Weekend away
Categories: days-out
Tags: happy things
Date: 04 September 2012 16:11:36
We've just had a lovely weekend away - I had an appointment in Lyon yesterday and we'd not had a holiday, so we took the opportunity to go away for a few days. We stayed in a lovely hotel the first night (you can find out more about the food we ate over at Fat Dormouse Getting Thinner ) and then went to a great Chambres d'Hotes for a couple of nights.
We drove over to Aix-les-Bains...the weather wasn't great but we went for a stroll along the prom:
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Mr D gets splashed by a wave from the lake[/caption]
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the yachts all look a bit sad in the grey weather[/caption]
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OK, so where's the nearest Decathlon?[/caption]
Explanation: Mr D loves Decathlon, and wanted to buy a towel so we could go swimming (yes really) He also needed something for his bike. So he was looking for the nearest Decathlon on his Smartphone; he found one 5 minutes drive away = happy Mr D.
We went to Chambery for a wander around - I tried to take some "arty" shots - I don't know how successful I was.
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Mr D took this one.[/caption]
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I liked the house, bridging the narrow street[/caption]
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and this sign advertising a dressmakers shop[/caption]
After lunch, the rain started in earnest, so we went for a drive in the mountains...just for something to do, really. (Sorry, I think I've made this next picture far too big!!)
After this we arrived at our Chambres d'Hotes. Here is a link to their website, and you can find out more about the wonderful meals we had at Fat Dormouse Getting Thinner.
Our suite was decorated on a Moroccan theme - here are some photos
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I loved the shadows from this light on the wall[/caption]
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The bed was draped, a little like a Bedouin tent[/caption]
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...with a little table, set for a glass of mint tea...[/caption]
Well, it's time for me to go and prepare our low fat meal for tonight - after everything we ate while we were away, I think we really ought to be fasting for the next few days!! I'll tell you about Sunday tomorrow.