La Vieille Fontaine
Travel Blogs from Cornillon
Run as fast as you can
We had booked a room well in advance for a two-night stay on August 6 & 7. I had provided confirmation by phone with my credit card. In addition, we called on August 6 to inform the hotel of our estimated time of arrival. Friends of ours had also booked into the hotel. While they were given a gracious reception, we were told that our …
Patience is key to Paradise
... a grade 3 class for an afternoon. I said yes eventhough I was super nervous! It was in a school that I have not been before nor did I know it existed! Off I go to my first substituting job and can't find parking! I ended up parking at a pharmacy hoping they would not give me a ticket. Of course, I had to park further which means the clock was ticking and now I had to rush to the school. Arriving at the school, I found the proper entrance, asked for my ...
You like rocks?
... eat it there with our coffee. We get a petit pain au chocolat each and a brioche to share.......so many carbs! We go to the pharmacy and in my opinion I excel, explaining Paul's symptoms en francaise and managing to get the required drugs to keep him moving.Then we load ourselves into the car for another day of driving on the wrong side of the road and nailbiting for me! Jean Yves had asked us if we liked rocks and recommended if we ...
I put shit on your bed
... that Paul does a really excellent job under difficult circumstances.
We leave Avignon to make our way to Sablet and meet Claudine but not without adventure. We encounter our first toll road and unsure of what to do and also in a bit of a panic, Paul drives through the gate that is meant for people with tags. Not a problem to begin with, but when we try to exit the toll road at the end, we have a big problem, no ticket, no exit! Fortunately, it is a Sunday and the is no ...
Mont Ventoux
... of olive tapenades and added two jars to our growing shopping basket. This was followed by a quick wine tasting which resulted in a a few bottles of wine being to the basket. Megs’ addition to the haul was a bottle of grape juice which based on our previous experience, tastes absolutely delicious when you buy it from a winery. We got into camp pretty early that day, around 4pm, and went for a "refreshing" (read: cold) dip in the pool before sunset.
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