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07-20 SUN – Bordeaux – city with large squares

[7 vs. 17] Last visit in Biarritz – Russian Ortodox churchDriving North through a violent weatherArriving to Bordeaux Visiting WWII German submarine bins Large squares of Bordeaux – reminds of St. Petersburg      Sunday, July 20, 2014 Overview  Checked out at 10:51 – Le Caritz,  Biarritz – €132 – the most expensive hotel on the […]

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07-19 Back to France – Busy Biarritz

[8 vs. 16] Second trip to a sacred water spring Start driving from monastery in YesaCross back into FranceQuick stop at sea resort of Saint-Jean-de-LuzTricky parking at BiarritzHotel at the center of the cityWalking, raining and eating – no swimming?   Saturday, July 19, 2014 Overview 08:00 Wake up in Yesa (Spain) 09:26 […]

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07-18 Monastery in Yesa, Navarra (Spain)

[9 vs. 15]All day in Spain Start from  Hostal Parque Natural in BenasqueNew reservation for today on booking.com for €77Drive 200 km along the Spain-French border towards Bask country and Bilbao Arrive to monastery Hospedería de LeyreConfusing walk for a sacred water source – Fuente de San VirilaDinner at the monastery   Friday, […]

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07-16 From Tabres into Spain and Pyrenees

[[11 vs. 13] Start from Tabres Drive to border with Spain (Catalonia and Aragon) Direction – Benasque!  A perfect base town to conquer Aneto (3,404 m) Found the last possible point of accommodation – Hospital de Benasque First short hike into the mountains     Wednesday, July 16, 2014 Overview […]

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07-13 From Bouziès to Albi (Sunday, July 13 2014)

Overview   – Our starting point – Bouziès – little known, but spectacular – Check out from Hotel Les Falaises – Explore womderful Le Chemin de Halage – river towpath – Food stop at Limogne-en-Quercy – Lunch on the road weight scale – Stop at the museum –  Beaulieu-en-Rouergue Abbey – Arrive to Albi […]