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    • Hari 294

      Foire au Jambon

      7 April, Perancis ⋅ ☁️ 17 °C

      Seit 1462 findet Anfang April in Bayonne die "Schinkenmesse" statt. Der Beste Bayonner Schinken wird nach strengen Kriterien, von der Schinkenbruderschaft (ich denke Zunft oder Gilde) ausgewählt und später verkauft, außerdem gibt es viel Essen aus der Region, es wird viel getrunken, und gefeiert.
      Vor der Markthalle wurde getanzt und in der Markthalle war es ähnlich voll wie draußen. Unser Mittagessen haben wir vor einem der vielen Restaurants gegessen, Tische, Bänke und Stühle standen überall draußen, und jedes Restaurant hatte ein oder zwei Menüs im Angebot. Auf einem Volksfest (teilweise erinnerte es an Karneval) habe ich mit Sicherheit noch nie so gut gegessen!
      Später haben wir uns weiter durch die Stadt treiben/schieben lassen. Auf dem Festplatz waren viele Stände aufgebaut, vielleicht hätten wir vorher besser nichts gegessen und uns stattdessen hier durch probiert.
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    • Hari 2

      Day -1 Bayonne

      9 April, Perancis ⋅ 🌬 14 °C

      After a long day flying we landed in Biarritz where we meet up with a bunch of fellow pilgrims trying to figure out how to get to Bayonne and the train that will take us to St Jean Pied de Port and the start of our camino.Baca lagi

    • Hari 1

      Bayonne

      18 April, Perancis ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C

      A wander through a very beautiful and fashionable city, a baguette at the side of the river, encounter with my first Spanish pilgrims (I almost understood them!), a kindly welcome in a private pilgrims' hostel and my first pilgrimage stamp. A nap, and then the very welcome email confirmation that my rucsac had reached the airport. A galette de sarasin in the evening sun at the ocean, with a glass of Breton cider. Happy adventuring!

      Jürgen, retried orthopaedic doctor from Köln, camino frances. Veronique, my host ('le basque est stupide! Est-ce que on parle latin en Italie?!': a political tirade. My french is pretty good, it seems, to understand all that!). Tatiana and Serghei, not yet so lucky with their missing luggage from Canada/Moldova, camino frances. Camille, French pèlerine at the Refuge des Pèlerins, camino del norte.
      Carmelite nun, 'vous pouvez entrer l'eglise pour prier'.
      Silence, warmth, depth. I lie on the stone floor in tears, no clear reason why, except 'everything'; the sense of embrace, peace. I breathe ... Relief.

      I have such a 'story': it seems to be complex and wonderful and awful; but so does every single person I meet. And so does every tree, every flower! What a wonder.

      There's welcome for me from so many directions.
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    • Hari 34

      Pintxo Eguna

      4 Mei, Perancis ⋅ ☁️ 24 °C

      Bayonne centrum er delt op i to bydele Petit Bayonne og Grand Bayonne, delt af floden Nive.
      Hver år har disse bydele en konkurrence om at lave de bedste Penãs. Bayonne ligger i en region på grænsen til Spanien. Denne region nægter at bruge hverken spansk eller fransk sprog, så de har deres helt eget. 😳 Penãs er det samme som en bruschetta. Altså en lille skive brød med noget lækkert fyld ovenpå.
      Mange spisesteder melder et hold til denne konkurrence. De starter tidligt og laver de lækre Penãs. For dem handler det om at blive kåret til den bedste. Det er lidt af en festdag for dem, ikke alle er ædru. Når kl slår 18 åbnes dørene og gæster kan købe disse Penãs for 1 eller 2 Euro. Det er frivilligt. Overskuddet går til velgørenhed. Nu handler det så om, for gæsterne at finde de her spisesteder og købe Penãs, og selvfølgelig øl/vin.
      Der er lavet et kort over bydelen og så går skattejagten ellers i gang. 😁
      Vi nåede 7-8 steder og på kortet var der 36. Der var også lige en bus vi skulle nå, ellers havde vi vel spist og drukket endnu. 😁🤔
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    • Hari 12

      Easter Saturday in Biarritz

      8 April 2023, Perancis ⋅ ☁️ 13 °C

      OMG just realised I haven’t written up the day, and it’s 10.40 and I’m showered and ready for bed…and there’s so much to say, but will try and make it concise!! First, I must elaborate about the wonderful dinner last night, rather than just the photos…it was at La Table de Sébastien Gravé, and a very special night. And for €49 a head it was pretty amazing, compared to our prices for the equivalent meal.

      Anyway, today we got the bus to Biarritz. Another beautiful day, and found it is as enchanting as ever. It is ritzy, but not formal and posh…in the front there is La Grande Plage (where today there was a surf carnival, sounded just like Manly with the loud speakers etc) then there are promenades each way, which lead to many other coves and beaches, and amazing rock formations. So beautiful…Carole and John were blown away I think, and tomorrow we all plan to return there for another day of relaxation.. Biarritz is between Bayonne and st Jean de Luz….bigger and it is where the airport is. So we had a light lunch in the little fishing village area, walked to the lighthouse, and eventually went to get the bus back at about 5 o’clock…

      Well that was the start of the craziness…we knew the jamon festival in Bayonne was a big thing, plus it’s Easter Saturday and a holiday, but we got the bus at the beginning of the journey back, and with the crowds waiting it was full to start…I managed to get a seat, but the others stood the whole way, as at each stop more people packed on…all about 20+ and obviously heading to Bayonne to rage! It was quite funny, and happy…like a party bus…and when we got back, Bayonne was crazy…crowds that you could hardly walk through…

      We wanted to find somewhere for dinner, but had doubts of the possibility…but happily found a creperie that had tables not yet full, and that was a good dinner..galettes with Basque jambon, cheese etc. (very like 4 Frogs!)…getting back to the hotel was a feat…Amr and I stayed out and tried to find somewhere to eat tomorrow night, but places were either closed or not taking bookings…so we’ll see…maybe a late lunch in Biarritz! And another funny thing, at the creperie, when Amr and I were waiting in line for the one toilet, we got talking to the couple in front of us and he was amazed we were Aussies and said he lived in Australia 10 years ago, and in Manly!! He couldn’t believe we lived in Manly, and thus developed a great friendship!!

      Off to sleep, but will put some photos of the beauty of Biarritz.
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    • Hari 13

      Easter Sunday, another trip to Biarritz

      9 April 2023, Perancis ⋅ ☁️ 16 °C

      Our last day in Bayonne - and we decided to go again to Biarritz…it is so easy on the bus (even if chaotic on the return journey!) and the lovely weather holds. So first we went to the aquarium which we had seen yesterday and planned to return to…Carole and John were very impressed and happy there, and we didn’t last as long as they did, but it was a good display, and we agreed to meet at the same fish restaurant as yesterday at 2pm, for a late lunch. We went by there earlier, and our waiter recognised us and said if we came at 2 it would be fine (the sign said finish lunch at 2, but we did see them seating people after that, a flexi schedule).

      So we met at 2 and had a lovely Easter feast. Not quite as frenetic as yesterday but all quite busy, and the bus coming back to Bayonne was as crowded as ever. After lunch we all went our separate ways. C and J went back to see the Basque Museum in Bayonne, and we wandered along the waterfront one last time, had a coffee and after more wandering had a drink at a very swish bar (the array of bottles was impressive).

      Now back, and getting ready to get the little train up to St Jean Pied de Port tomorrow morning. About to meet C and J for a drink, and maybe a very small snack (I am still full from lunch)…

      Back from our small eating…I just ordered cheese as couldn’t face an actual plate, even salad! Maybe it was because I ate all the mash they served with the fish! It was delicious, with a touch of nutmeg…tonight it was a plate of lots of cheese to share, so we have smuggled a supply out in a napkin to have tomorrow…but some cheese, bread and a glass of red was all I needed now…and an Easter egg from the hotel reception! Perfect. Walking back we noticed that the clouds are gathering…I think our perfect weather may be ending…can’t complain though, it has been so good.
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    • Hari 11

      An excursion to St Jean de Luz

      7 April 2023, Perancis ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C

      The weather is holding up beautifully and today we got the train (3 stops) to St Jean de Luz. Such as lovely place, as we discovered 18 months ago - a long line of beach with cliffs, a fishing port section, lovely Basque style houses…very much a summer resort.

      We walked the length of the beach, and up to the high point on one end from where you can look back and see the line of Pyrenees mountains coming right to the coast. We sat and had a light lunch (as we have a dinner reservation tonight at 8pm in a rather special restaurant we discovered last visit). We had intended to go back to the market where we had seen a man making paella - it looked and smelled wonderful, and he was in the process of adding a sack of mussels and then chorizo…but when we came back it was all gone!! Oh well, John had spotted a nice little place to eat and we were content. So we had a beautiful day of wandering the streets and coast. Sat and had a kindle time in a square before coming back about 5 o’clock. It actually got too hot sitting in the sun!! We knew that was the prediction and had layers to remove…it had been quite cold in the early morning.

      Now downtime before dinner…..back from dinner…a real experience of fine dining! We had stumbled on this restaurant last time, and managed to get a booking for tonight, in the annex…the main part is very small, and so they have a room 2 doors up the street for about 30 more people. They run dishes to and fro on trays…lovely waiters, so busy running all night. Won’t describe each course, but you will see from the photos how special it was, and the tastes amazing. Off to sleep…
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    • Hari 8

      Back to France - Bayonne

      18 Mei 2023, Perancis ⋅ ☁️ 18 °C

      I'll start my solo Camino del Norte from Bayonne. I walked this route back in 2018 and started in Irun in Spain - I didn't realize then that I could start on the trail in France.

      I saw the rest of the group off on the Camino in Pamplona, then headed to the bus station for my journey to Bayonne.

      After arriving at the pilgrim refuge Chez Veronique where it appears I will have the place to myself the first order of business was to do laundry.

      While my clothes were in the wash I decided to wander over to the Bayonne Cathedral, which is right next to where I'm staying tonight.

      It's quite a beautiful place. Rather than try to write about it myself I've copied what Wikipedia has to say.

      "The site was previously occupied by a Romanesque cathedral that was destroyed by two fires in 1258 and 1310.[1] Construction of the present cathedral began in the 13th century and was completed at the beginning of the 17th, except for the two spires which were not finished until the 19th century. The structure has been much restored and refurbished, notably by Émile Boeswildwald, architect to the French government in the 19th century, and a pupil of Eugène Viollet-le-Duc.[2]"
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    • Hari 34

      Markedsdag i Bayonne.

      4 Mei, Perancis ⋅ ☁️ 18 °C

      Boder på begge sider af floder. Folk der står i lange køer ved bestemte boder, friske grøntsager eller lækkert kød. En bonde der står med sine hjemmelavede oste. Streetfood boder som for tænderne til at løbe i vand. Synd man ikke kan dufte maden på videoen. Dejlig atmosfære.
      Selve byen er meget farverig og smuk, med snoede brostensbelagte gader.
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    • Hari 39

      BAYONNE

      14 November 2022, Perancis ⋅ 🌧 15 °C

      Da es morgens regnet, beschließen Johann und ich ins naheliegende Städtchen bei Bayonne zu fahren.
      Ein großer Parkplatz ist nahe den Zentrum, wir nehmen den Regenschirm und Pilgern los. Diese Ortschaft hat einen reizenden Innenstadtkern, wir beschließen in einem Streetfood Lokal noch eine Kleinigkeit als Verpflegung zu kaufen, die Auswahl ist riesengroß und jede einzelne der Speisen köstlich im Geschmack und wunderbar anzusehen. Als Besonderheit ist die Kathedrale zu erwähnen.
      Man geht hinein und der Atem steht still, eine komplett andere Architektur die mein Auge sehr erfreut hat. Am zeitigen Nachmittag geht's zurück zum Auto und wir fahren noch Biarritz besichtigen
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