France 2008
Posted by mattc at Jun 12, 08 11:27 PM ... Comments (0)
In the spirit of our Dublin trip here's a list of stuff we did so I don't forget.
Took a trip to San Sebastian and spent a night in Villa Soro. Very friendly, pretty hotel.
Ate at Andoni Aduriz's Mugaritz. The veal enveloped in a vine-infused charcoal from the Naturan menu was one of the most interesting things I've ever tasted.
Ordered jambon, anchovies, and olives (in Spanglish with a slight French accent as dictated by the babel fish) in the food hall under San Sebastian's main square.
Watched surfers on Playa de la Concha.
Tripped to Biarritz. Reminded me how nice UK seaside resorts could be but generally aren't. The waves looked to be about 6-7ft by my untrained eye with more bodyboarders than surfers. There's an exciting tunnel you can rush through as the waves crash against the sea wall every 15 seconds, only a little spoilt by a local vagrant using it as a shower facility.
Took a suprisingly easy drive up the Pyrenees (our last drive to Col de Port was fraught with hairpin bends, narrow roads, and agitated French drivers) and a 5 hours round trek through meadows and an ever-increasing incline to the Cirque de Gavarnie. We went back an alternate way only to find it blocked by a warning ("pour votre sécurité") so we took a shortcut back to the other trail through the UNESCO protected flora and fauna.
Thanks to the ever more useful N95 we found a petrol station next to Blagnac Airport so Avis can't charge us some exorbitant fee for topping up the tank. Ha Ha.
All photo's by Pop
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