You can barely see yyz on the left and France across the ‘pond’
Comfy!
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Aug 14 2022
Arrived and on the go already.
Ron Jackie Bryce Liz Tracy and Randy
Four friends that we met
On our 2019 Africa trip.
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Aug 15 2022
Touring Bilbao
The valley where Bilbao lies
Old Town
Reflections on the Nervion River
Oxen steakhouse for dinner.
Then you cook it to your liking.
Oxen and beef cow. Randy’s hungry?
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Aug 16 2022
Bilbao
And enroute to San Sebastián
Topping off a perfect day.
Festival fireworks by Switzerland
Sunset in San Sebastian
We walked through this tunnel to get back to our hotel.
Dinner on the beach at La Perla
Hanging bridge in Bilbao. Cable car brings cars and people across the Nervion River
Fresh fish being grilled
Randy and Sebastian discovered this town after circumventing the globe in the 1600s
Inside Bilbao Guggenheim Museum
First Porsche
Tulips
Fishing village of Gitaria
More Guggenheim pictures.
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Aug 17 2022
Touring San Sebastián
Prosciutto in a cone.
Yessss
Shell shaped beach and inlet
A little pond for Motorized toy boats
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Aug 18 2022
Our journey to Bordeaux with a stop
In Bayonne
Bryce and Randy
Cafe and patisserie break
Ron and Randy
Yes. Popular people.
Don’t know how this pic happened. But kind of liked it.
Made it to our cabin on the AlmaDolce. Our home for one week.
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Aug 19 2022
Bourg
Visited Chateaux de Fernand to taste their Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon blended wines.
One of many bridges on the river
Chateau
The left bank of the Darong River
Monolithic church and hermitage where Saint Emilio lived as a quiet monk in the tunnels that he dug with his hands.
The captains wheelhouse on the Amadolce
Entrance to one of the caves. It is closed to the non paying \240public. He is said to have completed many miracles.
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Aug 20 2022
Arrived in Libourne and visited this winery
Their Sauterne was delicious!
This castle in \240on the property that they would like to make into a BnB one day.
On the Dordonge River.
The owner and winemaker took us on a hike around the property.
Chateaux Boutinet
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Aug 21 2022
Blaye
Afternoon entertainment at the local vineyard in Blaye
The town of Blaye
Entrance to the Blaye Citadel
A washing house which is fed by a spring.
There is a washing tank and a rinsing tank. .
Inside the fortress walls are cafes now
Randy did a 14 km bike trip with Ron and Bryce plus 7 others from the ship. They went through vineyards and crossed the ‘Santiago Path’ which is part of the Camino trail.
Our cute AlmaDolce river boat
Inspiration for a quilt design
The citadel \240walls with a dry moat
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Aug 23 2022
Cruising into Bordeaux
Many types of fishing huts along the river
They fish with nets from the fishing towers
Our last dinner with Ron and Jackie
They are off to Paris \240and we will stay in Bordeaux for a few days before travelling into the Loire Valley. \240
The Garonne \240River
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Aug 24 2022
Touring 10th Century City of Bordeaux
View of the town from across the river.
Our new Favorite food court
La Boca Foodcourt beside our hotel.
Cocktail hour
Floasters go to Bordeaux. They are very well travelled!
Tidy flower pots
Love the clock tower.
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Aug 25 2022
The Nazi built, Bordeaux's, submarine base, is a digital art centre known as Bassins des Lumières
The scenes are projected off of the cement walls and submarine bays
Our last dinner with Ginny and Vicki. They were on the riverboat cruise with us.
Made a decison:)
What to have for lunch after that amazing experience.
Les Halles Market
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Aug 26 2022
An adventure to the fishing and Marine centre of western France
La Rochelle
Randy climbed up to the top of this tower
Tracy’s Favorite view
Circular stairs
Then we went over to Ile de Re. Island with forts lighthouse many beaches hokiday homes and tons of cyclists on holidays
This is his view from the top
Curry Mussels
The lighthouse looking over the sea
The bridge to Ile de Ble
View from the top
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Aug 27 2022
Journeys to the \240Loire region.
Sunflowers drying the sun. For as far as you can see.
They also grow wheat corn \240and cabbages.
Chenoneceu Castle
Meeting the turkeys peacocks and \240chickens
Owned by a Paris couple with Charle Cesar
Chateau de Lauresse. Our home for two nights
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Aug 28 2022
Ste Cosme De Vair and the town of Le Mans
It was locked, so I couldn’t see it in person:(
This is the church that holds the plaque.
My ‘hometown’ even has a pizza machine — which supposedly tastes pretty good.
Built between the 11th and 13th centuries.
Le Mans Cathedral. One of the largest NeoGothic Cathedral in France
The Bisson family left from this town in 1644 to discover and live in New France, Quebec, Quebec
Sunset over Chateau de Lauresse.
Not sure what year this is from. But I’m thinking 1600s. Hahaah
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Aug 29 2022
Chartres
After the war they put back allll the stained glass
The stained glass and symbolism was overwhelming.
So beautiful!
Stopped in Fraze and loved this church
The stained glass that was saved from the Cathedral Chantres, just before the German invasion.
Inside Fraze Cathedral
An American soldier saved the Cathedral.
The US army were told to bomb the 11th century Gothic cathedral and he said— let me go inside to see if the Germans are there. They weren’t there, so they didn’t destroy it.
Castle Fraze
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Aug 30 2022
Last step of our holiday.
A visit with Monet at Giverny.
One of his three studios on the property
He lived in this home for 30 years
Not complete without the pond and the waterlilies
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Aug 31 2022
On our way home
Passport Control.
Lines ups foreverrrr.
We had loadssss of time.
And hime.
Thanks for the memories Spain and France:)
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