After 5 nights in Bordeaux, off to Biarritz for 2! A Swiss man on my Bordeaux-region winery tour was very disappointed that I chose modern, glitzy Biarritz over Bayonne for my next France Trip stop. However, I needed beach. And, I mean, Biarritz has the Hôtel du Palais which was built for Empress Eugénie around 1855. So, that's historic! At least for an American. Plus, I did a day trip to Bayonne, so I got my dose of history!
My AirBnB was quite close to la Plage de la Côte des Basques, where all the surfers practice and compete. Biarritz is, after all, the surfing capital of France. So I spent a good chunk of time climbing up and down the cliff side to watch the surfers and do a bit of swimming myself.
Also visited la Grande Plage by l'Hôtel du Palais for some beach time as well.
And then there was, of course, the food. Chocolate ice cream in France is a completely different thing than in the 'States. They probably use dark chocolate...and the ice cream tastes like frozen chocolate. Delicious.
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