I hate to think how much French GDP would rise if they actually bothered opening any of the shops. Anywhere. Anytime. After 3 weeks here,
Category: Life
Shit That Tourists Buy in Lourdes
Can anyone explain why fruit flavoured sweets in the shape of stones, or mints, have to do with the vision experienced by St Bernadette? Or
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Oh My Lourdes
A damp day, so a good day to go tramp around the religious theme park that is Lourdes. We came for salvation, but this being
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Stone Stack or Mr. Potato Head?
Found a few of these stone stacks that seem to be a favourite pastime of walkers the world over. Anyone know if there is a
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Oops! That’s Not Supposed to Happen
Can you see what is wrong with the picture? Something missing perhaps? Yep, the glass lid for the Hob is absent without leave. Mel had
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The Antics of Sheep and Shepherds
Imagine if you will, an extra ingredient to the above picture – 100 sheep. Unfortunately they had moved on by the time I got the
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The Col de Portalet
The end of the drive was the Col de Portalet, which also marks the border between France and Spain. Around the Col is a lovely
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An Evening Drive Up the Valley
After the cycling adventure we decided against staying by the lake for the night. Being in a steep sided valley the sun had gone early
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1.25 Miles and Maybe 100m of Climb
Starting to gain some height now. Fairly gentle grade and he surface has improved somewhat.
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Getting Rough Right From the Start
No warm up here, straight onto a service track for the ski lifts, boulders everywhere and the back wheel is already spinning.
