Hotel-Restaurant Arraya St-Jean-de-Luz

... 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!

... t et Chandon while we celebrated with the newlyweds. Finally about 6:30 things came to an end. Hervé and Helen left for their honeymoon and most of the rest of us were invited to the Bernals’ home for a lasagna dinner. After dinner, Daniel and Cindy Harper showed slides of their recent trip to Thailand which they had very much enjoyed. It was another very pleasant occasion, and a fine end to a wonderful day.

This morning I worked in the hotel room, and then drove to the Audoins' home again where I had been invited for lunch along with Hervé Dubois and Helen Hayes who will be married tomorrow. Helen doesn’t speak French, and the Audoins don’t speak English, so Hervé and I did a lot of translating during the meal, which was very enjoyable once again.

After lunch Hervé and Helen and I went through the details of the wedding arrangements and agreed to have a brief ...

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 ...

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Well, this will be my last entry. I was hoping to have updated more than i did, but i also thought i'd have far more internet than i did! Oh well, i think you've all got a picture of what it was like over here and i'm sad and ready to come back. here's a few more pics to leave you with and i'll be sure to let everyone see all 1,000 pictures we took! See you all soon!

Au revoir!!

... we visited two wineries. We were given tours and information on their wines and winemaking, and tasted some of their wines. We also got to visit Chateau Margaux - ok, the bus stopped out the front just for a look, but it was great to get a glimps.

... but vines could be seen. Big juicy grapes soaking up the sunshine and hanging low below the leaves.

Vines and vines as far as the eye can see. Every once in awhile a Grande Chateau shows itself above the grape leaves. Enormous stone pillars supporting elaborate iron-worked gates mark the entrance from the road. Many of these offer ‘vente direct’ ...

... She loved her job, and we had a great time there tasting wine, and also bought far too much, as it was really nice. Having done so, we had a confab, and decided we had to try and drink as much as we could before we flew out in the morning. We started at 4pm, and made our way through 4 bottles of wine, before we went into Gensac, and ordered Frogs Legs in the bar, while we waited for the ...

July 7, 2004 The day has finally arrived when I have to leave the realms of the Western world and all its wonderful luxuries and set out for an adventure in the East. I wonder how it will be...traveling alone in such an unknown place. I have never feared traveling alone, actually I prefer it. The freedom it gives...no ...