Hotel Melia Pirineos De Aragon Sallent de Gallego - Formigal

... music that was headlining the first night of the town's "Festival of the Lamp chop" (that is actual translation...this is sheep-herding country...and they did have a lamp chop tasting area). Needless to say, it was tres rural :)<br><br>                                  <br> <br>

Tom drove Eva to the train station in Lordes and after lunch we all went for a hike to the base of the Cirque de Gavarnie. Impressive!! The walls are 1,000 meters up, 50% taller than El ...

The next morning we set off early-ish for our 6 hour walk back along the top ridge of the canyon. Beautiful! It was interesting to look at the Breche de Roland (a famous gap break in the ridge) knowing that just on the other side was the French valley were staying. 10 KM in a ...

As part of our 10 year anniversary celebration, we left the kids with Farmor and drove to Spain. We wanted to hike the canyons of Odessa. The drive was an amazing twisty-turning, hair raising experience along many of the roads used during the Tour de France ...

... cute main town. Clearly, rock climbing is very popular in this area. In the photos, play "spot the climber."<br><br>                  <br>

On Sunday, we checked into new home, Hotel Chili, which is all self-contained apartments. The accommodation was simple but was made up for by the giant lawn with Mini-Golf course, free range chickens, and playground within walking distance. And FREE LAUNDRY!!! Needless to say, Sue was in heaven. We played Mini-golf that night and Sue kicked Tom's butt. Embarrassing...<br><br>        <br>

... over 10,000 ft. A lazy afternoon followed by another delightful meal and a good night's sleep. Ahh, the mountains.<br><br>                <br><br><br>

We spent a lazy day in and around our hotel, casually visiting Luz Saint Sauveur, about 10 minutes from our hotel. We also drove up to Gavarnie, the famous Cirque in the region. There weren't much in the ways of views as the mountains were in the clouds.<br> <br>  <br><br><br>

We had SATs all day a couple of days ago. I'm glad they are done, but they were not difficult. The kids at school were so happy to see us the next day. They are sad we are leaving so soon. Caroline, Angela, Rachel, and I are going to miss them alot. We went shopping this afternoon at Carrefour, and I bought a shirt. It's pretty. We also went to a clothes store for everyone in the family. Caroline bought a pink shirt.

Today we shopped at the new mall. I got new mauve pants and a cute pink shirt. January is sales month, and everything is much cheaper. I think it is cool that I have French clothes! We shopped with Miss Jeanene, a lady at our new church. The new mall has a bowling alley and a skating rink, plus tons of shopping. It is really nice, just like an American mall. Angela is spending the night tonight, and that will be tons of fun!