Hey guys!
So, I’m back again with blog number two of my holiday
in the South of France! This post will focus on the middle 3 days of the
holiday & will probably end up being the longest post of the 3!
Also, again –
all the photos in this blog post were taken by me on my iphone 6s!
Enjoy!
DAY FOUR
My Aunt decided to book us into a couple of hotels on
this holiday, so we could visit a few new places! The first one was in a place
called Gruissan, which is a seaside town!
It took a while to get there, but it was definitely
well worth it, as our hotel was literally right on the edge of the beach –
we had balconies in our rooms, too (my brother & dad shared a room, while
me, my aunt & cousin shared another one) & the view from the balconies
was pretty much just of the beach!
We decided to get lunch at a restaurant next to the
hotel, as we were all starving by the time we arrived! I decided to go for
tapas –
which was definitely a good move, as I loved everything I had!
We spent the afternoon at the beach –
we all went in the sea for a while throughout the afternoon, although obviously
we always had at least one of us guarding our stuff –
then we headed back to the rooms to shower & get ready, as we were going to
head to the marina for dinner.
It was so pretty at the marina –
there were loads of really picturesque houses dotted along one of the shores,
along with loads of palm trees & boats (of course). We wandered around for
a while, looking for a restaurant that we all liked the look of (I originally
really fancied paella) & in the end, we found one with several amazing
sounding set menus, so we went there & I’m so glad we did! I had mussels
for a starter, steak for a main & a massive profiterole for dessert (I
included pictures in case anyone is interested at all, haha). My dad & aunt
treated us to dinner, too, which was lovely of them (thanks again if you’re
reading this!)
We wandered around the shops/stalls for a while after
dinner (& a man old enough to be my father told me that I was beautiful,
lol). When we headed back to the hotel, we all decided to go on a moonlit walk
on the beach (apart from my dad) & I went for a paddle because why not!
After I got changed into my pjs, I joined my aunt & cousin on our balcony,
which was so peaceful with the sounds of the ocean. My cousin & I also
played Pokemon Go a bit earlier in the day & both caught a Ponyta, which
made me smile.
I could quite happily have slept on the balcony, as
it was so cool & peaceful, but in the end I’m glad I didn’t, as the next
day it was back to being scorching hot!
My delicious tapas!
View from our balcony!
Houses at the marina
Starter - mussels
Main - steak & fries
Dessert - profiterole
A cute palm tree & chalet thing
DAY FIVE
My dad’s dream for the past 10 years or so was to see
the Millau viaduct suspension bridge (I’m not entirely sure of the exact name
of it) so today’s trip was mainly about going there/driving over it!
It was a pretty cool experience driving over it –
the views were amazing – but it was even better
when we stopped so we could take some photos of it! I ended up taking a load of
photos of it & of my dad with it, before we headed up to the information
centre to see if there was actually an observation point! There was, so we
walked up to it (I say walked, it felt like a hike to me because it was all
steep uphill walking & I definitely struggled with it because I’m so unfit)
but it was worth it in the end for the amazing views!
We spent quite a long time there before we headed to
our next hotel. I can’t actually remember where it was though, oops.
We had a mini suite –
so 2 bedrooms, a bathroom, 2 toilets & a terrace –
but the views were insane! The terrace also led down to the swimming pool, so
it was even better! We spent ages in the swimming pool –
my cousin & dad were teaching me how to do handstands in the pool for a
while –
doing a load of swimming! After we’d showered & looked at the insane view
for a while, we headed out for dinner.
Sadly, the restaurant wasn’t as great at the one we
went to the day before – the staff had a bit of
an attitude & I personally didn’t really enjoy my food all that much, plus
there wasn’t much choice – but my dad & aunt
treated us to dinner again, so thank you again! (I included pictures of my food
again cause if nothing else, it was photogenic!)
View of the bridge from the observation point
View of the bridge from near the car park
One of the rooms in the hotel suite
Our balcony/terrace
A cute building
Disappointing dinner (I didn't like the sauce)
Lemon sorbet!
The view from our hotel room
DAY SIX
We had an amazing breakfast again –
the hotel made their own bread & croissants, plus they had cereal, fruit,
meats, yogurt, etc – so after we’d sampled
most of it, we went for another swim! Everyone else had gone swimming before
breakfast, but apparently I was dead to the world, so I didn’t go then –
I wasn’t going to go in after breakfast, as I wasn’t really in the mood, but I’m
glad I did end up going in, as I had a good swim in the end!
After we checked out, we decided to head to a town
called Pezenas – which has some beautiful
architecture & an amazing bead shop –
my aunt & I spent a while in there looking! The actual shop is pretty
small, but they have a courtyard outside which has so many amazing beads too!
The boys got bored quickly, as there weren’t many shops they liked the look of
& it was a really hot day, so we didn’t stay there for long. Before we
left, my dad & I decided to go to a Japanese restaurant for lunch, as I was
craving sushi. However, we both ended up going for bento boxes, which were
delicious! The only thing I didn’t like about the restaurant is the fact they
put down a bowl of edamame beans for us, which they didn’t mention would cost
us money, so when we got the bill we were annoyed to see they were chargig us 5
euros just for a few beans!
When we got back to my aunts, we waited till around
5ish, when the shops opened again, so we could get some stuff for dinner &
so I could get some more euros out (I seriously underestimated the amount I was
going to need for the amount of time we were away for).
We ended up eating dinner outside my aunt’s house
(the streets are pretty narrow, so sometimes people will bring tables &
chairs outside so they can eat outside) which was a nice change! My dad & I
went for a long walk around the village before I went to bed, too!
Bridge full of flowers over a dried up canal
Pretty flower garlands strung inside a building
Some of the beads in the courtyard (ft mirror selfie)
Tasty bento box!
So, that’s the busiest 3 days of the holiday summed
up! It was so tiring but so worth it all, I think they were probably my
favourite days of the whole holiday too. My aunt put so much time, effort &
money into planning everything for us to have a perfect holiday, so thank you
so much for everything!
Keep your eyes peeled for my final post about our
last few days! I can’t promise that it’ll be as interesting as this one, but
it’ll sum everything up & have some more photos!
