Tonic Biarritz

... venue was changed to France. This was a disappointment to Helen’s friends in Michigan, but an unexpected joy for Hervé’s friends in France. There is a saying in French that translates roughly as "the unhappiness of some makes for the happiness of others." So the congregation in Michigan held services in such a way that they wedding could be heard during the announcement period of services over their ...

... the day walking around the city, climbing the cathedral, and just breathing in the clean air.

Bordeaux is a big city, but clearly nothing in comparaison to Paris. Apparently the Bordelais have a reputation to keep up, that of being snotty big city people.

I have yet to encounter a snotty Bordelais.

HUGE gay population here though! It's nice, people don't have to hide, etc. ;-)

... at 2:00, before the start of services. The wedding will follow shortly after the service. Helen asked if we could have a cell phone on line to her church area back in Michigan, and I told her that would be fine, though I wasn’t sure how well they’d be able to hear.

I gave Mrs. Audoin a break from food preparation and had dinner at the hotel. It was pleasantly restful. The salad bar is wonderful at the hotel. Generally, the French put a lot of ...

... Mr. Mrs. Bernal were there too, we had a very enjoyable evening, catching up on news, comparing notes about the recent convention we had in Normandy and planning for the future. French dinner can last quite a while, but several of us were tired from the day's activities so we finished the meal at around 9:00 pm, and went our separate ways; looking forward to meeting again soon.

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Charline et Jeremy

We spent our first day in Bordeaux relaxing and wandering around the city. Ate a few baguettes.

The next day we caught a train to St Emilion to check out the beautiful little village.

On our last day we did a wine tour of Medoc ...

... light hours of the day. Sleeping arrangements have have been mainly at municipal campsites minus some crashing we did in a front yard--more to come on that front and a few nights spent at a hostel in Poitiers, in the gorgeous home of our lovely Martel hosts, Lauren and Patrick, and now some couch surfing in Biarritz. But back to the campsites, because they blow my mind. At these campsites, we are normally surrounded by some pretty befuddled people when they ...

... fact it's a huge tourist area and that's just how it is. If coffee is E2.30 in Spain we may just get on a bus and go to Morocco. Dinner tonight will consist of haricot beans, cooked in a chilli tomato sauce with plenty of olive oil and garlic. Washed down with the most expensive bottle of plonk we have bought to eat with such a peasant dish in years. You'll notice I haven't exactly said where the Acacias camp site is, well, that's because it ain't that ...

... at this place on the border of france and spain called biarritz. its a little beach town and as soon as we found the beach (whichg took us about 2 hours when it was only half a mile away), it was beautiful. ill post a pic later :) we just relaxed on the beach and walked the town at night. ryan comes tomorrow, can´t wait!

long day on the train to Biarritz, but the quiet charm of this coastal town is well worth it. unfortunately, the weather isn't co-operating with us, and it's mostly cloudy. we spent the day exploring the center of town and watching some surfers in some sloppy waves. in the afternoon, took a run down to another beach and got a great view of the coastline. cooked dinner at the hostel, and met a teacher from Quebec, about 60 years old, who is biking through France, Spain ...