Le Grain De Sable
Travel Blogs from Chatelaillon-Plage
Mass in France
... is an extremely comforting feeling.
I decided to blog about this today because as mass was going on I looked around and noticed the extreme mix of cultures. It came from the marathon today in La Rochelle with runners from all over the world. The streets are packed with people representing hundreds of different backgrounds, cultures and lifestyles. When I looked around and ...
Thanksgiving
... plates?! We had green bean casserole.. which was really just soup green beans and onions because the french apparently don't like bread crumbs... We had stuffing which was delicious and tasted like home, we had "cranberry sauce" which was really a home made jam that Ashley and I somehow put together with raspberries, apple, OJ, cranberry juice, sugar and wine... don't ask... it tasted good. We also had cooked carrots, potatoes, ...
Un vrai de vrai vieux port!
... la bonne solution car, la 1ere chambre c'etait la notre, le quelqu'un c'est moi et pour avoir la paix le reste de la nuit, j'ai du lui donner le code.
Apres cette nuit mouvementee, nous sommes partis visiter La Rochelle, une ville portuaire au bord de l'ocean Atlentique. La vieille ville, la cathedrale, le port et les vestiges des fortifications sont ...
Portomarin to palais de rei
We were happy to leave our overcrowded unheated albergue and all the snorers but were not happy to encounter rain after a few kilometres. The gentle rain turned into steady rain after a few more kms and we were very happy to finally find a cafe after 8kms. Atomic ana had arrived many minutes before everyone else and someone feeling sorry for her had bought her a drink. The rest of us staggered in in different stages of wetness and Sabine discovering her ...
La Rochelle
These French keyboards are ****.
La Rochelle, what a place. Incredibly hot day. La Rochelle has a massive marina and is currently building another extension to double its current size.
There are three noticable turrets in the town, two of which were used to guard the town harbor by extending a chain between them to prevent enemy ships from entering port.
Traditional wooden houses line each narrow street.
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