Grand Bretagne

... ) Later that day I stopped at the beginning of Quiberon and said bye to Udo and Jennifer and started hitch-hiking to that little resort on the south bank of Bretagne. I went to the YH hostel which I stayed for free in exchange of cutting the grass. ...

... the historic Fort National (closed unfortunately, but interesting nonetheless) and - after the tide went back out - the islet of le Grand Bé. Despite what my guidebook and other signs near the strand said to the contrary, le Petit Bé further out ...

... a double kiss. Apparently, I missed the second round! The Attorneys Said: After receiving a gyro's welcome in Athens at the Grand Bretagne (double entendre intended), we migrated - albeit via airplane - to shall we say less plush digs in order to ...

... Athens. After our Lufthansa flights from LAX to Frankfurt to Athens we have finally arrived in Athens to stay at the Hotel Grand Bretagne overlooking the Acropolis. On our first and only night in Athens, we went to dinner at Orzontes which has the best ...

... considering they didn't speak English) and a not-so-comfortable bed (a theme throughout Greece, excluding the Marriott and Grand Bretagne). But we gladly accepted those as a tradeoff for the amazing views. Santorini was definitely the most relaxing ...

... share only one accommodation during their stay in Greece (and god knows we weren't going to be staying at the Four Seasons Grand Bretagne Vistas Palace), but I had a feeling that at some point Jamie and Bill would want the freedom to move about the isles ...

... had a view of ruins. We decided to splurge on the first night, and were not disappointed when we arrived at the Grand Bretagne - it was directly in the center of Syntagma Square, across from the Parliament and walking distance to the Acropolis (and ...

... guys and within minutes we discovered we have mutual friends.   I spent the afternoon with them at the luxurious Hotel Grand Bretagne.  It is surprisingly easy to meet people.  On the ferry from Folegandros, I noticed I was in a ...

... , we walked through Syntagma Square which is where the nationally televised protests take place. We also saw the Grand Bretagne Hotel where famous guests such as Winston Churchill, Elizabeth Taylor and Jimmy Carter have stayed.  In front ...

... in the afternoon I met Chantal for the first time, a friend of my friend Father Ed from home. We met for coffee at the Grand Bretagne Hotel, and it was just lovely. She is an English teacher outside of Athens, and she is so incredibly pleasant. She is ...

... have a walk around the square. Syntagma Square was Athens' main square. It contained their House of Parliament, the luxurious Hotel Grand Bretagne, as well as numerous travel agencies and souvenir stands. I decided to have a snack at the McDonald's before ...

... entiers qui nageaient a quelques metres de nous... Et les iles composees de 9 iles, ressemble a la cote de granite rose en Bretagne, France. Sauf que l'eau est chaude, avec ces superbes poissons, l'eau est aussi clair qu'en Bretagne (pour ceux qui n'y ...

... interesting time to visit Greece.  As the most indebted country in the PIIGS group by % of GDP, Greece has taken grand austerity measures to reduce government spending.  Watching the news before our our arrival we kept seeing images of ...

... . Je crois que le choix plus budgétaire va s'imposer. Ensuite, j'en profiterais pour faire un tour plutôt rapide de la Grande Bretagne, en allant vers l'Ouest en Irlande, puis vers le Nord en Écosse et revenir vers le sud pour prendre un ferry qui ...

Next, I rush to catch an early train from Toulouse to the beach town of La Baule in in Bretagne (Brittany), a long 8 hour journey. Okay this will definitely sound like a cliche, but I was riding the rails past fields of sunflowers and farmer´s crops, ...

... que je verrai. Parlant de ces autres peuples, je crois avoir été capable de rédiger mes plans pour visiter la Grande Bretagne et l'Irlande. Je devrais pouvoir partir d'ici le 30 Avril ou le premier mai. Direction Paris dès que tout sera terminé. Je ...

... of the more interesting things I've learned about Brittany. The name Brittany is of course an anglicized version of the true French name Bretagne and the name Bretagne is derived from the ancient Celtic "Breizh Izel" which means Little Britain. This ...

... I had an amawing first week of vacation but my second week was even better - Bretagne (Brittany). That update is coming next week. By the way, did you know that Bretons (the people of Bretagne) are Celtic descendants? The Newfoundland of France!!! ...

... qui a permis par exemple à la Thaïlande de ne pas être colonisée et de subir très peu d’invasions, la Grande-Bretagne est restée côté Birmanie tandis que la France s’arrogeait la rive gauche du fleuve avec l’Indochine (Viet Nam, ...