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Les Étoiles de Pau sont trés beau
... to our parking. I held my breath for a while, fearing that we were not going to make it and end up pushing the toy cart to our destination, but thankfully this did not happen. Instead, we were victorious in parking the car next to Mary King's giant green RV.
Our day consisted of lots of walking, rain to sunny skies in a time span of 5 mins each, eating, and freezing our butts off. We also took plenty of pictures, most of them were riders that we did not know (but we ...
Cushings Disease a le Casino? Mais oui.
... of scenic routes (in the dark). Finding the road and having the GPS freak out on us was quite the entertainment for the 2 hours on the road. I think at one point we might have drove through someone's backyard unknowingly. You never know with these tiny country roads.
It was dark and foggy outside, but we finally arrive to our destination, the Casino de Pau (not to be confused with the Casino supermarket). ...
Bonnie and Clyde -simples!
... comme les fleurs’ as she told me, not as in Bucket! We’ll see what the lady of the house is like after Christmas.
So Christmas cake made, jams, chutneys, fresh tomato sauce, beetroot pickled, hazelnuts, sloes, juniper berries, blackberries and raspberries picked and stored. Chestnut gathering this weekend weather permitting, in between painting the hall stairs and landing and taking cuttings. I am contemplating picking rosehips and making syrup ...
The Pyrenees
... over 3 meals.
Thursday we had our walking tour of Lourdes booked for 2pm.
On the way we stopped to take a ride on the funicular railway which goes up the
Pic du Jer. At 1000m this is one of the first foothills of the Pyrenees. The ride takes under 10 minutes and the views from the top are brilliant. As it was so clear you could hear the mass being held in the cathedral way down below in Lourdes.
Having spent an ...
Cock-a-doodle do or cock-a-doodle don"t
... visit, we cannot fit it in. They are both very disappointed and I think they think we have done it on purpose. I hope there will another time. I do wonder what will happen when he eventually dies. Marie- Helene will continue to visit I am sure, but not without the children. Their middle daughter Jane, married to Dennis and their 4 children, seem the most likely to take over, but perhaps not in the same way. Their eldest daughter Isabel sounds a bit unstable to the ...
Amenities
- Restaurant
- Free High-Speed Internet
- Wheelchair accessibility
- Free parking