Grand Hotel du Parc Aix-les-Bains

... br>revenue. He hemmed and hawed and then relented and gave me a table
in the back. The next ten minutes revealed just such a scenario in
which I may have cost them 4 paid meals. A couple was seated at a
table of four after me, they could have had my table had I been
refused, and shortly a group of four entered and were apologetically
refused as there were no further tables available. I ordered
quickly, they got the meal to me quickly and I ate ...

... par jour) les emplois me convenait pas vraiment fak, on est retourné a Annecy. C'est la que tout le monde a recu confirmation de leur job(sauf moi) dans le même coin(moi aussi sa serait proche si sa marche). Max nous a donc quitté pour 1 mois et les autres s'apprete tous a partir d'ici une semaine chacun de leur côté. Donc apres 1 semaine a se lever a 6h du matin pour prendre le train et se rendre dans des ptit coin loin de tous, sa fait du bien de pouvoir se lever plustard ...

... Preciosa, un aperitivo de lo que nos íbamos a encontrar...
En la desembocadura del lago de su mismo nombre se encuentra la ciudad medieval, con el Palacio de la Isla controlando el acceso. En lo alto el castillo domina la ciudad y el lago.
Dormimos en el Hi Hostel Annecy, a 10 minutos dle centro.

We sadly left Chamonix and vowed to return there in the winter, and drove to Annecy. Annecy was kind of a repeat of Prague, beautiful old city, on the water, with canals... we were kind of sick of that scene by then. They are applying to have the 2018 Olympics there, with the ski events at Mont Blanc. It would be a nice venue for sure.

... year.

3.08.09 St. Desirat N45 15'31"E4 47'33.9"
Musee and Maison des Vins. A public car park masquerading as an aire.

4.08 09 Tournon-sur-Rhone N45 04'09"E4 49'53"
Visited the Chateau - quite empty, but lovely views over the Rhone valley. River-side parking.

5.08.09 Viviers N44 29.161'E4 41.534"
5eu for 24hrs and includes electricity - first time we've been on the mains for weeks.
No water ...

... improved soo much. I met a French girl on the bus today on the way to school and I actually held a conversation with her in French! I understood her and she understod me! Yay!! That is a huge improvement for me :) I am starting to pack up my suitcases and it amazes me how I fit everything in them before I got here! Well I am not sure I will be able to write again before I leave for Italy so... See you all on the 10th 12 more days!! YAY!!!

... for cycling and my love to France. I went to the time trial stage in Annecy. I can tell you that I had a good time. What stays with me is the commercialization of the event. It's a big thing. On the pics you can see impressions of a beautiful day.

... for a long time just chatting, eating and enjoying the scenery. I had my brownie dessert, which was pretty good, and my first Orgina since I've been in France, The only bad thing that happened here was Jacquelyn was sitting on the edge of the lake and she bumped her camera into the water. Sergie helped her go down and get it, but we all just kind of have our fingers crossed. I'm really glad I chose the waterproof camera over the sweet zoom. At the train ...

... ordinated kit helped cos we stand out with the exact same tour t shirt on i spotted 3 or 4 other barloworld riders in the peloton and gave them all a great send-off and then they were gone and the team cars flew by, two barloworld cars, gave us an almighty hooter blast as we yelled and cheered and then it was over, the road was quiet, and I was left with the massive contentment that comes from supporting your team we hopped in the car and hightailed it down the ...

... the cathedral. Following the recommendation of our guidebook we explored ev**y nook and cranny of Vieux Lyon on the oth** side of the riv**. The hotel receptionist, believing p**haps that we w**e a bit decrepit, had suggested that we catch a bus. We w**e made of st**n** stuff and walked all the way. Even Margaret had forgotten that it was Ascension Thursday, a public holiday throughout France and when we reached Cathédrale Saint Jean we found ourselves at a ...