http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/France/Aquitaine/Bayonne/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Europe , France , Aquitaine , Bayonne en-us Sat, 18 May 2013 14:17:08 +0000 Sat, 18 May 2013 14:17:08 +0000 So I39m almost at the camino start and I have some wifi so here are some very impressionistic plusses and minusses thus farPlus I made it with all the stuff I left home withMinus who knew you needed a visa to transit in Vietnam not mePlus the sunset at Ho Chi Minh airport.Minus the homeless man getting a slapping from the security guard at Charles de Gual airport. All he did was throw http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/France/Aquitaine/Bayonne/blog-723444.html While staying in Biarritz I rode my bike along the coast to Bayonne where I then spent 4 or 5 hours visiting its sites. It rained for the majority of that time and after talking to some locals I made the decision to come back and check it out during its annual festival which is meant to be a blast. Unfortunately that wasn39t to happen... http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/France/Aquitaine/Bayonne/blog-718076.html Still having a great time in San Sebastian we decided to join the USAC group day trip to Bayonne and Biarritz in the French Basque Country. We arrived in Bayonne France at roughly 10am to be met by a great tour guide who told that Bayonne is not just where the Bayonette was developed but was an ancient city dating back all the way to the Romans and middle ages. He spoke of the marrying of kings http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/France/Aquitaine/Bayonne/blog-627914.html Unfortunately I didnt make it was far as Bordeaux. I woke up in the morning to discover that my backpack had been searched and my camera Walkman and sleeping bag had gone walkabout. For the second time I wanted to sort out the seedy looking characters in the corridor. I had a faint memory of being woken up by someone coming into the room and he had left straight away when he realised I was awa http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/France/Aquitaine/Bayonne/blog-542200.html I was attempting to contain any urge to self praise until I'd at least gone up one mountain however having just cycled 120 miles in 35 degree heat I'm going to give myself a little pat on the back. I'm also inclined to give myself a big slap as setting off at 1030 on a day like today was just plain stupid. I don't know how much water I drank but towards the end I was filling up both bottles ev http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/France/Aquitaine/Bayonne/blog-528279.html Well its now easy for me to choose what my least favorite place in France is Bayonne.Im quite surprised too. Although my history teacher is from Bayonne hes rarely wrong about anything. I mean its even in Basque country. However thats about all it has going for it.The voyage there even foreshadowed the day ahead. Shannon and I took a bus there but it broke down a few miles ou http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/France/Aquitaine/Bayonne/blog-315797.html This is to be a blog chocahoot full of guest contributers. With such a multitalented group of wouldbe journos scribing their 2 cents worth Ill leave my contribution centred on 2 topicsThe RUGBY kicked off for us in Lyon which was abuzz with the fever of the thinking mans game. The tournament came out of the blocks with an upset Le Cauchmar nightmare read the headlines. http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/France/Aquitaine/Bayonne/blog-204518.html I had heard the travel stories and seen the photos but I was still amazed and looked in awe at the huge structure ahead of us. The Eiffel Tower was on the top of our list and considering we only had a few hours in Paris it was the only item on the list. At first glance it was just a spire off into the distance hiding in between trees buildings and the city itself but as we got closer the tru http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/France/Aquitaine/Bayonne/blog-77742.html Hay algo curioso en viajar a lugares donde no hablas el idioma principal. Sientes una especie de adrenalina porque sabes que con la mayora de la gente eres incomunicable. Si a eso se aade el extrao sentimiento de aventura que uno tiene al estar en un lugar completamente nuevo... Pues vaya que es una experiencia. Pero vayamos en orden cronologico.El lunes 27 si que me despert a tiempo para http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/France/Aquitaine/Bayonne/blog-49352.html