Gran Turismo

We checked in, in the morning and after a catch up nap we went out to see the sights of Bordeaux. This was only meant to be a stop over on the way to San Sebastian / Bilbao so we only stayed a day. The city was much like a smaller version of Paris. More monuments than you can poke a stick at. Old style buildings lining the river bank. Very nice. Not anything new though.

The next day we headed off to see the Dune du Pyla. A massive sand dune on the west coast of France. It stretches about a kilometre or a bit less and is surrounded by forest. Theres a staircase you can walk up on one side. The other side going down to the beack doesnt. Going down was great fun. But then we looked up and realised how far we had to walk back up. I think we been eating more than exercising anyway so it was a good work out.


Next up we were going in to Spain. When you enter Spain from France theres nothing much besides a small graffitied sign telling you that you've entered a new country. Infact theres nothing. No line, fences, check points, nada. You just stroll in. I guess that was a bit foreign to us living in Australia. You get a real flavour of Spain when you approach the border as well. Even in France you can really see a difference in style of houses to reflect more of the Basque country.