Blogs from Bordeaux, Aquitaine, France, Europe - page 20

Via The Canal du Midi to Biarritz This wifi is difficult to find. Even now we cannot connect with the one of a friend. But we came away from the south coast to near Toulouse to a lovely site Domain de St. Laurant not far from the Canal du Midi which Lesley has wanted to see for some time. We explored it all ways and even went to stay with a Servas host (his first ever) in Toulouse. It's a lovely city. He was bit absent minded leaving us waiting for a desert he offered which never arrived nor he and so we went to bed. He was lost in a telephone call to his girlfriend. Then north a little way to Cordes sur Ciel near Albi and a site Le Lizart. It is English ... read more

i came to bordeaux thinking it was going to be this boring ass place....but its actually a pretty big city with lots of stuff. we signed up for a wine tour and learned some fun facts and tasted this world famous bordeaux merlot.....it was good but not amazing to me. maybe i just dont have the taste for it yet. it was interesting all in all. i didnt get drunk like i thought though. only 1.5 glasses total....not enough. it was educational i guess. i got a little bit of shopping done. picked myself up 2 pairs of really cute flats. i talked rajiv into separating for an hour so i could shop in peace. plus i needed some personal time. spending so much time with one other person that isnt a significant other or a ... read more

St EMILION - 7th May 2007 (Monday 22º Partly Cloudy) Catherine Ouzoulias is not only a great homemaker and interior decorator; she is also a great cook. Cooking aromas entice us downstairs from our room. We arrive to be seated at a lovely table for two, which is made up with antique linen tableware and crockery. The smells that drew us were the homemade apple pies, freshly baked baguettes and ginger breads. These are competing for attention with the muesli, as well as 8 different varieties of chutneys, jams, relishes and freshly brewed café au lait. After breakfast we drive to nearby Lebourne to get some digital pictures copied from SD card to CD. The guy in the Kodak shop talks about Australia and in particular the recent drug use allegations against Ian Thorpe. Of course ... read more

Untitledzacandsof We will start this blog by saying in advance that french keyboards suck, so apologies for the typos... So substitute 'q's for 'a's, 'z's for 'w's and most ','s for 'm's. qnd vice versq. Our lqst entry zqs fro, Lqgos; (can you read that?). After soqking up the beqch qt,osphere; ze hqd THE BEST chicken of our lives: So,e of you ,qy hqve received qn e,qil telling you qbout this: (dont worry, we are also in stitches about this typing) Fro, Lqgos ze spent q dqy in trqnsit to get to Vqlenciq, or should ze sqy Valenthia, qs the Spqnish speqk zith the best lisp. Valenciq hqd q reqlly zicked mqrket qnd ze indulged ourselves, living off cheese, salami qnd the best stazberries. Ever better than those in Portugal! AND so cheap! Valencia zas qlso ... read more

The two most wonderful things about Bordeaux for me (Matt) were the wine tasting and the football match (soccer for the lay American). So, I figured I would give a compare/contrast of the two events. Football Match: 1. Cheerleaders US = cute girls with pom poms leading cheers Them = drunk guy with megaphone leading cheers and songs that EVERYBODY knows (except us of course) 2. Start of game US = flashblubs everywhere Them = first two rows set road flares on fire 3. Fan Passion US = lots of cheering and booing Them = From Stephan - our friend/guide for the game "A fan was shot and killed by a cop in Paris last night during a game, but these two teams are friendly, so I think it should be okay." Also, they closed off ... read more