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Just back from the French Alps French Alps 2008 here are the pictures:"Tour de la Vanoise"
We walked from Larche on the French/Italian border near Barcelonette till Nice on the Mediterranean sea, 154 km pure wonderful eyes pleasure and so finished a trail that we begin 12 years ago in Netherlands. About 2300 km on feet, it's a long way.
But so beautiful things on the road, so many memory's, so beautiful pictures: towns, people, flowers, animals, buildings and nature. And what about the food , beer and wine. So many beds tasted...
Looking up for the next adventure... What? I don't know for the moment. But, sure you'll be the first informed.
I've begin my Mercantour pages. I hope you enjoy them and the pictures on the travelogs. See you...
You can already see the pics from our wander club on TheThreeDegreesAndTheDirtyOldMan
When I'll have a little more time I 'll publish more pages about it ! Promise ! <<<<<<<<<<ooo>>>>>>>>>> For more about cities and places in Belgium:Please have a look on my Belgium page: things to do. We spend 5 days around Abbeville , St Riquier andSt Valery-sur-Somme and had good time. Pics and tips and more are on the respective pages.Good weather and nothing else to do: I've visited Veurne and found it very beautiful !.
New page is made ! Let's quick have look, you'll be surprised !my Avesnes sur Helpe page is finished.
Walcourt page is under construction. Tips and explanations are coming soon. Just one thing: Walcourt is situated in Hainaut and not in Antwerp district! ====================================== |
| St Patrick's day at The Kroon, Dadizele |
Happy St Patrick's day !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Happy St Patrick day We where yesterday at our local pub for St Patrick's day.
We had a lot of fun. There was good Irish music, nice and friendly people.
A very good fear: singing, for someone dancing, laughing and drinking full pints of Guinness. (to much ?! ) ---oooOOOooo--- |
| Lac Saint-Anne and mountains around (Queyras) |
Thank you for visited my pages. I am Jean-Pierre, living in Dadizele, Belgium. I'm 51 years old and working in logistic. So am I in contact with more than 80 countries, most of it in Europe. For hobby I love travel and walking on long distances. I think that discover a country walking is the better to do for meeting people and have a good idea how the people live there. If you will see the pictures of our hiking activities (two or three times in a month) go to: Herseaux-Randos / or: Wandelsecretariaat |
| Rosa and the grand daughter Saar |
About my family We came live in Dadizele 8 years ago (January 2000).
It's a nice place with many possibilities for young and not so young people. We have al commodities: shops,cafés, restaurants, and so on...
The town is also know in al the country for Maria pilgrimage.
So are every day many people in visit I'm already 22 years happy with Rosa. She also enjoy trekking.
We have a daughter Charlotte (17)
and Rosa has a daughter Ilse and a son Jeroen. Ilse have already a daughter Saar and a son Wout.
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I try to give you what I feel when I'm walking, simply.
My pages: Belgium: Any tips about beers
Dinant: Any tips and pics with beautiful castle
Diest: any tips about the country and Belgian wines.
Coucy le Chateau: I hope you like the pics and tips so I enjoy my week-End there.
Namur: A walk along the river Meuse , It's also the city capital of the French speaking part of Belgium.
You'll see that my preferences go to to France:
Arras : A nice city with beautiful nature around , has much suffered during WW I (I always thinking what happens now in Libanon!)
Who knows Bavay:This little city was in Roman empire time a important crossing on the Roman roadways!
An other important city in Roman time but also after (Louis the XIV ,...) is Condé sur l'Escaut Vieux-Condé The old coal mines have leave traces in the landscape but nature take it over now.
Nevers was on the way to Santiago de Compostella pilgrimage this year (2006). It was ether the place where the Duc de Never (brother of the king of France) lived. It's an important city in Bourgogne. |
| on a "col" on 2600 m high (alpes) |
Twoo place we are walking to: Nice: the end of GR5 We begin a trek ten years ago with finish in Nice (so wat about 2500 km) We started in Nethelands (Bergen op zoom) and walking whole Belgium behind, also Luxemburg, Loraine, Vosges, Alsace, Jura, Savoie and this year(2005) de massif de Vanoise (see travel page about it) We did heigh days a year and started where we finished last year. We arrived in Nice in 2007. |
2Second place: Santiago de Compostella (Spain) For years ago we started in Dadizele(my town) in the flemish part of Belgium We did so something like 28 km a day. The first year we came in Laon.Then we did two or three week-ends and were in Reims (Champagne); Year two we arrived in the neighbourhood from Troyes The third year we walking to Chablis and so this year (2005) we make sbd's acquaintance with Bourgogne. We started in Chablis near Auxerre and so on to La Charité-sur-Loire I talk about it in a future travel page. in 2006 we started in Chateauneauf-Val-de -Bargis (Bourgogne)and finished 8 days later in Marcais near Saint Armand Mont-rond. For details please go to my Chateauneuf-Val-De-Bargis, La-Charité-Sur-Loire Guerigny,Nevers, Grossouvre, Augy-sur-Aubois, Saint-Armand-Montrond and Marcais pages. (and a good rating is always welcome) |
| Rosa had own made desserts |
I'm fithty man ! Last week end, I go for a walk near the Belgian/Netherlands border.
BUT, after a very short walk, I was wait at the Youth Hostel at Zoersel from family and friends to have a fabulous birthday party.
And I just don't know about it !
Friends, family,drank & food on a very sympathetic place this is of course a (long) life motto for me. Thanks to every one who was there or support me with messages and ...-<oOo>- Ce dimanche 2 septembre, Je me suis rendu près de la frontière Belgo/Néerlandaise pour une randonnée.
MAIS, après une très courte marche, à l'auberge de jeunesse de Zoersel: Famille et amis m'attendaient pour fêter mon anniversaire .
Et je n'était même pas au courant !
Amis et famille, à boire et à manger dans un endroit éminemment sympathique: c'est toute l'histoire de ma (déjà longue) vie.
Merci a tous ceux qui m'ont congratulé par un message ou autre...<<<oooOOOOOOooo>>> |
| View on the Izoart (French alps) |
MY TRIPS Travellers from the world: if you come to Belgium let me know it. When I meet people from other country , I begin the travel immediately !
And if you need a bed for one or two nights, please have a look on couchsurfing.com (member= Wandeljp) and on hospitalityclub
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fachd Thu Sep 25, 2008 14:24 UTC
Hi Jean greetings from Canberra down under with a :-) | mikehanneman Wed Sep 24, 2008 16:39 UTC
The Alps look pretty neat! Mike | Gammy1968 Mon Sep 1, 2008 14:55 UTC
Bon anniversaire Jean-Pierre, all the best to you in the coming year.... Claudia | cadzand Mon Sep 1, 2008 14:08 UTC
Beter laat dan nooit hé. Nog een heel gelukkige verjaardag. Wat een schitterende foto's van de Vanoise onder een stralende hemel. |
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