Le Reverbere Vic-en-Bigorre

... nothing much new awaits. Meanwhile, the prospect of your own bed begins to appeal...<br>So, there we are: mission accomplished. Above all, I have to say that I for one am mighty relieved that we have managed without any mishaps. Always a worry, whenever you leave home. There were moments - say, in the hills of deepest Albania - where I did wonder what the hell we would do if we broke down. Fortunately, this wasn't a problem.<br>Overall highs: without a ...

A brief stop over so that Mike could revisit Pau where he spent a month on a French exchange more than 50 years ago!<br>First we thought we should have a look at Lourdes as it was very near. It was difficult for us as dedicated athiests to understand the place. It is full of pilgrims but there did not seem to be any sense of joy. The buildings were magnificent and impressive,but the surrounding streets were full of very tacky souvenir shops all ...

... Luz-St Sauveur. Next up<br> is the Col De Tourmalet (2115m), a mountain climb which needs no introduction. After a bit of<br> souvenir shopping at the top (where there is also a great café with some interesting Tour de<br> France artefacts), we descend to St Marie De Campan, and from here to our hotel in Campan.<br><br>WHAT I EXPERIENCED:

So, nearly ready for the off! Thankfully, false alarm about arrival of guests to take over house in absence means we have one more day in which to prepare... much needed!<br>We will just about get there - I think.<br>Round about now it occurs to us we really ought to have assembled scooter on trailer and gone for little spin to test strapping arrangement, etc... just to make sure it all holds up. Oh well, the road will be a good test of all that... I guess.

... in a pretty shabby hotel with the most miserable reception lady that I have ever encountered. We checked in and decided to walk into town. By the time we got into town it was starting to get dark. As we walked by the church we noticed thousands of people walking (or being wheeled by nuns) with lit candles around the statue of the Virgin Mary. This is really one of the most amazing things we have ever seen ...

... was especially nice because we were a short distance away from the wine regions of Madiran, St Mont and Pacherenc du vic Bihl. Three particularly good wineries were Château St Go, Monastère de Saint Mont, also there's a cooperative making some stylish wine called Plaimont (www.plaimont.com). Plaimont is also the easiest place to taste wine as it&#8217;s normally open. <br><br>You must also check out this small medieval town called Loupiac which is the ...

... pharmacy : 320 bols ; 32 euros Laundry : 150 bols ; 15 euros CD player/case/batteries : 520 bols ; 52 euros Charango classes (5h) : 125 bols ; 12.5 euros Food/Drinks/Entertainment - 5773 bols - 577 euros Presents bought and shipped home - not detailed here _______________________________________ _____________________ 874 ARGENTINA (North) Duration of stay: 7 days Museums/Excursions/Laundry/Postcards/bo oks/other - ;84 pesos ; 21 euros Food/Drinks ...

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June 6<br>Back from Lourdes<br><br>June 7<br>Im up at 6:40am to get ready for school. School was pretty boring. For lunch I go out with a few of the Americans in my group and then back to school. After school to the pub for some billiards again. That night many of the people in my high school group go out bowling. We drank quite a bit and it was mt first ...

In the afternoon we headed out to the moutnains. It was very cloudy that day so we could not see anything. I was told normally you could see spain from the mountains. As we headed back home we stopped in the town of Lourdes. They say a young girl saw the Virgin Mary here. We saw a very large underground cathedral, and many people there to see the spot where the Virgin Mary was seen.<br>