Eglise de St. Marie d'Oloron.
Best part of this little visit is that Kit Cat felt her soul burning (she's a recovering Cathoholic), and the salmon carved into the doorway. Salmon is big in this area, so we fit right in. They are catching it, processing and smoking the salmon. It speaks to me. And its on a church. Excellent. It is a Unesco World Heritage site. And is a major stop in the pilgrimage... to somewhere in Spain. I'm too Pau to payez attention, apparently.
Like this blahg.... talk about pressure. Sheesh!!
Navarrenx
This is fortified town (think Fort!), finished in 1547. We walked the ramparts, watchtowers and dared each other to walk through the dark tunnels, which were really scary, spider and ghost filled. Honestly, it was probably full of pizza boxes, broken glass, drug paraphernalia and used condoms. Again - it was too scary to go into. So we walked the ramparts while The Champ used his slingshot to shoot rocks at other rocks and us. Awesome.
St. Jean de Luz
It was time for some r & r. Kit Cat is here on vacation, and the grocery shopping, day tours, wine drinking, cheese eating, sleeping by the pool and country living hasn't been exactly vacation-y. We swam in the Atlantique, ate lunch, I took a nap, tried to avoid looking at the topless bathing beauties (they were all over 60 years old), discovered the tidepools, enjoyed an early dinner and drove home in time for bed. All sunburnt and exhausted. The kids swam and swam. I love this little city so much I want to retire here. Like, now. I love the Pay Basque (Basque Country) and the cuisine and culture and people.
Chateau de Pau
King Henri the IV was born here. It is here in Pau and full of beautiful tapestries. Uh, we tried to pay attention, but it was all in French and we were focused on getting some ice cream.
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