Busca. Les Faux.

The alligot is gorgeous! Sure it was equally delicious.

The carved mushroom is very unique – would look great in your garden…

Travel well!

Judi

On Sun, Aug 22, 2010 at 9:18 AM, Jeff Gray wrote:

> From Evernote: Busca. Les Faux.
> August 21 hot and sunny.
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> Spectacular bike ride to St. Albain. Quiet roads,endless farmland, cows.
> (had to stop several times to let them through),and a lot of hay
> transport.
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> Hilly and steep with grades of 3-5%, some a couple of kms. About 450
> meters of climbing.
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> Large quantities of water, beer, and coffee consumed.
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> The 13th century tower has been rebuilt several times. Built with a
> sandstone that looks like marble until one is close up. Red and off white.
> Used effectively for framing entrances and windows.
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> The high lights remain the multiple language concurrent
> conversations. Starting to meet new groups and those we have seen before.
> Everyone shares travel stories and their histories. Tonight two Germans and
> a Luxemburger put up with my German and helped me with my poor grammar.
>
> Some of these wanderers think hiking in the Alps are the best of all roads
> and the best managed for signs and road quality. 1000 meter days seem the
> norm to these pensioners. Australians who walk the bush with full packs and
> water for days think their packs ( heavily loaded ) are light. One Aussie
> seems to walk a bit and stop at one pm. To talk to travelers and drink
> beer. Not concerned about accommodations. " No room at gitê, well I will
> just sleep outdoors".
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> A speciality of the place we are staying is alligot, a dish of purée
> potatoes, local artisan cheeses, creme fraiche, garlic, and of course
> butter.
>
> Carved mushrooms of the area – have seen many of them.
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