorable ones.... |
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| Nordine and Cathy watching the cheering
crowd from the Red Room's balcony |
the tent structure for Cathy and Nordine's
wedding on a beautiful Provence summer-day |
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A wonderful picture of an American
bride on the balcony of the Red Room (left)
the bridal couple, on the grounds of Château Talaud (right) |
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One of the private and intimate weddings
at Chateau Talaud |
Around our world
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| The Deiters Family Alpine Club before a major
hike in the Bernina Mountains |
Conny at rest and posing on the Morteratsch
Glacier, with the Bianco
Grat in background |
Hein and Conny with one of the most spectacular
Swiss mountain ranges
on the background . The Bernina Group of mountains. |
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Fund raising, Lamu Island Indian Ocean, Republic of Kenya
Our absolute Favorite Spot on Earth. Click
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Our absolute favourite place in
Africa : The Elephant Orphanage Sanctuary of the David Sheldrick
Wildlife Trust
www.sheldrickwildlifetrust.org
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A young wild falcon, found in the bush of the
Mara, with our Masaai friend Kwasie, regained his freedom, after
observation.. |
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| Conny with a beautiful young falcon, used for
centuries for the traditional arab sport "falcon hunting",
on the soukh in Doha. |
Dinner with our friends Fred and Michèle
in Doha, Quatar. |
 
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| An adventurous trip
through Ethiopia, visiting the religious orthodox North with its
diversity on churches, and the tribal ethnic South with a.o. the
Mursi Tribe. Followed by a visit to Addis Abeba, where invited by
our friends in "The Showroom-Cafe " with excellent jazz
and rasta music... |
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| The very colourful Indian wedding of Kalika
and Amit in Nairobi, Kenya (on photo the groom with the bride's
sister) |
Conny and Hein in full Indian traditional clothes |
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| Feeling small and young... with this amazing
achievement in far away history... |
The "inlaws" 70 years anniversary
well enjoyed with a cultural visit in history... |
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| Conny, enjoying a glass of white Spanish wine
in the famous Tapas bar " la Ceppa" in San Sebastian,
Basque Country, an absolute must to visit !! |
Conny on a crispy and cold, but sunny mountain
walk in the Engadine... |
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| Conny with her friend Dora Booij paying respect
at the very impressive U.S. War-cemetery memorial Margraten in South-Limburg,
the Netherlands |
Hein with his good friend Dirk Kees Booij (
top-wine importer in the Netherlands) during a visit to the Apostelhoeve
( www.apostelhoeve.nl
) South Limburg, one of the oldest wineries in The Netherlands,
Producing Elzas Type wines with Riesling, Auxerrois, Müller
Thurgau en Pinot Gris type of grapes |
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| With my cousin Tom at his new restaurant: "Cafe
des Arts" close to the US Embassy in Nairobi, this new style
restaurant will be a welcome asset for the diplomatic community
and the U.N. |
Conny in an ecological bush tent (solar energy,
biological 'drop'toilets, bucket shower) in the very green heart
of Africa on the shores of Lake Tanganyika... |
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| The lake shore of lake Tanganyika, largest
lake in africa |
In the northern part of the Masai Mara at the
rhinoceros sanctuary with ranger Kuanda |
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| The conservation of this beautiful
colossal animal is in our hands to protect it from poachers and
extinction.... |
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| 10 years Deiters Alpen Club, on our annual
family hiking tour, this time in Santa Catarina, in the Italian
Alps. Over 50 sportive family members, on our yearly hiking tour
in the Italian Alps, sleeping in mountain huts and trekking up to
8 hours a day!!! |
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| Enjoying a small break in the Okavango Delta
in Botswana, with its stunning wildlife... |
A brief exploration of the NamibRand dessert,
in Namibia with its colourful sand dunes and simple wild life... |
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| Conny showing the Chateau Talaud wine case auctioned
on the museum charity auction for over usd 1.000 !! |
At the museum charity reception at the Greek
Consulate in Boston (Ma) with our good friends David and Charlotte
Thibodeau |
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| Enjoying an afternoon on mv. "Missdeed"
in Bar Harbour, Maine |
Conny, surprised, with her catch of the typical
Lake Tanganyika fish "daffodil", Tanzania |
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| An 'austin-healey' lunch break in the TATA mountains,
in the south of Maroc |
With co-pilot ' Kick Roodhuyzen de Vries' on
the top of 'Tiz-en Test' near Marakesh |
Chateau Talaud impressions
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| An autumn-early morning impression on the grounds
of Château Talaud |
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| Some of Michael Davies superb images
and impressions of Chateau Talaud |
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A Ben Anderson with friends wine tasting dinner with a very special
bottle ...
(picture by michael davies)
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This very special
bottle goes well with one of Conny's creative gourmet delights ......
(picture by michael davies)
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| Early morning impressions of the
Chateau Talaud grounds ( pictures by Pia van Spaendonck) |
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Lynn and David watching the crowd from the red room balcony...
