Arcades Lourdes

... 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 ...

... of those guys flying up and down these crazy roads. Everyone was very happy to see us when got back and enjoyed a nice pizza in town complete with a little kiddie room with toys. They know how to make it comfortable for parents with kids.<br> <br>                              <br>

... 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>

The next day, we took the kids for a lunch time hike along the GR10 to Lac du Gaube with a view of Vignemale the highest mountain in the French ...

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>

... orange baby cot in the middle of the room. Now these are apartment style rooms so there is no front desk to call but after a thorough check of all of our possessions we have a good laugh at the hint.<br>We are now off to Biarritz which we hear has a nice surf beach but given some of the beaches we have seen in Europe (very beautiful but rocks instead of sand and no waves) we are night holding out much hope... <br>

... So we had an indoor bbq, Saint-Agur cheese, pasta with salmon, ratatouille, tomatoes and feta... and I came back to life for another bigger party. Oh, and I had one of these good ideas: I wanted everyone to choose one album that should be in my mp3 player... completely forgot about that, but as my friends are my friends ...

... in El Chocon, Plaza Huincul, Lago Bareales - Bariloche and the lake ...