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And it was forbidden to speak in basque. on the french side its true that there was a little less pressure about talking basque, because a lot of people were coming from paris, from a big town for retirement, were losing the basque language. >> anthony: do we drink spanish wine do we drink french wine? we drink french wine. >> marielle: french wine. >> anthony: good. ♪ >> anthony: were in the town of ahetze at la ferme ostalapia. marielle gurtner was born and in spanish basque country but rais...

>> olatz: so the obsession and i think a male obsession with quality is also something which happens with sports just like with the food. ♪ ♪ >> anthony: basque language and culture exist on both sides of a border. unsurprising is they predate both countries. this maybe france but its still pais basque >> marielle: here in the french basque country, the basque country is divided by a frontier but were talking about the same country. the french basque country, and the spanish basque country. ...

♪ >> anthony: basque language and culture exist on both sides of a border. unsurprising is they predate both countries. this maybe france but its still pais basque >> marielle: here in the french basque country, the basque country is divided by a frontier but were talking about the same country. the french basque country, and the spanish basque country. >> anthony: is there a difference between the french and the spanish side? >> marielle: well on the spanish side was the dictator franco, and ...

♪ sha, la, la, la, la, la, ♪ sha, la, la, la, la ♪ ♪ >> anthony: the basque country is an autonomous region. a place, a culture where the basque language is spoken. strictly speaking its anarea straddling spain and france at the western end of the pyrenees. theyve been speaking basque here long before the first roman arrived in 65 b.c. it is a very old language. how old? like the question of how far back their history goes and where it begins is not known. the best answer anyone can give

Finish tomorrow but well continue to have actual recesses pass that just to make sure that the bad weather has truly cleared and when it starts picking up then we can stand down a bit strong winds have added to problems causing large drifts in places the sheer amount of snow remains a major concern as even where its been cleared freezing temperatures mean ice is now an added danger more than $5000.00 homes are still without power in the south west of England chief nurse at Royal Devon and exit ...

Side was the dictator franco, and it was forbidden to speak in basque. on the french side its true that there was a little less pressure about talking basque, because a lot of people were coming from paris, from a big town for retirement, were losing the basque language. >> anthony: do we drink spanish wine do we drink french wine? we drink french wine. >> marielle: french wine. >> anthony: good. ♪ >> anthony: were in the town of ahetze at la ferme ostalapia. marielle gurtner was born and in s...

>> olatz: so the obsession and i think a male obsession with quality is also something which happens with sports just like with the food. ♪ ♪ >> anthony: basque language and culture exist on both sides of a border. unsurprising is they predate both countries. this maybe france but its still pais basque >> marielle: here in the french basque country, the basque country is divided by a frontier but were talking about the same country. the french basque country, and the spanish basque country. ...

That there was a little less pressure about talking basque, because a lot of people were coming from paris, from a big town for retirement, were losing the basque language. >> anthony: do we drink spanish wine do we drink french wine? we drink french wine. >> marielle: french wine. >> anthony: good. ♪ >> anthony: were in the town of ahetze at la ferme ostalapia. marielle gurtner was born and in spanish basque country but raised in france. >> marielle: weve got a very good quality of life here....

They pass some days bouncing the ball for the match, and they need to know which one is the best for the match and how it behaved. so the obsession, and i think male obsession, with quality is also something that happens in the sport just like with the food. >> basque language and culture exists on all sides of the border. not surprising as they predate both countries. this may be france, but its

Dont come here. >> i recently sat down with anthony bourdain to discuss the food and the culture explored in tonights episode. >> people have been trying to figure out how old is the basque language, who are the basque, where do they come from, do they have any relatives genetically anywhere else on earth, and apparently no. theyve always been there, their language might go back to cavemen times, and pound for pound, that region, in my experience, might have the best or the highest concentration...