Tuesday, March 22, 2011
Tiniest greeniest grass!
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Everyday life
Sunday, March 13, 2011
Single mum goes skiing
With her kids I might add. Too simple otherwise!
On the spur of the moment I booked a room and went straight to Val Louron after school on Tuesday. Wednesday there is no school, so we had one day for skiing. The alarm clock went off at 8 AM and 10 AM sharp we were ready to start (get dressed, have breakfast, pay the room, buy tickets for the lifts and rent some equipment - trust me, the two hours passed quickly!).
The sun was blazing.... the sky was blue.... the mountains at their best!
Besides a few incidents (Bjorn got something in his eyes when he fell of a lift, us walking up a hill since we didn't manage to get up in that same lift but still kept trying....) we had a wonderful day.
Lunch on the terrace looking out over the other skiers was not bad either... and even after we had given back the equipment the kids played in the snow... they are not used to snow, it shows....
Val Louron, a small family station
View from the terrace with the "rug" lift in the back. So you can actually have coffee and supervise the kids...
To the left the lift that gave us problems (tire-fesses). They have a small kids version but it was closed...
Bjorn crying, his left eye is red. Probably he got snow in it when he fell off the lift.
Ski school participants
Our apartment hotel next to the slopes.
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Sport
Friday, March 11, 2011
Friday happy
I'm a simple soul. A friend, sun, nice food... what else?
This is Anglet on a sunny Friday in the beginning of March. Italien Diavoli restaurant by the sea. And the food, beef filet with onion marmalade and bearnaise sauce, was more than nice: it was divine.
Italian expresso!
The sea.
Tree in flowers at Anna's place
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Everyday life,
Pyrenees Atlantiques
Thursday, March 10, 2011
After-rugby-dinner in Bayonne
Rue Cordeliers, Petit Bayonne
Drinks before dinner.... (don't know the name of this place)
Structure detail from Ttipia
Here's the cidre! A help-yourself-system that I have never seen before in a cidrerie.
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Gastronomy,
Pyrenees Atlantiques
Tuesday, March 8, 2011
Glimpses from the San Sebastian Carnaval
San Sebastian is one of my favorite spots. Always animated, even in the middle of winter.
Still some daylight, we are moving towards the old centre
Here you see some beautiful buildings, in the back the carnaval procession and trees in bloom and of course a young man on a bike!
The lady is making churros.... freshly fried and hot with some sugar... fat and sugar!
I turned around to look at them and they offered to pose... see the dog?!
Twelve degrees and still the cafés and terraces are full... love it!
Danceres in the procession
The photo is bad but this was the cutest and fluffiest baby chicken I've ever seen...
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Pyrenees Atlantiques
Monday, March 7, 2011
More rugby in San Sebastian!
So maybe it's surprising to hear that I looked forward to a rugby game in San Sebastian. Bayonne - Toulouse. But what I enjoy is not the game in itself, it's about everything around, the atmosphere, being with our friends, having a beer in the sun before the game and feeling the excitement all around! This time I took the train from Hendaye (for the first time), a train that stops at the arena. Excellent! Only problem was that we were not the only ones with the same idea... so we bought sandwiches and had them while we were queuing.
The arena was full so there were more than 32 000 persons to assist the game... huge! And having Bayonne win didn't make things worse either....
Waiting for the train...
Note how good he looks with his blue and white outfit... (the Bayonne team colors)
Some live music before the game starts.
Great outfit!! (Spanish police)
Pottoka, the Bayonne team mascot.
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Pyrenees Atlantiques,
Sport
Friday, March 4, 2011
A week gone by...
Our olive tree...
Rio....
Water pipe to be installed...
Grass to come....
The traditional shepherd and a goose...
C-vitamines!!!!
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Everyday life
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