Aguas Calientes
Aguas Calientes is the colloquial name for Machupicchu Pueblo, a town in Peru on the Urubamba (Vilcanota) River. It is best known as the closest access point to the sacred Incan city of Machu Picchu, which is 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) away, about 1.5 hours walk. It has many hotels and restaurants for tourists, as well as natural hot baths, which give the town its name (“hot waters” in Spanish).
Fixing the track in Agua Calientes
14th of July in Carcassonne
Because it was our Bastille day yesterday, I wanted to share with you a picture of our traditional fireworks in Carcassonne. Carcassonne is a fortified French town in the South of France, in the Aude department, historically rich & mainly characterized by its fortified city. Fortified city which is hidden behind all the smokes in this picture. You can read more in the Wikipedia article about Carcassonne. I’ll be back posting on Tuesday, I’m off now to a little city in the Pyrenees. Pyrennees are a range of mountains that form a natural border between France and Spain.
Hier c’etait notre 14 Juillet, aujourd’hui je voulais vous montrer une photo de notre traditionel feu d’artifice de Carcassonne. Carcassonne est une ville fortifiee dans le Sud de la France, dans le departement de l’Aude. La ville, riche en histoire, se caracterise principalement par la Cité. La Cité est cachée derriere les fumées sur la photo. Vous pouvez en lire plus sur Carcassonne dans l’article de Wikipedia. Je remettrai a jour Buenos Aires daily Mardi. Je pars dans une petite ville des Pyrénées. Les Pyrénées sont une chaîne montagneuse entre la mer Méditerranée et l’océan Atlantique, séparant la France et l’Espagne et abritant la principauté d’Andorre.
Our last 2 days in the French Riviera
We’re currently enjoying our time in Antibes, between Cannes and Nice, on the French Riviera. Thanks all for you previous comments. I just wanted to drop you a line to let you know I’ll be back posting on the 13th. I was happy to meet with Eric in Paris last week. We chatted an hour in a cafe, and yes that’s true, Eric is a really charming person and a really friendly Parisian. Thanks again Eric for finding time to meet with us. Picture with this meeting on Thursday 
Our 12-day-trip in France starts today.
Today I leave you all with a picture taken in the South of France, in Collioure. In the early 1900s Collioure became a center of artistic activity, with several Fauve artists making it their meeting place. André Derain, Georges Braque, Othon Friesz, Henri Matisse, Pablo Picasso, Charles Rennie Mackintosh and Tsuguharu Fujita have all been inspired by Collioure’s Royal Castle, medieval streets, lighthouse-converted-into-church Notre-Dame-des-Anges and typical Mediterranean bay in their paintings. In Collioure’s cemetery, there is the tomb of Spanish poet Antonio Machado, where he was buried after his death fleeing away from Francoist troops at the end of the Spanish Civil War in the 20th century.
For the next 12 days, I won’t be able to post since I’ll be travelling without my laptop, but more to come on the 13th when we come back in the South.
Watching
Watching a soccer game from outside the stadium ? This is possible. Park your bike outside the cancha (football field), stand on them, and you will have a not-so-bad-view of what’s happening inside. That photo had been taken in Uruguay. That won’t be seen in Buenos Aires where the football stadiums are 10 times bigger in size and heights.
Voir un match de football sans etre present dans le stade? C’est possible. Garez votre moto a l’exterieur de la cancha (stade), montez dessus, et vous pourrez voir ce qui se passe a l’interieur. Cette photo a ete prise en Uruguay. C’est impossible de voir ca a Buenos Aires ou les stades de football sont 10 fois plus grand, de taille et de hauteur.
Back in time in Colonia
Colonia del Sacramento, Uruguay. I mentioned this city in an early posting, and because I have tons of pictures taken there, I share one more with you today. A visit to the historic center of Colonia is like a walk back in time. Founded in 1680 by the Portuguese, this old colonial town is renowned for its cobbled, windy streets and colorful houses reminiscent of old Lisbon.
The following picture really looks like there are shooting an historic movie, and what we see could be the movie set. Well of course this was not the case, I’m just making it up 
Colonia del Sacramento, Uruguay. J’ai deja parle de cette ville dans un autre “posting”, et evidemment nous avons des tonnes de photos. Une visite au centre historique de Colonia c’est comme remonter dans le temps. Fondé en 1680 par les Portugais, cette vieille ville coloniale est renommée pour ses rues pavees et venteuses et ses maisons colorées réminiscentes de la vieille Lisbonne.
L’image ci-dessous ressemble vraiment au tournage d’un film historique, et ce que nous apercevons, pourrait être le set du film. Evidemment, ceci n’était pas le cas, je ne fais que l’inventer
Colonia del Sacramento
Today, I’ll bring you to Uruguay. I frequently go there, it’s only 3 hours boat from Buenos Aires and it can easily be visited in one day. Colonia del Sacramento, or simply called Colonia, is a city in southwestern Uruguay and is the oldest town in the country . The historical parts of Colonia are named by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site. I will show you many pictures in the future about Uruguay. This photo has been taken in the Whisper street – Calle D- Los Suspiros – and is known as the most typical, oldest st. in Colonia covered with pavements.
Aujourd’hui, je vous amener en Uruguay. J’y vais souvent etant donne que ce sont juste 3 heures de bateau, et la ville peut facilement se visiter en une journee. Colonia del Sacramento, ou tout simplement Colonia, est une ville au sud-ouest d’Uruguay, c’est aussi la plus vieille ville du pays. Les parties historiques de la ville ont ete inscrites au site du patrimoine mondial par UNESCO. Je vous montrerai d’autres photos d’Uruguay plus tard. Cette photo a ete prise dans la rue des soupirs – Calle D- Los Suspiros – elle est connue comme etant la plus typique, la plus vieille rue pavée de Colonia.
