Montpellier, France

C’est la vie
October 9, 2007 - Montpellier, France
Well folks, we tried our best to get the boys across the line in the game against England, but it was not to be. We had seats booked on the TGV to Marseilles, a wise move we figured given our experiences with traffic in French cities… and Marseilles is huge. Our day consisted of the trip to Montpellier, the inevitable drive the wrong way...
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Roman around
October 5, 2007 - Montpellier, France
We’ve packed a lot into the past few days, but managed a good combination of sightseeing and relaxing so that we actually feel that we have had a holiday. We all talk about going ‘home’ to Soubes, so Brian and Sonjia, you can see that you have created a very comfortable maison. Thank you also for your suggestions for our ‘must see’...
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Rugby, Soubes and local sites
September 26, 2007 - Montpellier, France
The boys dictate: A crowd of 32, 000 watched the game in brilliant sunshine at Mosson in Montpellier. It was a fairly tight tussle in the first 25 mins, however, Australia’s domination of possession took its toll to give Australia 2 tries and a comfortable lead at half time. In the second half, Aussies were the stronger team and took...
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Winging it
September 22, 2007 - Montpellier, France
Nez and Birg write: Our first port of call on the journey south was to Villers-Bretoneux to visit the memorial and school. Lee did some fancy navigating to get us there. The cemetery is beautifully maintained and Ross loved the 360˚ degree from the top of the tower. Another of Ross’s great uncles Rheuben Moysey Stewart is remembered on...
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los geht's!
August 23, 2006 - Montpellier, France
Auto durchgecheckt, etliche Teile ausgetauscht und yiiiiiieha! Viva Espana! Zwei Tage sind geplant, Übernachtung in Montpellier (statt Campingplatz dann doch nobel im Ibis mit Frühstück), 100 Euro Autobahngebühren, 250 Euro Diesel und zur Abwechslung lief endlich mal alles wie geplant. Wobei der Plan wohl eher für Berufsfahrer geeignet ist...
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