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Mass in France
... a foreign world and culture surrounded me. Through the three months whether I was in France, Spain or England, I knew that church was available in a way that wasn't foreign to me. Yes, I might not understand every word said, or in Spain's case - any word... I can follow the mass and feel at home since it always follows the same basic structure of Introductory Rites, liturgy of the ...
Thanksgiving
... though - there was no turkey. Well, we bought some deli turkey to say that we physically had some... but no one ate it. We were really just not feeling the whole go buy a turkey with its head and feathers still on... Might as well just go kill my own while we're at it! So instead - we bought three roasted chickens... with no heads... fully precooked. They were yummy!
Of course, what's thanksgiving without all the ...
Un vrai de vrai vieux port!
Encore une nuit ecourtee, mais cette fois-ci, ce n'etait pas l'alarme incendie. C'etait plustot une fille saoule a 4h30am qui ne se souvenait plus du code pour ouvrir la porte de l'hotel. Sa solution : cogner a la fenetre de la 1ere chambre au rez-de-chausse pour reveiller quelqu'un qui allait lui ouvrir la porte, tout ca sans s'excuser ni dire merci. Il faut croire que ...
All aboard for Bordeaux
... going to Toulouse where the assembly factory is situated. It is a slow but economic mode of transport for very large components.
When we reach Bordeaux we drive round the city whilst Maryse points out the major sites and then park near the Opera House for a walking tour. First stop though is lunch in a very artisanal cafe in Parliament Square for assiette plates of fantastic local meats,cheese and vegetables ...
I do like to be beside the seaside!
... so it is actually quite pleasant to have a walk and some fresh air.
Next it is coffee time and you have to have a croissant in France so we do! An excellent little shop selling beautifully presented gift items of chocolates, local nuts and pre assembled cooking kits for rice dishes.
Next stop the church of Notre Dame des Finis Terre, this is a very old church, the original level is of unknown date but the earliest mentions are of William of Aquitaine visiting ...
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