Hotel Florida Biarritz

... the bridge so that we could get a view of the cities from both sides. They have some beautiful arches leading into the city along the water and a huge cathedral. We walked along the water and into the city market which was mostly an upscale flea market. It was nice just to walk around enjoying the city on a day that wasn’t raining!

After a delightful stay in Bordeaux it was once again time to say goodbye to France and move on. What an adventure!

After another very nice lunch with Mr. Mrs. Audoin, we drove to the hotel where we would have services and the wedding. We had a brief rehearsal to make sure all the details were covered.

Several people drove in from other areas, Normandy and Poitiers, so we had a larger group than usual in Bordeaux. At 2:30 we had our Sabbath service. I gave a brief news update on things that had happened since the Feast ...

... at 2:00, before the start of services. The wedding will follow shortly after the service. Helen asked if we could have a cell phone on line to her church area back in Michigan, and I told her that would be fine, though I wasn’t sure how well they’d be able to hear.

I gave Mrs. Audoin a break from food preparation and had dinner at the hotel. It was pleasantly restful. The salad bar is wonderful at the hotel. Generally, the French put a lot of ...

This morning I was up and out of the hotel just after sunup for the drive to Charles de Gaulle airport. I arrived with plenty of time, and filled the tank with diesel before turning the car in. The flight to Bordeaux left at 1:10 and arrived on time about 2:30. On our take-off route over Paris, we again had a pretty clear view of the city. The Eiffel Tower is the easiest landmark to ...

un deux un deux test micro j'espère que tout fonctionne!
Bon voilà on est à un mois de l'aventure, les préparations se font tranquillement.
On a pensé qu'un blog pourrait être sympa pour vous tenir informé de ce que nous faisons et où nous sommes, on essayera de poster des commentaires régulièrement et mettre des photos aussi.
Surtout n'hésitez pas à commenter, ça fera plaisir!
A bientôt et allez hop on y va...
Charline et Jeremy

We spent our first day in Bordeaux relaxing and wandering around the city. Ate a few baguettes.

The next day we caught a train to St Emilion to check out the beautiful little village.

On our last day we did a wine tour of Medoc ...

We arrived late Saturday night to the thumping sounds of a punk band playing at the "bar" next door. As in 20 yards from our house. Yikes! Is this what we should expect every night? Well, as it turned out, it wasn't a bar, it was a small sandwicherie/cafe that is only open on weekends and even ...

... out to be great and we spent the whole rest of the day in Biarritz, eating lunch, walking along the beach, exploring the tide pools at low tide, and cruising the city on our bikes. Late in the afternoon we decided to head back. We dropped off our bikes in Bayonne and headed back to the train station. Although we only spent one day in France, we loved it and could not have asked for a more enjoyable time!

... airport with all the essentials such as helpful tourist info, free maps, cash machine etc. Bus to Biarritz town- Wandered round town for a couple of hours in the rain threatening conditions, a bank person directed us the opposite direction to where we should have gone, by the time we found the hub of activity (not a lot at this time of year) it was time to go, so we didn't try any French food except a pack of crisps at the railway station. But the beach was nice ...

... Blanc and Semillon Chateau de Reignac, the winery's second label wine Reignac - Red blend of cabernet and merlot Balthus - the top of the line blend All the wines were quite good. However, we were tasting 2005s, so they were very tannic and had that sharp bitterness that comes with extremely strong tannins. All the wines, however showed great fruitiness, which is not typical for French wines and less of the earthy, minerally complexity. In addition, the Reignac blanc ...