Hotel Eureka Escaldes-Engordany

... having a beer and watching a man try to dig his van out of the snow. To my knowledge his van is to this moment where it was when I left the bar. <br><br> I just wanted to take this opportunity to post some pictures of Canillo when it's snowy and the sun comes out. Don't have too many, but figured it was worth a post.<br><br>

... at 7:30am. However upon arriving at l'Hospitalet all my fears were put to rest.<br><br> It's misleading that they call l'Hospitalet a train station, it would be more correct if they called it a gravel lot with vending machines. As I filed into the line to get off the train, eager to find the bus, I grew frustrated that the line wasn't moving faster. When my turn finally came to get off the train I noticed that the line continued straight from the train to ...

Le plan original était d'aller à Cahors visiter un vignoble, mais puisque l'on n'a pas de voiture (considérant que les vignes sont dans des champs et non au centre ville) on n'a pas pu y aller. J'ai trouvé sur internet qu'il y avait plusieurs grotte dans le sud donc on en a choisi une pas trop trop loin et on a acheté nos billet de train.<br><br>Tarascon sur Ariege est à environ 1h15 de toulouse donc ca se fait quand meme bien. C'est un ...

Found out today that the 90 day tourist visa that I thought we were granted for each country is actually for the combined Senchgen countries. Since we'll be at least 60 days in France alone, it means we won't be doing the France, Italy, Greece and then Turkey route we had planned on in the length of time we'd ...

... of apples! So it&#8217;s been apples for dessert every night and lots of applesauce in the pantry. <br><br>Inspired by Mami in Brittany, I thought that apple jelly would be a great addition. From what I could briefly read in a book, it seemed very easy - just strained fruit juice and sugar. However, I couldn&#8217;t seem to get the balance &#8216;set point&#8217; right to turn it into jelly. <br><br>My first attempt just made a thick liquid ...

... by us on cast away sausage meat revealed how skilled he really was. Spare rib roasts, rolled belly, chump steaks, rack of ribs, pork chops, and hams were all neatly packaged and labeled. Bones went into the stock pile, fat went into the rendering pile, and other bits went into the sausage pile. <br><br>After all the good cuts were stored away in the freezer it came time to process the rest of it. Brian started up the meat ...

Time to attempt something I&#8217;ve always been itching to do: rock climbing. And not the kind done on indoor walls with padded flooring. Real out-in-the-open, unforgiving stone ROCK CLIMBING!<br><br>Out in the Pyrenees in the Ariege region with it&#8217;s beautiful slopes lie a multitude of rock faces covered in climbers pretending to be Spiderman. <br><br>Even though it&#8217;s something I&#8217;ve always wanted to try, there were a few ...

... and roads scattered everywhere - if you can find them. Driving is a very different than walking. In great contrast to the towns below, the wind howled and ice formed on the road. On foot the walk was extremely harsh and I could see why there were shephards and hikers huts dotted all around for shelter. You can see why farmers train their animals instead of caring for them themselves ...

... Europe). Yet evidence has found that these were not the animals that they consumed. What were they trying to say?<br><br>Walking along the uneven ground avoiding the stalagmites that pop up to perfect tripping height. Everyone with his own flashlight to guide the way. Further and further into the cave as daylight recedes and eyes adjust to the new light, wonderful images are revealed. Wide expanses of huge underground rooms - like a palace. Richly ...

... some that are poisoness. The type we are looking for are called &#8216;ceps&#8217; they have a spongy underneath rather than gills. <br><br> Quite a peaceful activity walking through the rustling leaves listening to the birds and the raindrops falling from the branches. A peaceful venture yes, but a fruitful venture no. I only found 2 of the mushrooms we wanted and both were small and rather old and maggoty. The only type I seemed to find with ...