After a wonderful night out on the town last night, we all figured today would be a day filled with pina coladas and beach lounging... BUT instead we awoke to rain! So instead we are enjoying a lazy day inside with fun movies (at the moment Monsters Inc.) and the hostel owner is making his famous soup! I just love this place!
Anyways, the reason I am writing is because while being stuck inside, I have figured out how to post all of the photo albums I have uploaded so far on the blog page! If you look directly to the left of this post, you will see a list in the column labeled 'Photo Albums'. By clicking on any of the items in the list, you will be transported to the Snapfish site and the respective album!
I also uploaded a few new photos from Lagos today and many of them are of dogs (randomly enough)! Here, the dogs just roam free. There is even a dog named Stevie (in the picture of a guy holding a dog) that is literally the town dog-no body really owns him. Everyone feeds him and takes him in at different times. The yellow lab looking dog, will commonly find us on the beach and come over and lay with us for a while, and has even lead a girl staying here on a hike, and actually tried to do the same thing with us the first day we were here! And last but not least, the black poodle looking dog, came up and hung out with us on the beach yesterday and even brought me a rock that he wanted thrown for him. It is so funny to see dogs just livin' the life here in Lagos along with the rest of us!
I hope everyone back home is doing great!
Tuesday, September 29, 2009
Monday, September 28, 2009
Lagos Photos!
Here is the link for the Lagos photo Album! more pictures will be loaded over the next two weeks to this same album...
http://www5.snapfish.co.uk/thumbnailshare/AlbumID=408455028/a=347040028_347040028/otsc=SHR/otsi=SALBlink/COBRAND_NAME=snapfishuk/
also... all of the Bordeaux photos have been uploaded to the below link!
Have a great day :-)
http://www5.snapfish.co.uk/thumbnailshare/AlbumID=408455028/a=347040028_347040028/otsc=SHR/otsi=SALBlink/COBRAND_NAME=snapfishuk/
also... all of the Bordeaux photos have been uploaded to the below link!
Have a great day :-)
Saturday, September 26, 2009
Bordeaux Photos
and last but not least...Bordeaux, France album.
http://www5.snapfish.co.uk/thumbnailshare/AlbumID=403998028/a=347040028_347040028/otsc=SHR/otsi=SALBlink/COBRAND_NAME=snapfishuk/
.....more pictures will be uploaded later....so keep checking this link!
http://www5.snapfish.co.uk/thumbnailshare/AlbumID=403998028/a=347040028_347040028/otsc=SHR/otsi=SALBlink/COBRAND_NAME=snapfishuk/
.....more pictures will be uploaded later....so keep checking this link!
Amsterdam Photos
If you click on the following link, you will be taken to my Amsterdam album in snapfish!
http://www5.snapfish.co.uk/thumbnailshare/AlbumID=404114028/a=347040028_347040028/otsc=SHR/otsi=SALBlink/COBRAND_NAME=snapfishuk/
http://www5.snapfish.co.uk/thumbnailshare/AlbumID=404114028/a=347040028_347040028/otsc=SHR/otsi=SALBlink/COBRAND_NAME=snapfishuk/
Lagos, Portugal (our vacation from our vacation)
Yesterday we left Bordeaux, France and made the extremely long voyage to Lagos, Portugal (and when I say long, I mean that we left yesterday morning and got here today after a 27 hour train ride). BUT, I can honestly say that it was 100% worth it! The town is in a quaint beach town and is full of fun shops and flip flop wearing locals. Unfortuently, it is raining today off and on (still 70 degrees though), but tomorrow is supposed to be nice and sunny and we have heard that the beaches here are to die for! We checked into our AMAZING hostel today and were told about a fun ´cliff hike´ down the coast that takes you along a few gorgeous cove beaches and ends at a lighthouse. WE CAN´T WAIT! We also have already settled in with some of the other people staying here (all of which are Australian) and it seems like it will be a really fun group. When we arrived, we were instantly invited to join in on their lunch plans and they took us to a resturant that served ´English-style´ breakfasts for only 3 euros (about 4.50 dollars). THE FOOD IS SO CHEAP HERE (HOORAY!)
The best part is that we are going to be staying here (laying on the beaches) for a week (maybe longer if we feel like it)!
I hope everyone is doing well back home!
Loves!
The best part is that we are going to be staying here (laying on the beaches) for a week (maybe longer if we feel like it)!
I hope everyone is doing well back home!
Loves!
Friday, September 25, 2009
Wine Tasting in Bordeaux
Yesterday we did a guided wine tour in Bordeaux's medoc region (margaux appellation) and visited two wineries.
The first was Chateau Lascombes, which was beautiful! It is actually owned by Americans and their way of harvesting the wine is very modern apparently (such as the use of dry ice during the cold maceration stage). But the really cool thing about this winery was the way they had blended the new technology with the traditional practices (like using egg whites to filter the wine-so cool!). They also had added on a wine cellar that held bottles of wine from their chateau dating to the 1800s. It was really cool to see how the new owners had improved the chateau , but at the same time, taken pleasure in preserving the heritage of the property.
The other winery we visited was a disgrace to wine heritage. It was called Chateau d'Arsac. The owner was obsessed with contemporary art work, which was strung about the property. Each piece of 'art' was bought each year and symbolized something having to do with wine harvest. The place looked like a over-priced white trash front yard. There was no reference to the history of the property or the traditions of wine that had taken place on it, and the wine tasted horrible. I am boycotting all of their wine for the rest of my life.
But, all in all it was a fabulous day ad Megan and I both enjoyed learning about wine.
Today we are taking the train (for 26 hours) to Lagos, Portugal to lay on the beach for a week. Then we will be off to Madrid for 2 days, then to Alacante, Spain for another few days of beach lounging (we can do this because we had about two weeks to kill according to our schedule).
Loves!
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The first was Chateau Lascombes, which was beautiful! It is actually owned by Americans and their way of harvesting the wine is very modern apparently (such as the use of dry ice during the cold maceration stage). But the really cool thing about this winery was the way they had blended the new technology with the traditional practices (like using egg whites to filter the wine-so cool!). They also had added on a wine cellar that held bottles of wine from their chateau dating to the 1800s. It was really cool to see how the new owners had improved the chateau , but at the same time, taken pleasure in preserving the heritage of the property.
The other winery we visited was a disgrace to wine heritage. It was called Chateau d'Arsac. The owner was obsessed with contemporary art work, which was strung about the property. Each piece of 'art' was bought each year and symbolized something having to do with wine harvest. The place looked like a over-priced white trash front yard. There was no reference to the history of the property or the traditions of wine that had taken place on it, and the wine tasted horrible. I am boycotting all of their wine for the rest of my life.
But, all in all it was a fabulous day ad Megan and I both enjoyed learning about wine.
Today we are taking the train (for 26 hours) to Lagos, Portugal to lay on the beach for a week. Then we will be off to Madrid for 2 days, then to Alacante, Spain for another few days of beach lounging (we can do this because we had about two weeks to kill according to our schedule).
Loves!
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