Antibes, on the coast in the South of France, will be our home base for the next four days. Ninety-nine percent of the drive to Antibes from Carcassonne was nice. The last 1% was rough. This is our welcome to Antibes? Continue reading “Welcome to Antibes?”
Arles for Lunch?
We’re starting the day today in Carcassonne. The plan is to hit the road mid-morning, stop for lunch in Arles, then drive the rest of the way to our next home base – Antibes. Continue reading “Arles for Lunch?”
Carcassonne at Night – Almost
Today’s drive to Carcassonne was beautiful, but by the time we arrived, we were ready to call it a day. I had planned to get to the hotel, kick back for a while, then head out to visit the walled city of Carcassonne at night. That didn’t happen. Continue reading “Carcassonne at Night – Almost”
Car Trouble in Carcassonne, or… Wrong Again!
We woke up this morning in St. Jean de Luz, packed up the car, and hit the road for Pau, where we had lunch. From Pau, we continued east toward our destination – Carcassonne. We were almost there. So close, and yet so far… Continue reading “Car Trouble in Carcassonne, or… Wrong Again!”
There’s No Place Like Carcassonne
It’s true. There’s no place like Carcassonne. It’s a medieval city with massive walls, turrets, and towers still intact. It’s the only one, in fact. Carcassonne is awesome. Continue reading “There’s No Place Like Carcassonne”
The Road to Carcassonne
On the road again… doo dee doot doot on the road again… In this case, it’s the A64 autoroute through France’s Languedoc region, starting at Pau and ending at Carcassonne. We’ve got two hours to go. Continue reading “The Road to Carcassonne”
Pau!
Au revoir, St. Jean de Luz. We’ll be back some day, I hope. But for now, it’s time to hit the road to Carcassonne. We’ll stop for lunch in Pau. It’s a beautiful day for a drive through the French countryside, so let’s go. Allons! Continue reading “Pau!”
Last Day in St. Jean de Luz
The thing about traveling is that even if you’re crazy about a place, you’re traveling – sooner or later you have to move on. So alas, it’s our last day in St. Jean de Luz. I’m feeling the need to go back to Place Louise XIV and have a nice lunch, Basque-style. Continue reading “Last Day in St. Jean de Luz”
Bare-Handed Pelota. Argggh!
If you ask the average person on the street to name something Basque, one of the few things they might come up with is jai-alai. They’d be right, for sure. But they probably wouldn’t know that Basques still play the game that gave birth to jai-alai — bare-handed pelota. Continue reading “Bare-Handed Pelota. Argggh!”
St. Jean de Luz and Operation Comet
St. Jean de Luz is a quiet seaside town in southwestern France. It’s a favorite destination for Parisians who want to take a break and get away from it all. During WWII, this quiet little town, even though occupied by Nazis, was a critical node in Operation Comet – a network for smuggling downed Allied airmen out of Europe. Continue reading “St. Jean de Luz and Operation Comet”
