Hotel L'Ecrin Bourg-Murat
RN3, PK 27, Plaine-des-Cafres Bourg-Murat, 97418 , Reunion
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A week in a gite
A little holiday for Laura and me. We deserve it. A little gite in Saint-Moreil near Limoges with a wood fire for those chilly October evenings and a tiny antique French double bed. The owner was very explicit that this was not a luxurious place. We thought it was with rooms (plural), bathroom, wood burner, TV, places to sit that are not the bed, and a bed bigger than in our van. Brian even had her own stable!
Saint-Moreil is on the side of a steep hill, surrounded ...
Accidental Tourist
... arriving from an extended stay in Paris.
We chat amiably. She needs to get cash from the cash machine, so we do that.
And then suddenly, without warning, I am on a west bound toll road.
Ugh! I never could talk and drive. And I have no map because it is still in the other car with Norman. And we can't back up and we can't make a U-turn.
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Bewondering
... staan te kijken of we onze dagelijkse inkopen kunnen doen zeggen twee klussende mannen, "bonjour" . Even later horen wij ze nederlands praten en wij maken wat opmerkingen over de raamluiken waaraan ze werken. We raken aan de praat en de vrouw des huizes mengt zich in het gesprek en nodigt ons uit voor de koffie. Het is een Amsterdams stel dat vorig jaar een tweede huis heeft gekocht en het aan het opknapen zijn. Een half uur later vertrekken we weer op zoek ...
Loir Valley to Uzerche
... had made one tower into the story of Snow White which attracted a lot of noisy French primary school students who were running around and squealing at the top of their voices - their teachers didn’t seem to keep them in line like Australian teachers!
We then drove through Langeais - which brought back lots of great memories for me as Talyse and I had stayed near this village with my family for my ...
Day 22: Getting to Know the Locals
... d'hôte speaks French, of course, which meant that I had a language barrier, but it provided me with an opportunity to learn the language. The mother did speak decent English, but refrained from using it to help me learn French! Each night they had between two and twelve guests, with whom I also got to practice my limited French with.
One of my favorite parts of my experience was getting to sample real French cuisine (without stretching my budget.) The ...


