Yesterday went according to plan except that the charming and very traditional restaurant of the hotel in Blaye which had been such a highlight of last year's holiday was closed - the chef was very ill.
Here are some photos of the last 36 hours.
 |
| Waiting for flight to be called in Edinburgh yesterday |
 |
| Edinburgh runway |
 |
| Runway at Bordeaux - 2 hours later. |
 |
| Drove through this town on the way to catch the ferry at Lamarque |
 |
| A fishing hut right next to the jetty at Lamarque |
 |
| More of them |
 |
| From a different angle. |
 |
| The jetty at Lamarque |
 |
| Our ferry approaching the jetty at Lamarque |
 |
| There she blows |
 |
| Crossing the Gironde on the way to Blaye |
 |
| 20 minutes later, the jetty at Blaye |
 |
| Our hotel in Blaye |
 |
| Street corner in Blaye |
Some other photos taken yesterday evening in Blaye.
 |
| Sunset |
 |
| View back towards jetty. |
 |
| 2 CV |
 |
| Old van |
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Last night's dinner:
On a back street in Blaye we came across this street restaurant.
 |
| Tagliatelli chicken and salad |
 |
| Our table was across from a shop specialising in electronic and vapour substitute cigarettes |
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Some photographs of today's journey from Blaye to the Island of Oleron.
Finally, our hotel in Oleron.
No comments:
Post a Comment