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Gladiators & Romans in the South of France

Fri, 28 Oct 2016 | By billh | Views [356]

From the scenic countryside of Bailly, I was off on a mad dash to the south of France. The "south of France" is portrayed as an idylic land of blue skies, green water and pastel villas clinging to the hillsides -- someone should sue them for false ... Read more >

Guedelon & Underground in the Bailly Caves

Thu, 27 Oct 2016 | By billh | Views [270]

Moved on the next day to a tiny place called Bailly -- doeesn't show-up on GPS and you need to go to the highest resolution on Googlemaps (and know where you're looking) to even find it (which made it real challenging to find the first day). It's ... Read more >

Abbaye du Mont-Saint-Michel

Thu, 27 Oct 2016 | By billh | Views [354]

The French endpoint of the Channel train is the town of Calais -- initially a quiet coastal port, then a WWII tourist destination and more recently "the jungle" -- a refugee camp for people from the Middle East fleeing war in their home countries (most ... Read more >

Exeter Cathedral, Passages, Maiden Castle & Beaulieu Abbey

Mon, 24 Oct 2016 | By billh | Views [440] | Comments [1]

From Plymouth, the next stop was Exeter to visit Exeter Cathedral and the "Underground Passages" (tourist-speak for the Medieval water tunnels under the town). Stayed in a small town twenty minutes out of Exeter and took the train in on a sunny Sunday ... Read more >

France - Part 2 - June

Sun, 23 Oct 2016 | By iain_and_tamara | Views [1407] | Comments [3]

We swept into Paris on a tide of enthusiasm which was equally matched by a flood tide of river waters. During the few days of our visit we watched with bated breath as the River Seine rose higher and higher from the ankles to the waist ... Read more >

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