An elderly Renault is a tempting alternative to Alfi.
Biarritz boardwalk on a stormy day.
Villa Eugenie (Hotel du Palais) were Napoleon III and his Spanish Queen, Eugenie, would
spend their summers.
Henriet Patisserie treasures.
Sara's buttery shortbread.
Pere Noel au chocolat. |
EXCERPT FROM SARA’S JOURNAL December 23, 1998
Arbonne
Cote Basque
We’re out of place, window shopping in Biarritz. Couples cruise
from couturier to couturier, smartly casual in high boots and furs. We press our noses to
a window, making eye contact with shopkeeper ladies dressed in black and gold.
There’s a chocolate museum, sponsored by Biarritz’s famous
chocolatier, Henriet. Open the door and a blast of sticky-sweet air wafts and
clings. Henriet’s shop is jammed with customers. The store is small,
punctuated by a catwalk of truffles and candied fruit. Elaborately decorated wooden boxes
fill the display cases. Rich gravitates to sculptured cakes and tarts. We select a few
regional specialties: Gateau Basque (a heavy cake made with ground nuts), macaron
(meringue cookie with marzipan cream filling), biscuit noisette (caramel-coated
nuts on a shortbread cookie) and tarte citron. |
The Noel Canadien train takes visitors for free around Biarritz.
Beautiful homes line the waterfront road of Biarritz.
One of Hotel du Palais' better rooms.
Pain au chocolat.
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