Destination: France

Barcelona - What a nightmare!

Thu, 17 Aug 2006 | By jenko7 | Views [538]

The day we were due to leave Madrid we awoke early (about 9am or so) so we could get to the train station for the 10:00am train. We had heard we had to book a ticket so we were being hopeful. Needless to say we missed that train and the one after (which ... Read more >

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Gallery: with kids in England/France

Wed, 9 Aug 2006 | By maurajeanie | Photo Gallery

Paris

Tue, 8 Aug 2006 | By maurajeanie | Views [557]

Paris We drove the van back to Liseux and parked it at the train station for the trip to Paris. We had a few hours before the departure so we explored the nearby cathedral in honour of St. Therese of Lisieux. It was beautiful. We were enjoying ourselves ... Read more >

Tags: Culture

french country family experience

Tue, 8 Aug 2006 | By maurajeanie | Views [834]

When we arrived, it was only Ling’s immediate family, and her parents, Marie Reine and Gilles. Oh, and two young nephews, Danilo and Marco. I’d pictured what this place would be like, in my head for years, because the Fairfax family had spent so many ... Read more >

Tags: Culture

driving into France

Tue, 8 Aug 2006 | By maurajeanie | Views [979]

So, we left Somerset for France! We drove to Dover to catch a ferry to a nearby French port. It wasn’t very thrilling. The weather was quite grey. We arrived in the evening, and drove less than an hour til we were hungry. It was already after 9, so ... Read more >

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July 12th

Wed, 19 Jul 2006 | By the_nomads | Views [715]

July 12 - Wednesday Arromanches to Volognes We were up early and on the road before the wind really picked up and the heat started rising. More rolling hills - my knees were talking to me. It's a pretty ride though not much shoulder to speak of ... Read more >

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July 11th

Wed, 19 Jul 2006 | By the_nomads | Views [663]

July 11 - Tuesday Caen to Arromanches We left the Astrid, late around 0930. We started out after picking up some contact lens solution, a couple baguette sandwiches and a Florentine for me and a pain au chocolate for Jon. I was in charge of getting ... Read more >

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July 10th

Wed, 19 Jul 2006 | By the_nomads | Views [650] | Comments [1]

July 10 - Monday La Haie de Poele We slept in a bit and still had one more load of laundry to do. In between that time we were able to share our website with David and Ruan. They shared with us the video footage of their trip to Venice and to South ... Read more >

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July 9th

Wed, 19 Jul 2006 | By the_nomads | Views [882] | Comments [1]

July 9 Sunday World Cup Final France vs. Italy We got up and had some porridge with goats milk - good stuff. The night before we enjoyed fresh bread (we did meet in the boulagerie/bakery afterall), sausages, coleslaw, salad and pate in crute (pate ... Read more >

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July 8th

Wed, 19 Jul 2006 | By the_nomads | Views [882] | Comments [2]

July 8 Saturday We were up, packed and out the door around 0900. There was a weekend market in the large parking lot across from the hotel. Clothes and household items mostly. We pushed our bikes through looking at the different boothes on our way ... Read more >

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July 7th

Wed, 19 Jul 2006 | By the_nomads | Views [584] | Comments [2]

July 7 - Friday Nogent - le - Retrou "Do you want to be navigator today?" Today was the day I would take over the map and be in charge of where we were going. God help us. After leaving the Cloys-sur-le-Loir campground we were pretty much going ... Read more >

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July 6th

Wed, 19 Jul 2006 | By the_nomads | Views [759]

July 6 - Thursday Chambord Since the campground wasn't too far away - about 8 kilometers we slept in a bit before heading out. It was a little overcast and the ride through the surrounding forest was beautiful. We rode along what was essentially a ... Read more >

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July 5th

Wed, 19 Jul 2006 | By the_nomads | Views [682]

July 5 - Wednesday We didn't leave the campsite until just before noon which is way later than we had originally planned. From the looks of it, not too many people were going to stick around as there was a larger than usual exodus from the campgrounds ... Read more >

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July 4th

Wed, 19 Jul 2006 | By the_nomads | Views [604]

June 4 - Tuesday Saumur to Chennonceaux "Hey, it's the Fourth of July!" - S "I know." - J We were taking the 0812 train back to Tours. We had gotten to the train station, purchased our tickets and had spotted a ramp across the tracks to platform ... Read more >

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July 3rd

Wed, 19 Jul 2006 | By the_nomads | Views [583]

July 3rd Monday We decided to stay another day, to plan and in the afternoon, do some wine tasting with the free admission tickets we had received when we checked in at our campsite. A lot of stores are also closed on Mondays, including the internet ... Read more >

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