We hiked the Gorge de Caranca today! It started out rainy – hard downpours during our morning (really early afternoon since we went to bed late & slept for 13 hours.) We’re glad we stuck it out and went on the long hike instead of the short one as it eventually cleared up. We could [...]
Posts Tagged ‘hike’
Sun, April 20th: Thues-Entre-Valle (Day 3)
Posted in Europe trip journal, France, tagged France, gorge, Gorge de Caranca, hike, Mas de Bordes, mountains, Pyrenees, Thues-Entre-Valle on May 29, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Mon, April 21st: Thues-Entre-Valles (Day 4)
Posted in Europe trip journal, France, tagged birthday, France, hike, hot springs, Mas de Bordes, mountains, Pyrenees, storm, Thues-Entre-Valles, village on May 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
C turned 26 today and didn’t even realize until he wrote the date in his journal yesterday that it was his last day as a 25-year-old! We had a great day even though we didn’t do anything special – other than spend the day enjoying the French Pyrenees! I told him we might be able [...]
Thurs, April 24th: Train to Sete (Day 7)
Posted in Europe trip journal, France, tagged France, French food, hike, La Casa de la Nine, Le National, Mediterranean, mountains, Pyrenees, Sete, train, Villefranche on May 25, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I had a great snack yesterday: cous-cous with apricots, almonds and raisins, with a sweetener, possibly apricot juice? I’ll have to try to reproduce that.
The French like some foods cold that Americans don’t usually eat cold: cold cous-cous, sautéed vegetables, coffee, and even cold crème brulee! They also like creamy, heavy sauces and cheeses. I [...]
Wed, April 30th: Zermatt (Day 13)
Posted in Europe trip journal, Switzerland, tagged Alps, Chinese Olympics, hike, Migros, mountains, multicultural, Switzerland, Z'mutt, Zermatt on May 19, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
We hiked a great trail today up and over to Z’mutt. The sun kept coming out and hiding again, so I was hot and cold over and over again. The forceful wind blew rain/snow into our faces since we were walking straight into it. Despite that and possibly a bit of wind burn and/or altitude [...]
Thurs, May 1st: Zermatt (Day 14)
Posted in Europe trip journal, Switzerland, tagged church bells, dogs, Gornergrat, hike, snow, Swiss brands, Switzerland, Zermatt on May 18, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
A lot of people around here have big mountain dogs. We haven’t seen any of the little annoying yappy dogs that were so prolific in France. We even saw a St. Bernard on the top of the Gornergrat mountain today with a rescue barrel hanging on his neck! He was so large and cute! So [...]
Fri, May 2nd: Zermatt (Day 15)
Posted in Europe trip journal, Switzerland, tagged Alps, ethanol, hike, Leisee, Sunegga, Switzerland, Tufternalp, wild animals, Zermatt, Zermatt photos, Zermatt pictures, Zermatt videos on May 17, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
We’re here in the season between seasons. The shoulder season is half of April and all of May. Summer goes from June through September. It’s apparent on our hike today that winter is ending quickly. We witnessed icicles melting, hiked down a ski slope and road with sloppy mud and patches of slushy snow, and [...]
Tues, May 6th: Rosia (Day 19)
Posted in Europe trip journal, Italy, tagged American work ethic, hike, Italy, personal space, Rosia, Stigliano, Tuscan village, Tuscany, universal language on May 13, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
We had a relaxing day that began with sitting in the sun and ended with sitting in the shade as the sun dove beyond sight. In between we meandered from our B&B to the village of Torri, then to Stigliano. Great views abound except for the factory that we walked by on our way from [...]
Fri, May 9th: San Gimignano (Day 22)
Posted in Europe trip journal, Italy, tagged Coop, hike, Italy, olive grove, San Gimignano, Tuscan countryside, Tuscan food, Tuscany on May 10, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The Tuscan landscape is like the ideal countryside to me. It has attractive farms, alternating olive groves and vineyards, on gently inclining hillsides. There is a significant amount of forested areas between farms. They have beautiful forests, a mixture of evergreens and deciduous, many wildflowers, and the strange thin cypresses scattered around. The climate is [...]
Sun, May 11th: San Gimignano (Day 24)
Posted in Europe trip journal, Italy, tagged hike, Italian food, Italy, San Gimignano, Tuscany on May 8, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
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Today we planned on going for another hike on the north side of town, but we had no real plans. We headed out on Via Dante towards Strada at 1130, looking at the massive roses on the side of the busy road. The loop we were following fortunately took a right off the main road [...]
Tues, May 13th: San Gimignano (Day 26)
Posted in Europe trip journal, Italy, tagged dirt road, hike, Italian hairstyle, Italy, San Gimignano, travel tips, Tuscany, Tuscany photos, Tuscany pictures, Tuscany videos on May 6, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I keep smelling rank sewer fumes as we walk along. It’s like there are little pockets of the stench in these very old towns with mostly very old plumbing. I noticed that kind of things in big Spanish cities (also very old.) I don’t know if I’m smelling a bunch of sewer leaks or hidden [...]
