Good news? We are back on a boat! Bad news? It is only for a week, we aren’t in charge of where it goes, and we are joined by about 4,000 other people. We are on a cruise ship for seven days. We shall see if we survive.
Continue reading “We cruise again! Kind of… (7/21/19-7/22/29)”
We are shutting down our France part of the story; today we begin the two day journey from northwestern France to southeastern Spain. From (not) speaking French to (not) speaking Catalonian. It will be a combination of car, train, metro, walking and high speed train, but by the time we are done, we will be set for the next part of the trip. Continue reading “Onward to Spain (7/19/19-7/20/19)”
We have a free day on the schedule and decide to head west to check out the coast of France. We got input from Anais and Celine and decide that Pornic is our destination of the day. Why? Because you say it like it is spelled! Continue reading “Oh Pornic, why are your boats in the mud? (7/18/19)”
The one and only reason we came to Nantes was to have lunch with Celine. Even upon arrival, we have absolutely no idea what there is to do, what we will do for three days and how the heck you say the name (because it can’t be said as it is spelled). Not to worry–Nantes has the Green Line and that is all you need to know. Welcome to Nantes; you will enjoy your stay.
Continue reading “Follow the green line in Nantes; my NEW favorite city (7/18/19)”
Tuesday seems like a good day to travel; that and our reservation expires today so we probably need to move onto someplace else. At the end of the day we know we will be in Nantes, but how we get there remains to be determined. While we were in Mont St. Michel we noticed a lot of signs for moulin–mussels. We LOVE mussels and go in search of a place in which we can get some. Quick look at the map, short discussion and we deicide to stop in Dinan.
It was an excellent decision.
Continue reading “Dinan ROCKS! And I suck at cooking. (7/16/19)”
One of the iconic images of France is the island on which sits Mont St. Michel. Usually photographed at high tide to capture the reflection of the monastery on the water that surrounds it. It is a short hour(ish) drive from Bayeux; we gotta see this thing. Hope no one else has the same idea.
Continue reading “Mont St. Michel: A tourist trap for centuries! (7/15/19)”
We picked Bayeux out on the map because it is close to the WWII memorials and battlefields. And it seems like it is a pretty nice little town. Turns out is IS a pretty nice little town and it has another in a series of cathedrals named Notre Dame. And a warning…this blog has a spoiler for how the story on the Bayeux tapestry ends. Continue reading “Born on the Bayeux: WWII, another Notre Dame Cathedral and a (really, really) big tapestry (6/14/19)”
Our time in Reims has come to an end and we move now from the land of champagne to the northwest of France to visit some world war II battlefields and see a really old monastery. But first we have to get there. Continue reading “One word of French, a smile and a cell phone: To Bayeux (7/13/19)”
I want to tell you a little story about Eric, my son’s future grandfather-in-law. Continue reading “Reims, capital of champagne”
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