Chateau st Cloud

... making discoveries on our own, we definitely feel like this long awaited holiday has truly arrived.  Today was the day of chateau discoveries.  We went to Chatillon, a near by small town, to stock up on a few essentials and decided to try ...

... camera so we will have to return to take some pictures for you to see.  Here are pictures of the Chapel and Chateau of Lourmarin. 9/6/2011    Today we have planned to separate trips.  First we decided to go to the ...

... and bed. A good day.   23.12.08          Friday. Check out of Chateau and start our journey back to Auckland. Just north of Te Kuiti make a short detour off SH 3 to visit the ...

... wine region (good reds!). We couldn’t get coffee at the local restaurant but the maitre’d suggested the 2 Michelin stared Chateau Cordeillan Bages ‘just around the corner’, so why not?! We wound our way through streets with lots of ...

... we spent just relaxing at home while I got ready for school the next day. Aunt Nora toured around Versailles for the day, saw the Chateau, where I met her for lunch and we sat by the canal and ate. She left early the next morning. And vacation with ...

... .  Went through the chateau in Amboise (where we spent last night) and also toured through Chenonceaux which is a stunning  chateau on Le Cher river.  Right across the river actually.  The other chateaus we saw were from a distance or ...

... Her well-shaped limbs of stone were cruelly closed for renovation and I could only gaze with impotent longing at those cloud-floating gargoyles and intricate curlicues. It had been my ambition to visit Notre Dame since reading Victor Hugo's "Hunchback ...

... from one of the tartar sauce bottles. How cute! It’s made by “Menu & Co” and bottled at Chateau Renard. I feel like I have to include that since he went to so much trouble on my behalf. Our feet rested and somewhat restored, ...

... time in the South Island). Finally, over hot chocolate, in front of a roaring fire in the lobby of the very posh Chateau hotel, with hail thrashing against the windows (could all that have affected our decision making?!), we made the choice to shelve the ...

... 4234 km traveled since pick up on 5 Dec). Flight to Christchurch uneventful and blue skies and 24 degrees C greeted us on arrival. Hotel, Chateau on the Park, is fine, located on the edge of Hagley Park it is quiet but close enough to the city center to ...

... different people told me there was no such thing, but I couldn't believe it. But I found two on Boulevard Strasbourg at Rue d' Chateau d' Eau which were both steam table affairs. I was served up rice, beans, plaintains, a very spicy tomato sauce and was ...

... town of Bordeaux. (B,D) Oct 3-4 Bordeaux to Paris. Continuing North through the Loire Valley, home of over 3000 Chateau to France's capital Paris. Tonight we enjoy a magical evening tour of this beautiful city. (B,D) Paris Sightseeing. This ...

... the northern end of Lake Wanaka. Then it was through the Haast Pass and up the coast to the glacier area. Checked into Chateau Franz at about 5.00 and went to a bar/restaurant called Blue Ice for dinner. Thursday 12th February Franz Josef It rained ...

... construction in the early 1930's. A stunning piece of architecture that is really striking on it's first view. The other building, L'Chateau Frontenac, has the honor of the being the most photographed hotel in the world, and despite not knowing exactly ...

... a sunny hot day and we had great views of the old town and the crystal clear waters of the bay from the Colline du Chateau hilltop. The marina had boats in it that would make Justin (the Steeldog) cry with longing. I enjoyed having access to an English ...

... destroyed sometime during the Hundred Years War, the revolution(s), or the DDay invasions. Or all of the above. Then we walked the Chateau, begun in 1000 by William and continued by his son Henry. Very old and cool. After these quick stops, we headed ...

... to this beautiful city on the Swiss Riviera. A 45 minute walk will take you to one of Switzerland's most famous castles: Chateau Chillon. A city known for its visits from many famous writers, musicians and artists - Charles Chaplin, Freddy Mercury, Igor ...

... turkey. we took a train out to Obersalzburg, in order to catch a tour up to Eagle's Nest, Hitler's former mountaintop chateau [allegedly a beautiful spot, with breathtaking views of the mountains], but wouldn't you know it? because of a strong snow ...

So we've had a busy couple of weeks since we last wrote! We wrapped things up at the hospital pretty soon after Bird and have been trying to see as much of Mahe as we can! We've rented a car a couple of times with our German friends and have been down to ...