Ibis Hotel Sophia-Antipolis Valbonne

Made some scrambled egg for breakfast and cups of tea not sure what we are doing today, we went for a little walk around not very exciting and everything was closed as it was sunday. We went on the Internet and back to the room for some lunch of local cheese, pate and bread it was really nice. Its a little boring here and feels like a sunday in Warrington but the whole idea is for us to chill out and relax and recharge our ...

Excited today as its Halloween and I like the fun of it; unfortunatly not many places in Europe celebrate it they think its more for the kids but I like it. Woke up early we were going to get the late train at 12 but we had time to get the one at 10 we are going to France today but first we have to go to Switzerland and then into France so we are doing 3 countries in & day again. Its so hard to use the ...

-continued from previous entry-<br><br> Anyways, long story short I lost my first connecting train and I had to reschedule (at the ticket office) my itinerary... so on top of the first (very late train), I had to take SIX (yes 6) more trains to Freiburg hehe... All to save about 40or 50 euros (which I definitely need to)... they have faster, more direct trains, of course, but at a premium.<br><br>So I ...

Otra vez en Francia. En la rivera del alto Rhin Colmar es un ejemplo de ciudad medieval bien conservada, con casas de entramado estilo alsaciano y canales llenos de vida. Conserva perfectamente el ambiente urbano de las ciudades centroeuropeas que nacieron alrededor de las rutas comerciales.

Primer contacto con Alemania. Ciudad universitaria por exelencia, donde la bicicleta tiene la prioridad absoluta, el centro es enteramente peatonal. Una de las ciudades mas animadas del viaje, su ambiente nos recargó las pilas después de muchos dias de viaje.<br>Su catedral es especialmente destacable, y tiene una torre muy recomendable, aunque se encuentra actualmente en obras. Por la mañana estuvimos en un mercado artesanal muy, muy completo.

Arrivée à Mulhouse dans l'après midi après 7h00 de train assez éprouvant, ça fait plaisir de retrouver des amis pas vus depuis longtemps. Visite de la vieille ville de Mulhouse le Samedi, la Ville est Assez industrielle, ce n'est aps encore l'Alsace de Carte ...

We decided to take a little day trip to somewhere interesting and after a little googling discovered Badenweiler. It is about a half hour's drive from Basel in Germany and has two castles and lots of thermal spas.<br><br>The town is quite small so we walked around and enjoyed its charm after hiking to the castle ruins, perched above the town. We also visited the other castle, but only from the outside, as it ...

... with costumes and masks and bands. Damn near froze standing still for that long, but I had a good vantage point for the pictures so I wasn't going to move for fear of losing my spot. After the parade we got stuck into the gluhwein and some hot food then went back to the hostel for a hot shower, then out for dinner. We went to a local brewery that had a restaurant incorporated and had such a good time that we made it a regular while we were there.

... a vehicle with the rear red lights on can create confusion if and when that vehicle brakes. On the continent for reasons that elude me 80% of the motorists have their lights on at all times. There are rules in Italy where it is compulsory to have them on when on an autostrade. It is also necessary in the many tunnels in the mountainous areas of southern Europe...although those tunnels are often well lit. In fog it would make more sense to have sidelights on ...

We made from St. Tropez to Valbonne on Tuesday and are leaving Valbonne today. The hotel has internet, but it's not very good, so this will be a text only post with the photos to follow later. Valbonne is a nice little town with a ton of small restaurants in the alley ways. Very quaint and it isn't far from bigger surrounding cities. It has a really nice town square that we've been sitting around and doing some people watching. On the day we arrived I was sooooo ...