My brother-in-law’s birthday’s gift was a skydive jump! I missed the opportunity in May in Dubai because of heavy winds, and I thought it would be a great opportunity to do it there, in Central France. That was my first time. Continue reading “23) AUVERGNE 2: SKYDIVE (18 July 2016)”
Months ago, my mum had booked a holiday house for the whole family in Auvergne, central France, not far from Le Puy en Velay. Le Puy en Velay is a famous peregrination place and we spent 2 days visiting the city and its very old monuments. Continue reading “22) AUVERGNE 1: LE PUY EN VELAY (16 to 23 July 2016)”
Next stop is Lyon! 3 of my 5 sisters live there. 2 are married with kids, so I moved a bit from a place to another. With Laure, who lives in the city, we went for walks, food, drinks, etc… After Paris and Marseille, Lyon is the 3rd city in France (470,000 people). Continue reading “21) THE BIG LYON! (9 to 15 July 2016)”
After this full-on week-end in Paris, I was going to my parents’ place, near Dijon, 3 hours South by train. Famous for its mustard, Dijon has changed much in the last years: tram, highway, it’s a beautiful city (150,000 people).
Continue reading “20) BURGUNDY, HOME SWEET HOME (4 to 8 July 2016)”
I have many friends in Paris and it was unfortunately impossible to see all of them in a week-end! Friday 1st of July, Ellen, I had met in Darwin years ago, had managed to put our names on the invitees list of the party she was organising near les Champs Elysees for the Euro football game Wales vs Belgium. Continue reading “19) PARTIES IN PARIS (1st to 3rd July 2016)”
After the wedding, my brother Etienne dropped me near Bourges, where my older sister, her husband and their 5 kids live. I had not seen them for 2 years and it was a lot of fun to see how the kids have grown up! It was animated, and I did not have much time to relax… Continue reading “18) FRANCE: BOURGES WITH THE KIDS (27 June to 1st July 2016)”
A week after the first, I was going to Normandy for a second wedding: Adrien and Maud. My best mates Paul, Laure and their son Andrea I visited in Dubai a month earlier drove me to Coutances. On the way, we saw the World famous Mont St Michel: Continue reading “17) WEDDING IN NORMANDY! (24 to 26 June 2016)”
I had to start going up North for the next weeding, in Normandy. After Bordeaux, the next stop is La Rochelle, where I caught up with Ben and Tiph, amazing couple I picked fruits with in Australia years ago. World travellers, I saw them for the last time in Cambodia in 2011. Continue reading “16) WESTERN PART OF FRANCE – LA ROCHELLE AND NANTES (20 to 24 June 2016)”
From Toulouse to Dax, I used Blablacar, a ridesharing website connecting people who need to travel with drivers who have empty seats. Continue reading “15) SOUTH WEST – DAX AND BORDEAUX (17 to 19 June 2016)”
In Toulouse, I was staying at Lucie’s place, my ex-neighbour with who I had kept in touch all these years. I studied engineering in Toulouse for 5 years before I left to Australia and Lucie and I were neighbours for 3 years. With her partner Benjamin, they run a restaurant in the city, Monsieur George. Top hospitality, thanks to them! Continue reading “14) TOULOUSE, THE PINK CITY (16 June 2016)”
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