Thermotel Dax

... Pinxos restaurant she, Ev, and Jullie had loved 3 weeks earlier. It was truly amazing and we enjoyed talking with a lovely british couple who now run a B&B in Provence. Judy and the kids had a wet but fun time, as the weather had finally turned south.

                       

I don't really need to tell you what we did do I? Take one part playground, one part beach, and one part sunset and you have a Kramer day in Biarritz.

           

... Dispite the language barriers they had a lovely time exploring the basque country side. What did we do? Why go to the beach, of course!!

                     

... the kids slept. Tom did a little surfing and another nice sunset was enjoyed during dinner.

                   

... cathedral and adorable cobble stone streets. Since it was sunday, the only place open was a small creperie, but we had a nice time nonetheless which Judy watched the kids.

             

Farmor took an 11am train back to Paris and we were down to just one Grandma! The weather continued to be ideal and we enjoyed another great beach day and a wonderful sunset meal on our patio. Yeah Biarritz!!

   

... meal institution - Farmor opened her presents which included a beautifully decorated by Evie photo album with pictures from our 11 weeks together. Sue was the inspiration behind the whole idea and Eva was clearly moved (it is hard to make a Swede cry!).

                       

... riding a bike without training wheels, Sue, Tom and Farmor went out to dinner as a "thank you" for Eva's generousity and planning for our trip. Without her, our trip simply would not have been possible. She picked the restaurant and since she wanted steak we ended up at the "OK Corral" which turned out to be a Tex-Mex place. Across ...

... museum if gastronomy in Llodio. Here are the typical dishes Marmitako Pintxos Bacalao (salt cod) al Pil-Pil or a la Viscaina Elvers Talos Gāteau Basque Porrusalda Cuajada (Mamia) Piperade (or 'Piperrada') Kokotxas (cheeks of hake) Wood pigeon Ttoro Txangurro (spider crab) Percebes (Gooseneck barnacles) Pisto Grilled and roast meats Txipirones (baby squid) in ...

... apartment, and collapsed on the bed. Next time, I'll plan my trip A) around Saturday traffic, and B) around such a bad route. Not many days later, a friend from Athens came to visit for a week. Though the living quarters were somewhat cramped, all of us had a great time. Besides the typical Bayonne/beach related things, we showed took a couple of trips to show our guest around a little bit. The first was a day trip to San Sebastian, in the Spanish side of Basque Country. Supposed ...