Etap Hotel Issoire

... of the cones, as the Michelin guidebook said the view was best at sunset. All around we could see smaller volcanoes, some with craters and some dome-shaped, all now covered in trees, silhouetted by the setting sun. An extra show was provided by half a dozen paragliders hurling themselves off the summit then hovering on the updrafts - a surreal ...

... opportunity to make our lunch which usually consisted of a baguette filled with pate, cheese and or meat. We would stop along the way some where for lunch in a park or a Chateau. The cruising along the canals was incredible especially going through the locks. One part took us over one of the longest viaduct in Europe at a place called Briare where we stayed for the night. The first couple of days was heavy going but my knees and legs settled down that ...

... water. Nothing happens, as I expected, until I put in the token. The shower head immediately leaps to attention, and I am blasted in the face by the kind of water cannon usually reserved for major riots. I scrape myself off the far wall and grope blindly for the shower head. I wrestle the brute off its mounting and aim it at the drain. Heart pounding, I stand wondering how to free a hand to open the shower gel. Eventually ...

... house or at La Goulais, which was our home for the beginning of the year. Friday night we went to the discotheque, The Loft in Vichy. It was a pretty fun night. Their drinks are so weird here...when you order say a vodka seven, or a rum and coke, you pay for the shot, and then the mix. It can get pretty expensive. It's time like this I really wish I drank beer, but I just can't do it. Its about a 45 minutes train ride away to get to Clermont. Thais, a girl from Brazil ...

... together and they each have secrets that the others have to figure out. On the past episode we found out that Etiene, the police officer, is actually a stripper! And Juliette is "une triplette" and has been substituting some of her sisters into different parts of the house so it looks like Juliette is omnipresent. Next week the preview is telling us that out of the 8 people left who have yet to reveal their secrets, one is wanting a sex ...

Reached Clermont-Ferrand at 6:07pm. Turned to night already. Snowing everywhere and the cold is almost the same as Park City, unlike Paris which was slightly warmer and no snow on the ground. Took a cab to Hotel Athena. Clermont-Ferrand is not the small town I thought it was. It's quite big and so different from Park City which consist of just a main street that's maybe 2km in length. The whole journey from Best Western Landmark Inn to Hotel Athena took nearly 28 hours. Didn't expect it ...

... everything is so expensive and closes earlier than back home. We went out that night with a few of Cody's friends from school, Jonathan, Oliver, and a girl whose name we don't remember. The two guys are French but speak English so they were able to help us with our French and I think we helped them a little bit with their English.

... as well as my french is coming along it's a bit hard for us. nicole and i get along so well she is insisting i stay with her for as long as i can (yeah, she says that now...) and we are in the process of booking a little holiday away somewhere hot. we went with some friends to the big fireworks in the city (which is just near nicole's place) to celebrate the new tram, that wont ...

Je sais pas trop ce que je fais ici, d'Ailleurs je repart au plus vite. Les gens sont pas sympa du tout. Il fait gris et il y a rien a faire, il fait froid.Brrr kesse qui m'a pris de venir ici? Ah oui je regardais ou étaient les auberge de jeunesse encore ...