# @kirstenalana on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/BUKq0silrb6
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/2430336-kirstenalana-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2017-05-16T20:30:44.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Kirsten Alana (@KirstenAlana) — https://gondola.cc/KirstenAlana

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FRANCE • After visiting the Spanish side, we continued our quest to understand Basque culture in France by making the @hoteldupalais, Biarritz our home away from home and going on an afternoon walk around the town of Bayonne. The "home of chocolate" in France, according to our guide, it is a colorful town with tall row houses of a very distinct Basque-style comprising shutters in red/green/blue, a grand cathedral and intact city walls which date back to the Romans. Biarritz is somewhat typical of a French seaside resort town but has a laid back vibe that could have been due to our arrival just before high season, or its surfing and fishing culture. While you'll find some of the glitz and glamour of far away Cannes or Nice, including designer boutiques and palace hotels -- you will also find a ruggedly beautiful coastline and a relaxed attitude that makes the town one I find far preferable to some of its Mediterranean counterparts. In fact, I may just return because our visit during a National Holiday meant not every store was open and not every vendor in the market was present yet I still found the shopping to be undeniably tempting and the market to be delectable in the extreme. So much more to still see and do! As with all of our #TCSmoments from being a staff member with @tcsworldtravel over the last month, this was just a sample that has left me wanting so much more.

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