Hotel Ariane Lourdes

After breakfast, we drove through a marmot filled ski resort to start our 2 hour hike. We walked through the free range cattle to the top of a 7,000 foot hill with sweeping view of the Cirque du Gavarnie. The sun was out and we had a lovely time. It was cool to see the Breche du ...

... They don't have the same impact only because getting to the base is a longer walk. But they are big!! Apparently it is a popular ice climbing destination. Yikes!!<br><br>          <br>

The next morning we set off early-ish for our 6 hour walk back along the top ridge of the canyon. Beautiful! It was interesting to look at the Breche de Roland (a famous gap break in the ridge) knowing that just on the other side was the French valley were staying. 10 KM in a ...

We got used to our new home in Saint Sauveur, the spa town 5 minutes from the main town of Luz Saint Sauveur and took the afternoon to explore the ...

On Sunday, we checked into new home, Hotel Chili, which is all self-contained apartments. The accommodation was simple but was made up for by the giant lawn with Mini-Golf course, free range chickens, and playground within walking distance. And FREE LAUNDRY!!! Needless to say, Sue was in heaven. We played Mini-golf that night and Sue kicked Tom's butt. Embarrassing...<br><br>        <br>

... over 10,000 ft. A lazy afternoon followed by another delightful meal and a good night's sleep. Ahh, the mountains.<br><br>                <br><br><br>

We spent a lazy day in and around our hotel, casually visiting Luz Saint Sauveur, about 10 minutes from our hotel. We also drove up to Gavarnie, the famous Cirque in the region. There weren't much in the ways of views as the mountains were in the clouds.<br> <br>  <br><br><br>

From there on to Lourdes (the religious place not the cricket ground (that's in England) I am not even going to get into the whole religious thing here. But the crass commercialism that goes with it is worth a mention. Dozens of stores selling among other things glow in the dark Virgin Marys with flashing multi-coloured halos. My favourite was your own personal guardian angel. This was a plastic angel about 6 inches high ...

... did the thinking for me and had plenty other ideas to make me think of them once I'm gone... One of which was a camera card with the pictures of the party. I uploaded some in this entry. Those who are not there, not my fault, but you can send me a picture of you (and don't cheat: just pick one from a party, otherwise ...

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