Hotel Le Grand Large
Check rates and availability for this hotel
Find the best prices for Hotel Le Grand Large from our 5 partners. Show all partners
Travel Blogs from Dolus d'Oleron
Mass in France
... a foreign world and culture surrounded me. Through the three months whether I was in France, Spain or England, I knew that church was available in a way that wasn't foreign to me. Yes, I might not understand every word said, or in Spain's case - any word... I can follow the mass and feel at home since it always follows the same basic structure of Introductory Rites, liturgy of the ...
Thanksgiving
... though - there was no turkey. Well, we bought some deli turkey to say that we physically had some... but no one ate it. We were really just not feeling the whole go buy a turkey with its head and feathers still on... Might as well just go kill my own while we're at it! So instead - we bought three roasted chickens... with no heads... fully precooked. They were yummy!
Of course, what's thanksgiving without all the ...
Un vrai de vrai vieux port!
... que nous avons vues. Heureusement le soleil est de retour, car l'air de la mer est quand meme assez frais!
Ensuite, nous avons pris la route pour Nantes et nous sommes arrives chez nos amis Gilles et Ingrid en fin d'apres midi. Nous avons passe une belle soiree, nous etions tres heureux de les revoirs et aussi de renouer avec les apericubes!!!
...
All aboard for Bordeaux
... going to Toulouse where the assembly factory is situated. It is a slow but economic mode of transport for very large components.
When we reach Bordeaux we drive round the city whilst Maryse points out the major sites and then park near the Opera House for a walking tour. First stop though is lunch in a very artisanal cafe in Parliament Square for assiette plates of fantastic local meats,cheese and vegetables ...
I do like to be beside the seaside!
We are docked in the commercial port, there is no cruise terminal, no taxis,no buses and it is pouring down! We have all booked shuttle tickets into Soulac sur Mer ( $18 pp return) for 9.45 am so we grab brollies and waterproofs and off we go. The alternative is a shuttle to the Royan ferry, but this is now on its winter timetable so the ferries are few and far between so we decide against risking an overnight stop there.
It is only a short 20/25 minute coach trip to ...
Amenities
- Free High-Speed Internet
- Fitness/Health center
- Wheelchair accessibility