B&B Hyeres
Travel Blogs from Hyères
The Winds of Toulon
... to get out of the wind.
We caught the ferry back to La Seyne after lunch as the ship was leaving earlier this afternoon. After a little bit of communication confusion, we were able to find the right ferry and the ride back to La Seyne was not bad. Once back on board the Silhouette, Bob, Carol, John, Paul and I made our way to the Ensemble Lounge for the daily trivia contest. It was a hoot… These cruisers are serious ...
"weekend" is "weekend" in French
... a really nice couple and very open minded. Meeting them totally made my day!
Side note: Pam and Jack, they told me about a website to check if you're looking to rent an apartment or cottage, i don't know if you already know about this site, but they used it for Paris and in Aix and spoke very highly of it. Here is the link: http://www.vrbo.com/
its called Vacation Rentals By Owner. I've already done a search for Saint Maximin and there wasn't anything ...
Story time....
... t pronounce them very well. Like I once was trying to tell Laura, "very good" in French: tres bien (tray bee-yon) (and the "r" has that....certain noise you make...not sure how to right it out. but if you hear french, listen to when they say a word with an "r" in it. they make this noise with their throat. like...well i'm not sure, ha but thats one of the more difficult parts of learning the language for me. ...
Oh! kayak time!
... gars et il menvoie son employe, Fabian. Si je comprend bien, il nous passe le kayak pour une demi journee, comme ca, seulement avec veste de sauvetage, sans guide, juste stephane et moi sur la mer. bon ok! il nous explique un peu de faire attention aux rochers car il y a vraiment beaucoup de vagues! bahhh, cest pas si pire que ca! on se lance! moi jadore quand ca brasse un peu, stephane lui, euhhh, il na pas lair tres rassurer, lol moi je trouve ca tres drole! on fini ...
We sail the seven C's
... which brought to mind the face of Sainte Rosaline.
Soon the forest opened up to the grounds of the magnificent monastery of La Chartreuse de la Verne. But before we enter the building, let's get the name straight. The “de la Verne” was easy—at the base of the mountain on which the buildings sit there's a river called la Verne. But Chartreuse? Why name a monastery after a liquour? Or maybe it was that the nuns wore bright ...