Du Lac Foix
RN 20 - Labarre Foix, Midi-Pyrénées, 09 000, France
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Needs More Cowbell
... tapas places.
After debating, we settled on a place that had a fairly typical E9.50 set menu listed on a chalkboard outside the cafe entrance -- three courses (appetizer, main, dessert) plus a beverage. Not only was this a decent deal, but as we stood outside translating the chalkboard with the dishes on it, we determined that there was something we liked in each course offering. We sat down and the proprieter brought us paper ...
The Pyrenees, not Paris
... of a historical chateau. It might not be in the foreground of the eiffel tower, cause this was the Pyrenees, not Paris.
Strolling around our overnight stop at Foix, there weren't many people in sight. The streets were quite, the shops empty, but once again the people we did meet were so friendly, and didn't get rude when we let them know we didn't speak French, they just had a little chuckle and tried to help us the best they could through body ...
Hello & Goodbye
... while Ian & Rich hanged back at the house. I wish I could have gone on some of the rides, but it was just for children.
Another fine day Rich & I walked up to a local, ruined church taking Vicky the dog along for the ride.
Twas short, but sweet.
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Down Time in Foix
... put in, but because we had actually ridden most of the course ourselves and could relate to exactly where they were and what they still had in front of them. We even saw the hotel we stayed in at Le Frenny. The pictures of the gorge between Le Frenny and the base of Alpe d'Heuz on the TV would have shown you what was "home" for us for 4 days.
After the tour it was back to the hotel to get our luggage and start the shuffle into the centre of town for dinner. ...
Pierre's Law - Who Knew Murphy had a French Cousin
... was about 5C at the top but by the time we had descended about 10kms it was up to 15C again, but we all had numb fingers or toes. So on we rode deciding to come all the way into Foix before having lunch. The good news was the rain had stopped.
The instructions in our ride notes weren't great. 20kms out of Foix at a large round about we turned left to Foix, Tom was in front, followed by me and then Jeff. A car slowed by Jeff and ...



