Manoir du Grand Vignoble Bergerac

... at the cafes and it's anywhere from 4,50-7,10 (that's eros, so add a **** ton of dollars to that, AND no free refills). The "ruins" were to far away for our time crunch so i didn't get to them, but we went to an old cathedral where the knights of templar used to hang out alot. It was neato. I'll post more soon. Miss and love you all.

TTFN

Bergerac sure was neato! i shoulda taken pics of the rif-raf to show everyone. There were some punk kids hanging in the town square. I had prolly the best hamburger ever, which is weird since i'm from Nebraska. hmmmm..... I think all i'm doing here is eating, which is the opposite of what i wanted. I'll prolly come back 10 ponds heavier, or some matter of kilograms or whatever it is ...

... so cool. I put up a few pics here. I feel bad for everyone in freezing cold Nebraska! Don't worry i'll be back to suffer with you soon enough. I spent way too long without internet and thought i was gonna die, but now that i know where to get it from i'm good to go. I'll be traveling into Bergerac tomorrow to check out the small town stuff and see what fun the town has to offer.

We spent the entire afternoon canoeing down the Dordogne. We packed a lunch and found a nice spot along the river to enjoy some wine and cheese. It was so peaceful and beautiful. Every couple of Kilometers was anothe castle overlooking the river. The river was so flat that we could just float along and enjoy the view.

From the cousins house we moved further west to Neils parents house. They have a place in a beautiful old town. It is an old walled vilage on the hilltop overlooking the valley. The village is full of cobblestone streets, windy narrow alleys and cute little homes. We ate great meals, enjoyed excellent wine and spent time with Neils parents. thank you again for hosting us!

... browsing and I purchase my obligatory tablecloth whilst Duncan buys a set of knives for the boys. We have obviously been out of the UK for a while as no health and safety concerns about equipping two small boys with an arsenal of blades are raised.
I am afraid I have started taking the gorgeous weather for granted, so lovely to sit out in the evenings.
Sainte-Foy-la-Grande, Aquitaine, France howiex4

... they also had a restaurant. The restaurant was delicious (although rather small portions, in the French style), and we kind of accidentally ordered a glass of wine here too. Oops. I really didn't want a whole glass, because after 9 (small albeit) glasses, I was beginning to feel rather tipsy, and remember, in a few hours I was going to defend my thesis. Anyway, we accidentally ordered it, and then knowing I had to pay for it, I had to drink it because that's my way. So, he ...

... only long enough for him to count them, and walked off as if this place was a usual haunt of mine. I arrived back in the restaurant feeling quite accomplished. We sat at our table for only a little longer before we noticed one of the waiters setting up the tables for dinner. We asked him if he would like us to move to the other part of the restaurant, that was more like a café, where the tables weren't being set ...

Stayed here in Biarritz - thought we would treat ourselves after the rough camping. Very nice indeed! LUXURY indeed.

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"Je ne suis pas habituee"....these are the words that spring to mind, when i think of how poor I am (financially speaking!), and how poor i have been since the start of january after i spent up large on my xmas holiday. Over january I.... 1. tried to spend as little money as possible, involving staying in Bergerac, with an odd trip to Perigueux to shake things up a little 2. went into overdraft for the first time in ...