http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/France/Aquitaine/Bordeaux/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Europe , France , Aquitaine , Bordeaux en-us Fri, 11 Dec 09 06:52:47 +0000 Fri, 11 Dec 09 06:52:47 +0000 On Tuesday we landed near a tin shed in the south of France also known as the Bergerac airportMum and dad's friend from college Lynne picked us up and then drove us to their huge farmouse where we would stay for three nights. When we arrived we were met by her children Zenya Devlyn and Sebastyn. They showed us around the house I slept in the loft which was cool as well as their many barns and http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/France/Aquitaine/Bordeaux/blog-449859.html I vekene eg gjekk p sprkskule budde eg hj ein vertsfamilie. Det var finfint det og alt det der alt i alt ikkje s grenselaust interessant. Likevel vil eg berette ei lita hending som fekk meg til trekkje p smilebanda. Eg hadde eige rom og fine greier. P rommet var det eg trengde seng pult stol og skap. D familien hadde ein katt som tok og framleis tar seg til rette hadde far i huse http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/France/Aquitaine/Bordeaux/blog-441450.html Kvardagen har endeleg senka seg over livet til Johannessen. Etter to mnadar med feire og ein mnad der ting nesten er kome i gang er det godt endeleg verkelge vre i gong. Eg har sltt rot noks nyaktig 30 min i fr universitetet og trivst med det. Etter ha leita lenge og vel budd p sofaen og litt rundt om kring var det glimrande finne stad bu. Eg hadde hatt det som premiss at eg ville http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/France/Aquitaine/Bordeaux/blog-441449.html My day started off with another long training run. This time is was 18 miles. Irsquove about had it with the long runs but at least this one was through Bordeaux wine country.I set out around 730 heading Southeast towards a point with which I was familiar. Around the second mile I saw some girl out for a run and paced off her for a few miles. This was a huge help. Heading mostly north she w http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/France/Aquitaine/Bordeaux/blog-436456.html Bordeaux was the overnight stop from Paris on our way to Pamplona. Had time to see the main sights and down a few more Kronenbourgs. A really pretty city but alas just not enough time to enjoy it fully. http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/France/Aquitaine/Bordeaux/blog-436272.html On my train ride to the Bordeaux region this morning I finished reading Into the Wild. The book is a nonfictional account of the events leading up to and after the tragic death of Chris McCandless. McCandless was a brilliant young man who after graduating from college abandoned his family and took on a nomadic life of his own. He eventually made his way to Alaska and attempted to live off the http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/France/Aquitaine/Bordeaux/blog-435786.html HelloWe arrived in Bordeaux and figured out how to navigate ourselves to another part of town Gambetta Square. We booked a nice room from Camere at the La Chic de Lyon. We strolled a couple blocks into Gambetta Square to find a fullscale Tour de France bicycle qualifier going on The race comprised about 60 23km laps not real sure on this distance but the groups were flying around every fe http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/France/Aquitaine/Bordeaux/blog-435418.html So here we are on the road again this time with Stuart and Stella our hopefully trusty steed.Leaving the grey and gloom of Blighty behind we settle in for the overnight ferry. Uneventful the Captain warned of rough seas but we braved the restaurant and slept like babies.Things take a turn for the worse in Nantes where our first meal in this country renowned for its food is a kebab. I blame t http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/France/Aquitaine/Bordeaux/blog-434899.html I think I missed my chance to launch a career as a civil rights activist. You see I considered organizing a march by the Africans of Bordeaux to protest our women being recklessly eyeballed by the local ignoramuses. However travel had taken its toll on me that day and I looked like some sort of wild thing that should come out only in the dead of night so I thought Africa would be better served http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/France/Aquitaine/Bordeaux/blog-434385.html On my first day in Bordeaux I had the rare luck of being one of the few tourists included in a mystery game played by virtually every local. You see as I wandered about town I noticed that many of the men kept looking at me with what seemed to be barelyconcealed lust and a kind of ownership. Of course I wanted to believe that my dazzling charms were enough to bring any man under my spell but http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/France/Aquitaine/Bordeaux/blog-434096.html No er eg godt i gang. Dagane rasar av garde Franskkurset er intensivt det er s vidt eg heng med. Har hastra gramatikkbker for gjere opp for det eg aldri gjorde p vidaregande. Synd men sant. Dagane er intense med kurs i fr ni til eitt lunch i ein eller annan park og s lesing p biblioteket til fem. Etter lesinga har dagane stort sett gtt med til vandring noko eg likar svrt godt. Uta http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/France/Aquitaine/Bordeaux/blog-425656.html kjlkjqs dkqsj dlkjqsjdxkfjklxwjklfjlkwxjksgjhljjd jgkldsjg lkgj l http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/France/Aquitaine/Bordeaux/blog-423794.html My eyes scan the big red pin board marked lsquoLe ActivitiesrsquoldquoOh my God Chris Cancel the pedal boating the tennis and the mini golf Itrsquos nearly 830. The barrel rolling demonstration is about to beginrdquoHow exactly did we get here Surrounded by children ice creams and camp staff in red uniforms Are we inhellip a French version of HiDeHihellip orhellip worse http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/France/Aquitaine/Bordeaux/blog-423478.html Hei hallan d var tida gtt fort og lite skrive her. For kome fram til dagen i dag m ei lita oppsummering til. Det vil skje kort og konsist utan for mange friske detaljar. Etter Voi tok Aleksander og eg turen til Mombasa hang der i to dagar t enorme mengder indisk mat for s ta oss til Zanzibar. Der skjedde det ingenting uventa. Vi bada lo vart solbrende t dyr mat og hadde det fint. http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/France/Aquitaine/Bordeaux/blog-423102.html Call Me Stubborn But I Still Think Australian Wine Is BetterLeaving the coast I made my way South back down to a little town called Blois in central France in the Loire Valley. Made famous for it's concentration of Chateaux I intended to get out to Chateau Chambord which was built in by the monarchy with influences from Leonardo Di Vinci who lived just down the road. Unfortunately I didn't arri http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/France/Aquitaine/Bordeaux/blog-422645.html I'll have a more information filled update later. This entry is going to be pictures I haven't yet posted. Spent the weekend in Bordeaux seeing the sites and sipping the wine...I'm still learning on the vin. My french classes start tomorrow should be an interesting time. Hope everyone has enjoyed their weekend. http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/France/Aquitaine/Bordeaux/blog-420042.html 17 de juin. Chateau HautBrion et Musee du vin de Bordeaux. We visited Chateau HautBrion this morning. We saw how they construct the barrels and constantly test the wine for clarity. We tasted their 2004 classic Merlot which is 200 Euros per bottle. They said 2005 was a better year for them and those bottles are priced at 1000 Euro per bottle.... In the afternoon we visited the Wine Museum of http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/France/Aquitaine/Bordeaux/blog-409502.html 16 de juin. La Base Sous Marine. We visited the submarine base in Bordeaux. The base was used during WWII. http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/France/Aquitaine/Bordeaux/blog-409198.html 11 de juin. Citadelle de Blaye http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/France/Aquitaine/Bordeaux/blog-408539.html 4 de juin. Muse des Arts dcoratifs de Bordeaux. We went to the museum of decorative arts in Bordeaux today. The home was built around 1775 for a member of Parliament and his family. The home was later purchased by the city of Bordeaux. During the 1950s the home was transformed into a museum. http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/France/Aquitaine/Bordeaux/blog-405290.html