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All's set, the suitcases are full, only the housecleaning left to do, and tonight off to the airport, take-off very
early tomorrow morning for..... the other side of the world..........
Where????
Up to you to guess.....
I'll tell you all when I get back!!!!
Whoever guesses, well, I won't promise anything except perhaps a nice big smile!!!!
See you soon!!!!
PS: If I get the chance maybe I'll post a message, so come back to check, in any case, the old posts are still here for you to read...... bye!
Where????
Up to you to guess.....
I'll tell you all when I get back!!!!
Whoever guesses, well, I won't promise anything except perhaps a nice big smile!!!!
See you soon!!!!
PS: If I get the chance maybe I'll post a message, so come back to check, in any case, the old posts are still here for you to read...... bye!
Mercredi 2 avril 2008
Hello!!!!
It's about time I finished writing about our trip in the American West last summer before a full year has gone by!!!!
In order to remember the beginning of this trip, I invite you to go in Categories and to click on Travellog, there are 8 posts to read. You'll have to go back in time since in order to follow the correct chronology you'll have to begin at the oldest date and work your way up to a more recent date. OK go read, while I continue this post.....
OK, so I had left you in Arches where we had spent a gread day. The following day, we went back in the morning to do a longer trail. At one moment we separated, Darling and The Big guy went on to Double O Arch, and little one and I went on to see more modest and closer arches (and a trail a lot easier than the one to Double O).
Here is what they saw :
Nice, right???
In the afternoon we went to Potash Road right outside of Moab. We landed at a salt mine/refinery (?) but no good pictures there, it was surrounded by a big metal gate.... Lunar, out of time and planet.....
A little further on on this same 4WD road, a few interesting things :
It's about time I finished writing about our trip in the American West last summer before a full year has gone by!!!!
In order to remember the beginning of this trip, I invite you to go in Categories and to click on Travellog, there are 8 posts to read. You'll have to go back in time since in order to follow the correct chronology you'll have to begin at the oldest date and work your way up to a more recent date. OK go read, while I continue this post.....
OK, so I had left you in Arches where we had spent a gread day. The following day, we went back in the morning to do a longer trail. At one moment we separated, Darling and The Big guy went on to Double O Arch, and little one and I went on to see more modest and closer arches (and a trail a lot easier than the one to Double O).
Here is what they saw :
Nice, right???
In the afternoon we went to Potash Road right outside of Moab. We landed at a salt mine/refinery (?) but no good pictures there, it was surrounded by a big metal gate.... Lunar, out of time and planet.....
A little further on on this same 4WD road, a few interesting things :
So, what do you think? Like it???
Samedi 22 mars 2008
We're cats these days ourselves as we are going through travel brochures to plan our next trip next summer and also a few days during spring break for a little change of scenery..........
Dimanche 16 mars 2008
Yesterday, with my friend Tagada, we went to Paris to see HIS exhibit dedicated to women of the world at the Trocadéro, (accross from the Eiffel
Tower).
The place is vast, with drawings and photos everywhere, it takes a while to see everything. Everywhere there are armchairs, sofas, tables where we can sit and look at the very big catalog in 2 volumes (very expensive, €160, but worth it).
An original set up, where it feels good to look, walk around, rest and walk around again.
All these women, so different, so alike. As a woman, I don't know if I identify with them, but in any case, one doesn't remain indifferent.
At first, I was a little disapointed, expecting something more like a "travellog" "carnet de voyage" in a more strict sense of the word, but all in all, a carnet de voyage is what the traveller makes of it... It can take on all sorts of different aspects.
Maybe what troubled me is the fact that it had a specific theme, which I think might not be what a carnet de voyage should be but the impressions of the moment the traveller feels at the time....????
But I got into it, and in the end, I find it is a very beautiful exhibit, that needs to be seen, and I think should even be seen another time to see it under a different light. There are so many works it is difficult to assimilate everything in just one visit.
The place is vast, with drawings and photos everywhere, it takes a while to see everything. Everywhere there are armchairs, sofas, tables where we can sit and look at the very big catalog in 2 volumes (very expensive, €160, but worth it).
An original set up, where it feels good to look, walk around, rest and walk around again.
All these women, so different, so alike. As a woman, I don't know if I identify with them, but in any case, one doesn't remain indifferent.
At first, I was a little disapointed, expecting something more like a "travellog" "carnet de voyage" in a more strict sense of the word, but all in all, a carnet de voyage is what the traveller makes of it... It can take on all sorts of different aspects.
Maybe what troubled me is the fact that it had a specific theme, which I think might not be what a carnet de voyage should be but the impressions of the moment the traveller feels at the time....????
But I got into it, and in the end, I find it is a very beautiful exhibit, that needs to be seen, and I think should even be seen another time to see it under a different light. There are so many works it is difficult to assimilate everything in just one visit.
Thank you Titouan
Mardi 9 octobre 2007
Last time I left you with the first two sites in Arches, Windows and Double Arch.
We then proceeded to the visit of Broken Arch via Sand Dune Arch. It was getting hot and my daughter was still under the effects of jetlag, so we left the kids in the car with the AC, yes, I know, but it was that or a heat stroke!!! There wasn't any shade anywhere!!!
So, here we are, my Darling and I with our hats, our bottles of water, and our cameras for a nice walk towards Broken Arch. First we stop off at Sand Dune Arch :
I only have one picture to show you as the sun was too high up to make nice photos. There is among other things a tree with interesting shapes just before entering here, but our pictures weren't good..... yes, these things to happen!!!!
We then went on our little walk towards Broken Arch. A really nice walk on a nice landscape... to get here :
I sat down under this arch where there was a nice breeze while my Darling took photos. The walk continues on for some miles, but we decided to go back the way we came. My Darling thought my face was quite hot.... Of course, I was hot!!!!!!
Actually I had the beginnings of a heat stroke!!! even though I drank a lot and I didn't exert myself too much....., believe me!!!
We then had lunch at the Hacienda, a nice little tex mex restaurant then rested at the hotel. I actually took a nap to get over my heat exhaustion....
At the end of the day, around 6 P.M., we returned to Arches so that this time my Darling and our son could do Park Avenue, I simply wasn't up to it. A few pictures:
This nice walk took them about and hour to do while taking lots of pictures.... But we didn't stop there, oh no!!! The temperature was now quite enjoyable and the light was getting great, so we went on to Balanced Rock :
We walked around it, then went off to picnic for dinner with this as our view :
Pretty Awesome, right????
But it was starting to thunder so we started off back to the hotel. On the way, there was a lightning storm :
All in all a great fun filled day!!!! We are still so in love with this Natural Park, we were there a first time in 2004, but we could still return there!!!!
In fact, the visit is not over, the next day we returned to Arches, but I'll tell you about it some other time!!! Stay tuned!!!!
We then proceeded to the visit of Broken Arch via Sand Dune Arch. It was getting hot and my daughter was still under the effects of jetlag, so we left the kids in the car with the AC, yes, I know, but it was that or a heat stroke!!! There wasn't any shade anywhere!!!
So, here we are, my Darling and I with our hats, our bottles of water, and our cameras for a nice walk towards Broken Arch. First we stop off at Sand Dune Arch :
I only have one picture to show you as the sun was too high up to make nice photos. There is among other things a tree with interesting shapes just before entering here, but our pictures weren't good..... yes, these things to happen!!!!
We then went on our little walk towards Broken Arch. A really nice walk on a nice landscape... to get here :
I sat down under this arch where there was a nice breeze while my Darling took photos. The walk continues on for some miles, but we decided to go back the way we came. My Darling thought my face was quite hot.... Of course, I was hot!!!!!!
Actually I had the beginnings of a heat stroke!!! even though I drank a lot and I didn't exert myself too much....., believe me!!!
We then had lunch at the Hacienda, a nice little tex mex restaurant then rested at the hotel. I actually took a nap to get over my heat exhaustion....
At the end of the day, around 6 P.M., we returned to Arches so that this time my Darling and our son could do Park Avenue, I simply wasn't up to it. A few pictures:
This nice walk took them about and hour to do while taking lots of pictures.... But we didn't stop there, oh no!!! The temperature was now quite enjoyable and the light was getting great, so we went on to Balanced Rock :
We walked around it, then went off to picnic for dinner with this as our view :
Pretty Awesome, right????
But it was starting to thunder so we started off back to the hotel. On the way, there was a lightning storm :
All in all a great fun filled day!!!! We are still so in love with this Natural Park, we were there a first time in 2004, but we could still return there!!!!
In fact, the visit is not over, the next day we returned to Arches, but I'll tell you about it some other time!!! Stay tuned!!!!
Dimanche 23 septembre 2007
We were able to progress a little in the sorting of our pix, so here's a little article on our trip last summer.
Last time we had visited Mesa Verde. The next stop on our voyage was Moab, in Utah.
The road was pleasant even though, not far from Moab, we had to stop for at least half an hour because of road work :
But we had a nice view and could see the storm approaching :
We arrived in Moab, and to our great astonishment, under buckets of rain, aren't we in the desert????? The streets were flooded, very flooded, like water halfway up regular car wheels (we had a 4WD). We nonetheless went up to the Arches National Monument Visitor Center, outside of Moab, in order to plan our visits there. We were gone less than half an hour. Upon returning to Moab, the streets were dry. They must be used to it!!!!
Next morning, we got up really early to see the sun come up on the Arches. Once in the park, you need to drive a bit in order to go on the different sites. We decided to go to "Double Windows" first :
The walk is nice but we were hungry... I had some dried apricots in my bag... Mmmm!!! and we had our picnic breakfast on the parking lot right by :
Double Arch, where a couple (not on the photo) were playing the flute. At first during our breakfast, we thought that someone had put their car radio on really loud.... It was nice flute music that made you think of soft Native American flute music, and I found it was great for ambiance... We saw them once near the Double Arch a little below that guy in the picture.
Awesome, isn't it????
Stay tuned for our next Arches episode......
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Vendredi 31 août 2007
In the same batch of sorted photos, there are those of Mesa Verde ... ready???
OK, here, I'm giving you some smaller photos, but if that's not OK with you, just say the word, and I'll fix that...
Here it's still the same site.
The same, seen from the inside of the dwelling
and again..
my attempt at artistic photography
a view from below the dwelling, with our friend the ranger
So, here, it's the biggest site of Mesa Verde, Cliff Palace. We can't go near it, and so all pictures of it look alike, because there is only one viewpoint ... quite limited,
But it's superb!!!
Another picture I took, this one at Long House, where we can go on our own, without a ranger (although there are some on the site). This stone was used to grind corn.
And now,
en route pour Moab. Mais il faudra attendre encore un peu pour la suite du reportage, il faut trier le reste des photos. Au fur et à mesure, je vous en montrerai d'autres, si vous le voulez bien, OK?
off to MOAB. But you'll have to wait a little for the rest of my report, we still have to sort through our pictures. I'll show you more as we progress, if that's OK with you...
Note : Toutes les photos, à part les 2 que je vous indiquées et ce gif que j'ai trouvé grace à
Note : All pictures shown, except for the 2 I mentioned and this gif I got from Anael, were taken by my darling.
Visit of the first site with a really super ranger, who instead of giving us a crash course, made us think, and answered all questions we could muster!!!
He was a charming fascinated young man, and fascinating too!!!!
He was a charming fascinated young man, and fascinating too!!!!
OK, here, I'm giving you some smaller photos, but if that's not OK with you, just say the word, and I'll fix that...
Here it's still the same site.
The same, seen from the inside of the dwelling
and again..
my attempt at artistic photographya view from below the dwelling, with our friend the ranger
So, here, it's the biggest site of Mesa Verde, Cliff Palace. We can't go near it, and so all pictures of it look alike, because there is only one viewpoint ... quite limited,
But it's superb!!!
Another picture I took, this one at Long House, where we can go on our own, without a ranger (although there are some on the site). This stone was used to grind corn.
And now,
en route pour Moab. Mais il faudra attendre encore un peu pour la suite du reportage, il faut trier le reste des photos. Au fur et à mesure, je vous en montrerai d'autres, si vous le voulez bien, OK?
off to MOAB. But you'll have to wait a little for the rest of my report, we still have to sort through our pictures. I'll show you more as we progress, if that's OK with you...
Note : Toutes les photos, à part les 2 que je vous indiquées et ce gif que j'ai trouvé grace à
Note : All pictures shown, except for the 2 I mentioned and this gif I got from Anael, were taken by my darling.
Vendredi 31 août 2007
We've just sorted out a first batch of pictures and so I can finally show you some pictures of this incredible place.
To start off you have to cross a river at the foot of the Dune (here it doesn't look so high, don't be mistaken!!!)
Here it wasn't very deep, we chose our path well, it was early morning, and it was pretty cool.... But in spring, we've been told it can get pretty rough and people can go rafting on it...
So, cross the river, and start climbing the dune ....
It's crazy, you'd think you are in the Sahara, but look well in the background, it's pretty green, right? The mountain and its "piñon" pine forest.
You think we're at the
top of the dune.... not at all, it keeps going up and up and up .... and in the background still all that green!!!!
and here a little view on a beaver dam (in the back on the right) in that nearby forest, after our climb in the dunes...........
A must see, really.........
So, did you like it???? Feel like going there????
To start off you have to cross a river at the foot of the Dune (here it doesn't look so high, don't be mistaken!!!)
Here it wasn't very deep, we chose our path well, it was early morning, and it was pretty cool.... But in spring, we've been told it can get pretty rough and people can go rafting on it...
So, cross the river, and start climbing the dune ....
It's crazy, you'd think you are in the Sahara, but look well in the background, it's pretty green, right? The mountain and its "piñon" pine forest.
You think we're at the
top of the dune.... not at all, it keeps going up and up and up .... and in the background still all that green!!!!and here a little view on a beaver dam (in the back on the right) in that nearby forest, after our climb in the dunes...........
A must see, really.........
So, did you like it???? Feel like going there????
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