Best Western Grand Hotel Des Mascareignes Saint-Gilles-Les-Bains

... for dinner at 7:00. Thierry was home from work; he joined us for dinner along with his beautiful lady friend Annabelle, originally from the mountainous interior of Reunion. We had a very enjoyable dinner, again accompanied by a wide-ranging conversation, which included our various family origins. They were interested to learn that our family can trace some ancestors back to the middle 1600s. Most Réunionais can't go back so far.<br><br>I learned more about the culture and history ...

... the municipal gardens which are being reworked (and need it). A brief stop in a small marine museum reveals a reasonably well-preserved Coelacanth. That's the fish scientists knew had existed in the Devonian period up to 400 million years ago, and dying out in the Cretaceous period about65 millions years ago - it was merely an ancient fossil - a sign of the survival of the fittest and disappearance of the least adaptable ...

"La Mer" - Charles Trenet La mer Qu'on voit danser le long des golfes clairs A des reflets d'argent La mer Des reflets changeants Sous la pluie La mer Au ciel d'ete confond Ses blancs moutons Avec les anges si purs La mer ...

"Jessica na kouraz" - Mars tou seul Ah ! Jessica na kouraz, Tout gro travay banna i done lai pou fé, Kan lé zot i préfér alé zoué, Parl pi bann gran lé la, lé zis pou fé la piont. Choeur Ah ! Jessica na kouraz, Tout gro travay banna i done aou pou fé, Kan lé zot i préfér alé zoué ! Tandik bann gran lé la, lé zis pou fé la piont. Mé Jessica sé in pti manmzéèl akoté la kaz Bé depi tan pti son manman la fine kit aèl. B ...

... des fleuves de sang, Que tu rejettes à l'océan. Et puis tu redeviens sage, Tu t'endors dans tes nuages, Et de longues années durant, Tu berces ton sommeil d'enfant. Mon île, Tu as réuni dans ton coeur, Des gens de toutes les couleurs, Comme un défi au monde entier. Pour le pire et pour le meilleur, Tu as choisi comme âme soeur, Mon île, Quand du soir au petit ...

... rieur C'est l'objet de mon coeur C'est pour lui Mon poème Au Monde Inanimé Les jours de pluie Mes jouets sont vivants Les grands ont des rires Qui vous giflent En passant A quoi bon L'amour qui fond Moi j'ai un compagnon Je voudrais dire Pas pour de rire Même si c'est con... Je l'aime, lui

... Prodigues have a clear view of the approach flight path to the airport runway and they know the planes to expect when visitors are coming. So they simply wait at home and watch until they see the plane on approach (in this case the Air Mauritius flight) and then drive down to the airport in time to welcome visitors. Thierry Prodigue, Laval's son brought the car around right away and we drove up from sea level to the heights overlooking Saint Denis, to ...

... seulement vous avez le meilleur café de l'île, mais en plus vous assurez niveau plongée! Sacrée ambiance très relax au club, de quoi bien se marrer toutes les 3 secondes, le tout avec un professionalisme impeccable. Ca va bien nous manquer tout ça. On a même compris tout le cours théorique, merci David! Que du bonheur. Allez, bonne continuation à vous et à très bientôt, on reviendra!

... finally using street names, numbers and addresses to track it down into a typically run-down, half unoccupied shopping centre. It is a big, games oriented centre, but run efficiently, and reasonably priced, so say we'll be back. Head back to the hotel to pack and vacate by 10. The new hotel is halfway across town, but with streets without potholes, and real sidewalks, and being downhill most of the way, we find it no problem. On the way, we locate ...

... think about the way back, with this 'Pas de Bellecombe' to climb * On your way back from the volcano, call in at 'La Maison du Volcan', at 'Plaine des Cafres'. This museum is a must. * Forest of 'Notre Dame de la Paix' : Primary forest composed by huge 'tamarins des Hauts', endemic orchids that you will discover by taking the botanic path in the mountain * Cimetiere Martin. Pirate Oliver 'La Buse' (Buzzard) Levasseur buried here. Pirated the Indian Ocean from ...