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Les Étoiles de Pau sont trés beau
Saturday did not look like it promised much at first glance. The bitter cold rain from the night before left a fog that surrounded us all morning. Charlotte, her sister, boyfriend and I packed our bags and squished into the car. We embarked on our two hour ride to the Pyrénées, the land of breathtaking mountains, snow, and world-famous horses and horseback riders competing that weekend.
The compact (and compacted) car sludged its way through the mud that was supposed to be ...
Cushings Disease a le Casino? Mais oui.
Charlotte and I were allowed to leave the clinic early on thursday to attend a lecture (slash marketing promotion for vets) on Cushings Disease in Horses. Despite having this privilege we were still late for the conference.
My iPhone's GPS stopped working (looks like the AT&T staff did not keep their promise... again) and Charlotte's GPS is so old that it did not recognize newly constructed roads and thus directed us ...
Bonnie and Clyde -simples!
... passed our details onto all his friends as we’ are the best B & B he has ever stayed in’. I got the giggles at one point, as every time he spoke I wanted to end his sentence in a ‘simples’ with a click and a wink! Wonder if I’ll get a free fluffy model of Sergei!
Ilya was followed by a French couple from Alsace and a German couple from Hamburg as well as friends and family. I have even taken a booking from Madam Bouquet ...
The Pyrenees
... mountains
are kites.
On Sunday we took a trip up through Cauterets on the way to Pont d’Espagne. The road twisted and climbed for miles; there were many waterfalls and magnificent views. Seonaid wasn’t too keen on the drive down but we arrived back at the campsite in one piece.
Monday we went into Lourdes and booked a walking tour of the city for Thursday afternoon followed by a visit to the castle which ...
Cock-a-doodle do or cock-a-doodle don"t
... panels. We had hoped to use it but it was closed due filtration problem. So we drove a bit further on to another one and enjoyed a good hour of swimming before going to a little restaurant nearby for lunch.That was my treat and was a fabulous 3 course meal with wine for 30€ with tip.I bought a few bits, but not too much, but for me the treasure was learning about where to find mushrooms, where to picnic, where to eat and where to walk all along the route. We ...