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Europe » France » Midi-Pyrénées » Toulouse July 14th 2008

Rebonjour à tous et à toutes! Voilà quelques jours que je n’ai pas écris! Nous entrons peu à peu dans notre vie d’ici. Le premier matin, je me suis levé à 9h et j’ai commencé ma journée au marteau-piqueur… laissez-moi vous dire que ça réveille! Sérieusement, je trouve le travail ici super intéressant. J’en apprend à plusieurs niveaux, puisqu’il faut absolument tout refaire de cette énorme baraque. Comme je l’ai déjà dis, nous ne sommes que 3 ‘’permanents’’ (moi, Manuel et Sébastien, un gars qui suit François depuis ses travaux en Finlande). Les autres présents sur le chantier sont des gens à contrat, par exemple 3 maçons pour un des meurs fondateurs de la maison et un technicien pour la ventilation… bref, seulement pour les éléments ‘’clef de voûte’’ de l’hôtel, ce qu’on ne peut se ... read more

Europe » France » Midi-Pyrénées » Toulouse July 10th 2008

Rebonjour à tout le monde! Je ne pense pas écrire tout les jours. Néanmoins, comme il s'agit de notre première véritable journée, j'en profite! Voilà, nous somme installés! L'hôtel fait 4 étages et tout est en rénovation. On a de la job! Il y a 3 employés chargés d'un contrat particulier, mais outre eux, nous ne sommes que 3 plus François, le cousin de Manuel, pour rénover le tout! Et laissez-moi vous dire qu'il y en a à faire! Un hôtel comme ça, au Québec, ça aurait été démolis il y a longtemps pour une reconstruite, mais comme nos amis Français sont plus attentifs à leur patrimoine, c'est toujours là! Et j'en suis content, car c'est vraiment beau, en soit, même si c'est en morceaux. Je vais tenter de vous faire suivre le cours des rénovations ... read more
Le ruisseau en question
Le second terrain de François (cousin de Maunel)
La végétation est magnifique

Europe » France » Midi-Pyrénées » Toulouse July 8th 2008

Salut tout le monde! Je suis bel et bien rendu à destination. Le voyage c'est bien passé, l'avion n'a pas crashé! Ce fut agréable. L'arrivée à l'aéroport c'est bien passée, sauf qu'on m'a fouillé et que le détecteur n'aimait pas ma ceinture et mes bottes... m'enfin! Par la suite, tout a bien été pour le voyage. Nous étions par séries de 3 bancs, donc moi et Manuel avons fait la connaissance d'une jeune demoiselle très sympathique avec qui nous avons pu converser pendant nos 6 heures de voyage. Du reste, la bouffe était très ordinaire (President's Choice), mais les paysages magnifiques, même si la plus grande partie du voyage fut de nuit. Rendu à destination, ça a été la traditionnelle saga de la récupération des bagages qui n'arrivent jamais, mais encore une fois, nous avons survécus. ... read more
Notre bagage
Une portion de la chaîne
Bagnère de Bigorre

Europe » France » Midi-Pyrénées » Toulouse July 6th 2008

Well Well…I bet you all thought you heard the last off me hey? Although my RTW trip is over and I have been falling into depression since returning home, with having to face all the stress and burden of the real world and how I wish I could escape again. Dreaming of a far far away land i will venture to in the future when that opportunity will open again for me. So when a friend invited me to join him on an adventure on his motorbike through the Pyrenees… It was a very hard decision to accept :) THE MOTORCYLE DAIRY. Day 1 - The journey started from Newbury to Portsmouth and we had to get the overnight ferry over to La Harve. Day 2 - The initial plan was not to go on the ... read more
Church
Steve & Railton trying to find a shorter route.
2 grown men in  cake shop

Europe » France » Midi-Pyrénées » Toulouse March 30th 2008

Bonjour, the good weather couldnt last; were back to rain and wind and cold; we decided to drive to Toulouse via the backroads; nice trip; reminded us of driving in Oz; again we cmme across a minor gem when we realised we had to pass through the town of CONDOM (wait until you see the photos :) ) anyway Toulouse is the least salubrious city we have visited; it is on the way to being described as sleazy; still it is the closest we get to spain so i intend having a paella tonight; tomorrow is salon de provence for 3 days; we hope to do a bit of chilling there; we have to organise the 1500km service on the car which we have run up alreqdy: the é nites at Bordeaux were really nice: if ... read more

Europe » France » Midi-Pyrénées » Toulouse October 10th 2007

OK - don't get worried, there won't be a LOT of updates, but we've recently visited relatives in France, had a great time, and want to share a little of the love we got there. (If you are not interested in any further details on our travels, simply “Unsubscribe” - we won’t have our feelings hurt.) With Shelley both teaching and working in administration along with Jonalyn going to school every day, we don’t have a lot of time to do “tourist” things very much. However, while we were in Norway we found out that Shelley’s Mother’s Cousin’s granddaughter (that means she is related to us if you get the genealogy correct) was being baptized the first weekend in October, so we invited ourselves to the celebration. As usual, we got to stay with Magna, (Shelley’s ... read more
Dinner at 11:30pm in France
Magna and Robert
Great party makers

Europe » France » Midi-Pyrénées » Toulouse September 27th 2007

Hi everyone, Well as I said, time really does go fast when you are having fun, so I thought I would do an update of the France trip so far. I have attended all three England rugby games so far and hopefully they will make the quater finals in Marseille as I am heading down to the south of France. After completing a full circle in the North of France, popping into Stad de France in Paris and heading back to good old Blighty for a refresh of the roses (and sales team!), we then headed around the North coast to Mont Saint Micheal. A wonderful castle built on a rock out to sea. The west coast beckoned for the England Samoa game in Neimes. We fanally got tickets for 20 euros each (face value 65 ... read more

Europe » France » Midi-Pyrénées » Toulouse September 3rd 2007

Hello, bonsoir!!! finally stopped for long enough to find internet access! Just a quick run down of what we have been up to and a few pics. Having trouble finding internet connections, apologies for lack of blog entries! 21st-30th August stayed in Lacour de Visa in Midi Pyranees with Deb, Kevin, Tom and Sam. Lazy days (and a couple of very hot ones - 36 degrees) 30th Aug - 2nd Sept stayed in a lovely "Campsite Municipal" in Condom (yes I know) - again lazy days, bike riding and enjoying less intense sunny days. 2nd - 3rd Sept -Lourdes. Don't know what to say about this one! An experience! Extremes, very strange. 3rd Sept to present - Carcassonne, nearly on the coast! Beautiful, fortified medieval city, lovely campsite. Have not been reading newspapers from home and ... read more
Lacour de Visa
lake
sunflowers!

Europe » France » Midi-Pyrénées » Toulouse August 25th 2007

hi everyone we are actually in millau visiting the nez bridge made famous in top gear; if you are a fan of this programme; the bridge is really a viaduct and a very impressive one at that: we drove under it today and will drive over it tomorrow on our way towards paris to visit the musee de orsay which we missed when were there earlier; pete is really excited about another museum of static images to view but he will grin and bear it i am sure; had a great night last night catching up with dans mum and dad from england at a camp ground in a tiny village in france; it was lovely to speak continuous english to some people that we know and lots of hugs and stories all round the three ... read more

Europe » France » Midi-Pyrénées » Toulouse August 6th 2007

Most people have always dreamt of a holiday in the South of France - cruising on your yacht in the beautiful Mediterranean, stopping by at some of the most luxurious ports in the world, and enjoying the never-ending sunny weather on the beach. Well, apart from the yacht bit, I can now officially say that I have done it - are you jealous? Well it gets worse...if you ARE jealous ;-) At the end of my train ride from Genoa, was the sunny seaside town of Nice. Famous for the mega-rich superyachts moored in it's port, the city-side beach, it's azure waters and the town's laid-back charm, it is indeed a holiday haven. Except, that Nice was actually a lot bigger than I had thought. My hostel was up the top of the hill, and the ... read more
Fountain In Place Massena
The Streets Of Nice
The Principality Of Monaco




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