Christina Lourdes
42 Avenue Peyramale Lourdes, Midi-Pyrénées, 65100, France
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Joyeux Noel!!
... conditions will be better than the other day. This will be followed by a dozen oysters from île d’Oleron and some bubbly before descending on Tony and Louise to join them and Thiery and Dominique for a traditional Christmas dinner.
We shall be making the most of it today as tomorrow I have a family of 10 French, 3 generations, arriving to ski and celebrate the New Year. It has taken some organising as the French don’t usually do ...
What a difference a day makes
... more rain forecast for this week. Can hardly complain seeing as it is nearly November!
Stefan and I continue to do as much as we can to improve the chalet before the start of the ski season and before going back to the UK to visit pre-Christmas. The main focus is on ensuring that we are warm and as heat efficient as possible. The new radiators work well and after smelling like kippers for a few days because the fire was smoking, Stefan inserted one of the old radiators at ...
Back to the Pyrenees
... tourist office had sold her and no map . She said I was her 'sauveur' and I got her safely back.
A lovely Australian group were now at the hotel and I joined them for dinner. Next day I had a lazy morning, a gentle walk in the afternoon in beautiful pastoral Gedre Dessus and met an artist and poet who tried to sell me his sweet tiny house in Gedre centre. A happy hour drinking his beer until I left for a chocolate massage at Luz spa where Napoleon III had ...
The Pyrenees
... legend has it that he was cradled in an upturned tortoise shell that is still on display inside.
Once we got to the Chateau, we chose to tour its extensive gardens and trails instead of the inside. Even with the draw of the tortoise shell, on such a lovely day, a nice hike at the base of the Pyrenees was certainly in order and our preferred choice. Leaving the chateau’s gardens we stumbled across a very small but very neat old town. It is only a ...
Heat wave and first snow
... will spend a couple of weeks in the UK before heading back and then on to the Alps to help our former boss set up for this season. Seeing the snow and walking up to Tourmalet in the cold made me feel anticipation for the season ahead. Can’t wait to be able to ski again – let’s hope we are lucky enough to have good conditions this year. I also need to get bums on seats as the bookings are slow. The French and Spanish want self-catering only and I ...



