Blogs from Bordeaux, Aquitaine, France, Europe - page 15

What a day! What a day! Of course, I started out with my constant breakfast after sleeping ALL night! Finally, a night of undisturbed sleep. I have been waiting for that! After breakfast, Jean-François and I walked a few blocks to the Musée des Compagnons du Tour de France. This is a museum at a school for traditional artisan carpenters, bricklayers or stone cutters, cabinet makers and/or locksmiths. The training at this school is based on the handing down of the craftsmanship. The workmen make a journey of their profession called "Tour de France" (nothing to do with the bicycle race!) because they travel from worksite to worksite during their training to become proficient. Each year there is a competition open to every French citizen to showcase the best of the French workmen, but the winners ... read more

What a beautiful day today in Bordeaux. It was very hot but very interesting, fun and active. We started the day by hopping on the bicycles and riding the short distance to the market to buy cheese. We bought 5 varieties and then walked around the market a bit but it was not a market day so it wasn't very busy and some of the vendors were not there. But, still, it was a delightful French market all the same. We came home and visited for a while and then hopped into the car and drove out to the Chateau du Smith Haut Lafitte. www.smith-haut-lafitte.com (I believe) Beautiful buildings and at this chateau they have a restaurant, hotel and spa which specializes in "vinotherapy" (Try Googling that!) We had a lovely lunch and then we came ... read more

YAY! I made it in one piece....24 hours door to door! The 4 hour flight from Calgary to Montreal was good except the landing. There was a LOT of turbulence on the descent and the landing. I did not like that one little bit! But I landed and actually got to the next gate for the flight to Paris with about 15 minutes to spare. I must say, the service with Air Canada is SORELy lacking. I wasted 10 of my precious 45 minutes between flights trying to find an agent who would answer my question as to what gate I had to get to. Well, water under the bridge. The 6 1/2 flight to Paris was smooth and uneventful. The landing was good but they taxied forever to the gate to disembark! In the end, ... read more

21.Juni Lørdag men ja, som sagt sov vi utrolig godt den natta hos Frank... så vi kom oss ikke opp før ganske seint ut på ettermiddagen. så måtte vi jo ete litt, å prate litt piss, og loke litt, ect, ect... så vi dro ikke fra Frank's apartment før i 5... vi hadde allerede ordna oss ny soffa for kvelden hos et par som bodde 30 min utafor Bordeaux i et lite sted som heter Cubnezais... greier alldrig å huske navnet... gata dems fantes ikke på gps'en engang... men ja... så vi loka litt rundt i Bordeaux før vi dro ut å møtte dem... De bodde i et hus midt ute i vin distriktet, drit koselig... det var så vidt vi rakk å ta bagasjen inn i huset ( fikk tilogmed eget romm ) før vi ... read more

well well, det ekke bare bare å få skrivi noe om dagen.. har vært mye reising uten noen å bo hos.. så vi har telta her å der, men ja.. ikke no særlig med internett og strøm... men ja... har laget ny reise rute... litt mere korrekt og ja... det er der vi er for øyeblikket.. i Brest altså... begynner nå på hvordan vi kom oss dit.. men ja... http://www.travelblog.org/gmaps/map_7rK.html... read more