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Monday, 28 Oct 2013 | Views [97]
The weather forecast for today in this area had a bit of everything (like Melbourne weather - four seasons in one day) so we decided to spend the day exploring Tours and go on a mini-bus tour of a few chateaux tomorrow when it's predicted to be fine ... Read more >
Sunday, 27 Oct 2013 | Views [176]
Our booking at the chateau included breakfast which was served in the old chapel on the same floor as our 'apartment' (I am using that word very loosely). A beautiful room that has not been sullied by any ghastly 1970s furniture - only antique furniture ... Read more >
Saturday, 26 Oct 2013 | Views [305]
Caught the train from Pontorson to Rennes (only 45 minutes) to collect the car. Once we'd figured out how to change the language on the GPS to English we were on our way to our next destination. We stopped at a little place called Martigne-Ferchaud to ... Read more >
Friday, 25 Oct 2013 | Views [143]
We spent most of the day over at Mont Saint Michel. A fascinating little island with just one street winding its way up to the glorious Abbey. The views over the bay from the terraces around the Abbey are magnificent. There are twenty rooms inside the ... Read more >
Thursday, 24 Oct 2013 | Views [217]
We could leave our luggage at the motel while we went to visit the Bayeux Tapestry which was only 20 minutes away by train. It isn't actually a tapestry but fine wool embroidery on nine pieces of linen canvas sewn together with a fabric strip across ... Read more >
Wednesday, 23 Oct 2013 | Views [151]
Very early start today as we had to be at the ferry terminal by 7.30am! We had a little outside cabin where we could leave our luggage so that made it easy to walk around and explore the ferry. They did predict a rough crossing and just after we passed ... Read more >
Friday, 18 Oct 2013 | Views [186]
Even though we were now staying in a different part of Paris than where we were before we went to Troyes, we didn't hesitate to use the Metro to get to Sacre Coeur as we now consider ourselves to be experts. We took the funicular up to Sacre Coeur because ... Read more >
Thursday, 17 Oct 2013 | Views [117]
Before heading back to Paris on the train I went to Sainte Madeleine church. It was closed when I got there yesterday on my walking tour. It wasn't meant to be closed according to the guide but I have found that they're quite random with their opening ... Read more >
Wednesday, 16 Oct 2013 | Views [313]
No rain today so set off on a Walking Tour which involved following the red line on a map I got at La Maison Tourisme the day before. Absolutely gorgeous town about the size of Albury although the tour obviously only covered the central old part of the ... Read more >
Tuesday, 15 Oct 2013 | Views [145]
It rained all day which meant we had no choice but to spend the day inside shops and cafes. I think my best buy was an Italien leather rainhat. So much easier to carry around than an umbrella and much classier than putting the hood on my coat over my ... Read more >
Monday, 14 Oct 2013 | Views [133]
Surprisingly I didn't have time on my first day in Paris to make it to the Arc de Triomphe. Luckily it's a pretty quick trip to there on the Metro from our accommodation without the need to change lines at all. And it was definitely worth the effort ... Read more >
Sunday, 13 Oct 2013 | Views [184]
Woke up with a 'champagne head' but still got out of bed early so I could get to the Eiffel Tower at least 30 minutes before it opened which is what I had been told I needed to do. Well fat lot of good that did me. The starting (and finishing) line for ... Read more >
Saturday, 12 Oct 2013 | Views [156]
Started today by flooding the bathroom. I stepped out of the shower into about two inches of water. It had been draining very slowly prior to that point. Not my fault that the drain was blocked. So after I fixed the plumbing (I am a woman of many talents) ... Read more >
Friday, 11 Oct 2013 | Views [129]
Bus tour today and we had to be at our meeting point by 8.15am so an early start, especially as we were allowing extra time to get there in case we got lost (always a possibility). We made it with heaps of time to spare which just gave us an excuse to ... Read more >
Thursday, 10 Oct 2013 | Views [155]
Our first trip on the Metro from Hotel de Ville to Palais Royale then a walk through the gardens behind the Louvre (Jardin des Tuileries) on our way to the Musee d'Orsay. The garden lawns are 'mowed' by curly-horned goats as we saw one hard at work (we ... Read more >
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