Little jaunt to Spain. First call? Straight to one of our favourite tapas bars for an afternoon snack. Nom, nom! 
Sunset giving the mountains a wonderful glow tonight. Almost 10pm but sitting outside is lovely & warm & so tranquil.
What a day to see cols with our visitor! Below/in/above clouds. Many cyclists. Cattle & horses. Sunshine happiness 
Closest thing to a local we have is still few Km away... but with beers like this who's complaining? Cheers! 
After some sweaty work in the garden well earned refreshments on the North terrace (more shady this side). Cheers!
The market at Saint-Jean-de-Luz. As you'd expect in a coastal town there's a bit of fish amongst the usual goodies!
Creperie Iguzkian in Hendaye. Nom, nom, nom! Even the crepes seem to taste better here in the Basque region!
Swanning around Hendaye marina. Personally I don't see the point of a snail without wheels, but takes all sorts! 
Stroll along Hendaye beach, with obligatory ice-cream stop. Shame about the clouds, but TBH almost nicer like that.
Oh look... pintxos for... well, let's call this brunch Managed to squeeze some desert this time too. Delicious!
Morning wonder around San Sebastian. Overcast & quiet, but still lovely. Now... which of these tapas bars is open?
More pintxos & sangria for the girls, beer & steak for me! Luuurve Basque food! PS. this is smallest cut on the menu!
San Sebastian old town is packed with pintxos bars like this. This one seems as good as any, so in we go...
The old town of San Sebastian isn't big, but still... one needs to take a break & rest once in a while Cheers!
Arriving in San Sebastian: little walk along La Concha before we get to the serious business of the day...
When your teenage guest is missing the beach... we find ourselves at Lac de Lourdes. I'll admit water was lovely in.
Sunset dinner at friends. Curried meat & veg from their garden with refreshing homebrew beer. Yum! Thank you guys!
Middle of a heatwave? Time to head for the hills! Col d'Aspin was wonderfully refreshing. Moooooo!
Sacre Coeur in Paris. Not often you see such beautiful light inside a church. Worth the climb up those steps!
Parisien coffee stop. Coffee? Blergh! But at least you can't go wrong with the accompaniment in a patisserie
You know Paris hotels are notorious for small rooms? Goes for lifts too, we barely fit in this one! #TakeTheStairs
When in Paris: have Korean food for dinner OMG, the most succulent chicken here! Nice beer too. Yum, top marks!
Supermarket refreshments: Hoegaarden (sorry, no bottles 
) & iced coffee. Will she never learn!? #BeerIsCheaper
Palace of Versailles gardens. Slightly less crowded, slightly warmer. Nice stroll to Grand Trianon & back.
A very busy, rather warm (middle of heatwave) Palace of Versailles. Quite beautiful & very interesting all the same.
Sights from the Pont des Arts. River & boats. Tourists & buskers. Dare I say, a beautiful summer's evening in Paris!
Streets of Paris: loads of photogenic restaurants & bars. Shame there's only so much you can eat & drink! 
Sad, but why do vast donations flood to this place when there's precious little for even greater natural wonders?
Pizza, pasta & the obligatory summer bucket of Hoegaarden. What's not to love? Cheers!
Just a few 'edgy' Parisian street photos. Aka. graffiti & other stuff. Paris, in general, needs a good clean!
Today's boulangerie visits: but who chose most wisely? Coffee & swirl or chicken & avocado baguette? Nom, nom!
Hotel here is in quite a vibrant area. Artisan shop opposite set up a projector for the world cup. Allez les Bleus!
Two shots of some towery thing in Paris taken just 13 minutes apart. Amazing!?! #TheMagicOfFilters
Teenage visitor suggests we go see some big towery thing. Oh come on then... if we must!
No idea what she's drinking, but I'll certainly be needing a bit more than this thimble of beer that just arrived!
Even without festive decorations this place looks quite pretty I guess. Just don't but what you don't need, OK?
Galeries Lafayette Gourmet: beautiful food at silly prices. Couldn't choose between the meats so left empty handed
Random Parisian shop windows. Sorry... too many to explain!... Although, erm, mostly self explanatory TBH
Parisian street scenes. Aka. a load of random pictures from our long weekend that don't fit with anything else
Paw-sing for a quick paw-trait. Love the bear-et but need a shave - in summer this bear-d is un-bear-able!
