Blogs from France, Europe - page 1285

Now that we were all in the ‘French mode’, we thought we should drive to the southern part of France and visit my brother, sister-in-law and their kids who happened to be holidaying near Avignon. And we wouldn’t say no to a free night at their place and a washing machine either! :) So off again….driving driving…stop…driving….stop….driving driving….stop…..wait….wrong way….where are we?…go back….driving….driving…why is it taking so long??...driving…we should have been there hours ago!!!....driving…driving… About 10 hours later we arrived at the cute little French town where they were staying. Basically we were in time for a late home cooked dinner that my brother had prepared for us, and bed. The next day we explored the village and the Roman ruins and castles that were dotted around the area. Everything is so old here, and as my ... read more

No doubt about it, I gotta get myself a new body. Something around 30 years younger than the one I've got now would be handy. What was a minor rib complaint after Hossegor blew out to full on crippler after 3 crummy waves in Lacanau. So after those 3 waves, the surfing is over. Is it time to bite the bullet, admit defeat in the age war and buy myself a longboard on return to Oz? 11 days of prepaid accommodation in Lacanau meant we were staying, surfing or no surfing. 11 days in a beach town like Lacanau can drag when: - the skies vary from light grey to dark grey. - the town is in severe wind down mode after the season. The beach villages along the Atlantic coast are the original French ghost ... read more

My entry begins with a slightly unnecessary rant about sandwich fillings. Okay, so sandwich fillings might not be the most relevant subject matter for a travel blog, but believe me, after getting up at the crack of 5:30 after not much sleep and waiting around at Lewes station with a heck of a lot of luggage, the last thing I want is to buy my breakfast and find it chock full of ingredients that I a) don't like and b) didn't order. Namely, pepper and margarine. Seriously. So they're slightly strange things to dislike, but that's hardly the point. The point is, I was tired, I was hungry, I wanted an egg and tomato sandwich and the overpriced station café failed to correctly label my selection as "tomato, egg, a generous sprinkling of pepper and copious ... read more

Kaere jer som foelger. Idag har jeg haft fri oven paa den foerste arbejdsdag og det har igen vaeret en rutsjedag med vendepunkt i den kaere kaere danske kirke. Jeg kom igaar hjem ved 4 tiden og hoppede paa hovedet i seng, uden at boerste taender, fy Jeppe. Men foerste dag paa arbejdet var egentlig rigtig fin og ser frem til at laere rutinerne i baren. Jeg holdt mig igaar isaer til fadbamserne og laerte at lave mojitos og lidt andet snaller. isaer timerne foer 12 gik godt og derefter begyndte det at blive lidt haardt og oprydningen var direkte haard. Men alt i alt maa jeg forsikre om at det var en fin start og en god fornemmelse at det jeg gjorde vil hjaelpe lig til at kunne opretholde et vaerdigt LIV her i denne ... read more

September 20, 2006 We arrived in Paris at around 1:40pm local time on September 19th. We had to take a bus to our terminal, then go through customs and get our luggage. After a 40 minute ride to our hotel (Hotel Saint Jacques - the Latin Quarter) we showered and walked down to Notre Dame. What an amazing first thing to see. It's so massive and I absolutely love the gothic architecutre. The inside is so amazing. I personally love the stained glass the most. Afterwards we took a 1 hour cruise of the Seine. It was our first look at The Louvre, The Eiffel Tower and Pont Neuf. We then ate our first French meal at Le Village Rosnard. I had salmon with a bernaisse sauce and fresh veggies, while Jeff had steak and French ... read more