Campanile Clermont Issoire

11/06<br><br>This morning we decided to pack the car and go after lunch so I could do the washing. This is when I checked out and was told we stayed one day too long. Anyway we made our way across the south of France then we turn right to the centre to head north ...

... be unable to see it! The next day was Sunday and John spent a futile morning searching for an open supermarket to buy a few basics, but they were all closed - they certainly observe the Sabbath here more than anywhere else we've been so far! Luckily he found a small Spar open - must be owned by heathens. After lunch we visited one of the extinct ...

Hi everyone I survived the bike and barge after completing about 350 ks for the week. The weather was sensational except for one day that we got caught in the rain riding home one day. Luckily we were near a village that had a bar so the group of 18 took the place over and sat it out. Martin the barge pilot and tour director claims he will not be able to go back there again. The food was amazing with a 3 course hot meal everynight, breakfasts and at ...

This morning the sun is trying to put in an appearance. It is still and mild, and we're just about recovered from Friday night's sailing. Ralph has collared the camp attendant and got us a shower token each, and I set out to test the facilities. The shower cubicles are a generous size, and spotlessly clean. There are few instructions on the token machine, so I undress, put the shower head into the wall socket and turn on ...

... like it. So we met up with some friends at the club that we had met in Vichy, and been hanging out with since we got here. Kate, Chelsea and I decided to go back to their house to drink some more around 4 am. We just sat there chilled, and drank some more. Its funny to have conversations with them since they know little English and we know little French. We finally passed out around 8am. By noon everyone was up and ready to go. We headed back to Mac Do's for some lunch...I ...

I finally have a television in my hotel room. I know, I'm in France and I should be exploring the world around me, blah, blah, blah...but I have a tv!! I'm not just psyched that I can sit and be a couch potato, I'm psyched for the French programs that are on. Let me give you a preview: 1. Secret Story: It's really pronounced like that. Say those words in your head with a French accent (See-chret Stow-ree). There 10 people who live in a ...

... be so tough. Cute, quaint and not modern room but at least it has a private bathroom. No internet... Then we went out at 7:20pm to first buy my cough syrup at the nearby pharmarcy then took a bus B to town. Walking along the town Square, we stopped a guy to ask for Directions and he turned out to be also a filmmaker from the festival. What luck coz he(Jon from New York) brought us through many turns, that on our own, we definitely won't be able to find the festival headquarters. Took ...

Well, all unpacked now and even have some groceries, so I thought I should get started with the Travel Journal or whatever this is called. On Friday we walked around the city to buy a few things (including a delicious baguette-see in pics, haha) and to explore. There's a few streets that have tons of stores of all kinds which is nice ...

hey everybody well, some recent changes to the travel plans. so now i'm as nomadic as ever, with less plans than before! am loving france. nicole has a great group of friends and we spend weekends with her mom out of clermont ferrand, tending to the garden and getting things ready for winter. ahh, the simple life... her mom's neighbour is insisting nicole only speak to me in french ...

Kel and Amanda continued on to Paris before flying out back to Perth, and I decided to stay and re-evaluate where I am going next. I had planned to go to Spain but that will be on hold for a while. I am turning into the serial squatter, but Nic assures me she doesn't mind. I should take this opportunity to tell you that not only is Clermont Ferrand famous for it's surrounding ...