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From Bayonne to St Jean Pied de Port

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September 20th 2016
Started the day with a chocolate croissant from the Boulanger, being too mean to pay 9 Euros for breakfast at the hotel which would probably comprise the same. Followed by a leisurely stroll over the bridge to the main and more interesting part of Bayonne. Typically old French town of 3/4 storey buildings residing in shabby splendour along the side of the river and moving up into the narrow street ... read more

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