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The day is starting out with a thick fog which is probably made worse by the large lake below where our cabin is located.And there is absolutely no wind to blow the fog away so we will hope that once we get on the road and away from the water the fog may lift. The road away from Larche wanders through a mix of empty farmland and forest for a good distance until we crossed over the top of A20 which runs from Paris to Barcelona. We then went onto the D840 and took a break in Martel,another medieval town with [View Full Entry]

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Published: November 20th 2009 | 8 Views | [diary=454674]

A life like St Bernadette,Martel church
Martel church
Medieval town of Martel

We have 4 one nighters(one night in each town)on our way back to Marseille where we have to be by Saturday to drop OO back and get ourselves ready for the train ride to Paris on Sunday morning. So we plan to wander through the French countryside, taking in the sights as we do so and not overstretching ourselves with too much mileage each day. We must say we have enjoyed France even though we were personally not looking forward to having to interact with the people who we thought would be arrogant towards English speakers like ourselves who have only [View Full Entry]

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Published: November 19th 2009 | 13 Views | [diary=454440]

Autumn all around us
Hillside village and autumn tints
Beynac-et-Cazenac

Bazas Cathedral
Bazas Cathedral
Very impressive cathedral for such a small town
We are not planning for a busy day today but one of sightseeing in Bazas this morning then out to the countryside in the afternoon. So with that in mind we are enjoying a lie in and just hope that they don’t come to service our room too early. The weather remains dry although there is still a bit of high overcast out there but the temperature is nice in the high teens as we climb into OO for the short drive down the hill to the town. When we arrived yesterday there was hardly anyone around and especially when we [View Full Entry]

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Published: November 19th 2009 | 14 Views | [diary=454433]

Interior of Bazas Cathedral
Stained glass Bazas Cathedral
Alleyway of Bazas

By Whiskers
November 15th 2009
North to Bordeaux country Europe » France » Aquitaine
Hendaye beach
Hendaye beach
You can just make out the reef with breaking waves in the distance
We are still fizzing after the All Whites fantastic victory over Bahrain yesterday which sees them qualify for the World Cup finals in South Africa. But we have a journey to get underway and a couple of hundred kilometres to travel to Bazas,south of Bordeaux. The day has dawned with a heavy overcast although it isn’t raining and the temperature is still not too bad in the upper teens. We have decided to travel up the coast road for as far as we can in the daylight we have available and then switch to an inland road across to Bazas. First [View Full Entry]

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Published: November 16th 2009 | 29 Views | [diary=453718]

Hendaye beach
Unusual rock formation on the coast near Biarittz
Body boarders at play at Biarittz

Last night we thought we had two options set up to watch the big game between New Zealand and Bahrain,the winner of which would be going to the World Football Cup in South Africa next year.So when we awoke the first instinct was to try them both again and see what sort of online streaming of the TV we might be able to get. The first we tried wasn’t any good but the second had sound and a picture that came and went making it rather difficult to see the game. We noticed in the corner of the screen on the [View Full Entry]

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Published: November 15th 2009 | 36 Views | [diary=453416]

Beachfront ,San Sebastian
Promenade,San Sebastian
Spray from waves in the river crashing against the wall

We have a fairly short run ahead of us today to our next destination and so there is no hurry to be on the road. The hotel here in Areatza has been very nice and being only open two months they still have a few things to sort out like the smell from the indoor swimming pool and spa area in the basement which seems to permeate throughout the three floors of bedrooms. You couldn’t smell the chlorine in the room thank goodness only when you stepped into the passageway and up and down the stairwell. As when we checked in, [View Full Entry]

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Published: November 15th 2009 | 25 Views | [diary=453400]

Surf off the coast
Another for good measure

By Whiskers
November 12th 2009
A day in Bilbao Europe » Spain » Basque Country » Bilbao
We must surely be in a very relaxed mode because we didn’t wake up until 8am this morning.That is after 10 hours sleep!!!Or perhaps the 3 days on the road from Barcelona had taken the wind out of our sails and last night was catch up time. We headed for Bilbao in the late morning with the plan to take in the Guggenheim and the old city and anything else that we see in between. The drive into Bilbao is along a narrow valley similar to the one that we travelled on to reach Areatza yesterday. People here are housed in [View Full Entry]

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Published: November 14th 2009 | 24 Views | [diary=453172]

This dog is on show outside the Guggenheim
Another angle on the Geggenheim,Bilbao
The main shopping boulevard,Bilbao

Best Western hotel,Corella
Best Western hotel,Corella
The converted convent we spent last night in
The shutters that are installed on the windows of most hotel rooms in Europe certainly keep the early morning light out and leave you to sleep.Again,we have slept in and of course the sun is rising a little later every day as well. We were the only guests in last night but the staff,all 3 of them,are still dusting and sweeping.Still if it keeps the place looking pristine then the hotel will keep getting good reviews. We asked the guy on the reception desk the most direct route back to the road we had been on yesterday but his English was [View Full Entry]

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Published: November 13th 2009 | 24 Views | [diary=452948]

Solar panels near Logrono
Briones hillside village
San Clemente from the main road

By Whiskers
November 10th 2009
Lleida to Corella Europe » Spain » La Rioja
We thought the destination we had chosen for last night’s stay was remote enough but we think we are outdoing that for tonight’s!! And the hotel we are staying in is a converted convent!!! The BBA is certainly trying to vary things up. Our hotel room here in Lleida has been so quiet and peaceful we have again slept in,this time we didn’t wake until 8am!!Perhaps it was the spa we had last night that put us in the relaxed mode as it does at home. However,no problem with rising late as breakfast is on at the hotel until midday,not that [View Full Entry]

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Published: November 12th 2009 | 27 Views | [diary=452742]

Desert like landscape near Zaragoza
El Toro
Downtown Corella

Now without looking at your atlas or opening up Google can you say exactly how many kilometres it is from Barcelona to Lleida and in which direction from Barcelona is this city nobody has ever heard of except those that live there??? We have been watching the weather forecast for the past couple of days and rain has been predicted for the next several days on Spain’s Atlantic coastline.So we have started to have second thoughts about travelling in that direction as we have avoided any sustained periods of rain for the past 7 months and we would like to try [View Full Entry]

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Published: November 12th 2009 | 27 Views | [diary=452706]

Pointy peaks,Montserrat
Vista towards the Pryenees
Ollie Opel at Monserrat hills



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