A parent's AND kid's dream holiday!!
by Deus_ultima
Sometimes, when you go on hilday, well...it's not always relaxing.. BUT!!!
I HAVE THE SOLUTION!
Bring your kid to a "Club Mickey" beach club!
While your sunbathing, surfing or snoggin with your loved one your child can be having fun doing different sport activities, learning things and even win prizes for participation!
:)
All this while supervised by competent and friendly staff!
So by the end of the day, both parents and children had the kind of fun they wanted withouth aggravating the other party.
:) Winning the Tug-o-war competition and comming back with a racket tennis as a prize!!
:D
(yes.. I was the kid during that holiday..)
Le temps des baleines
by Klod5
Au Moyen Age, Biarritz est un petit port dont les pêcheurs sont renommés pour leur habileté à harponner les baleines. L'huile de l'animal est alors très recherchée pour éclairer les maisons. On utilise aussi les os et les côtes pour fabriquer des clôtures ; la peau, découpée en lanières, pour confectionner des sièges ou des casques. Bien sûr, on mange aussi la chair, en particulier la langue, mets de choix pour visiteurs de marque.
Le site du village est particulièrement bien adapté à la pêche à la baleine. L'anse où se trouve aujourd'hui le Port Vieux est à l'abri de la houle du large. Une passe garantit l'accès des embarcations à la baie. La plage en pente douce permet d'échouer les cétacés à marée haute, puis d'attendre la marée basse pour les dépecer.
Les villageois travaillent sur la plage, où ils ont installé des fours pour fondre le lard, des cheminées pour cuire et fumer la viande, des amphores pour conserver l'huile.
Les baleines font vivre les pêcheurs jusque vers la moitié du XVIIème siècle. Puis elles s'éloignent de plus en plus vers le large et les pêcheurs devront aller jusque vers Terre Neuve pour les trouver.
Biarritz and Salies de Bearn
by TheChipster
"The City on the beach"
The great thing thing for me was that the beach was steps away from the bustle of the city, rather than a drive away. Plenty of excellent places to eat (Try Axoa, a Basque dish) lots of places to shop (Galeries Lafayette just around the corner from the beach). So if you're taking a dip & suddenly remember you have to buy shoes - or whatever - relax, it'll only take a couple of minutes.
"B.A.B."
Before going to Biarritz I was afraid I might hate it if it were too snooty, large yachts in the marina, etc. Yes it is very glamourous, in parts and yet very ordinary in parts.
The one thing that surprised me was that Biarritz and it's neighbouring towns of Anglet & Bayonne have completely fused to become one city. But don't let that put you off. I only spent one day there & would love to go back.
Bayonne ham is actually made in nearby Orthez, I think. Orthez is also worth stopping in for lunch. We stopped at a very friendly bar/restaurant, who's name I've forgotten, but it's in view of the church. You'll find it.
"Salies de Bearn"
As in when someone tells you a movie is great, and you're inevitably dissappointed; so I found Salies de Bearn.
It's very cute with its timbered houses with balconies overhanging the river and it's warren of very narrow streets, but was a nightmare to drive around. Leave the car at the green area on the edge of town & walk.
"Salies en fete"
There is a town in Catalonia called Berga in the foothills of the Pyrennees where you can imagine how it must have been in mediaeval times: narrow streets people talking across streets. Children playing on balconies. Good humour.
I just didn't get this in Salies de Bearn. Maybe it was me but it seemed empty & quiet. It was probably lunchtime. That explains a lot (including my mood at the time).
Definitely worth a visit though, especially if you come from a concrete & steel environment.
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Le Grand Plage
Beach
The Beach at the Beginning of the Day
