Amboise is in the Loire valley. known for the large chateaus in the area – people come to tour the big castles and see the opulence. We’ve seen a lot of that – so we chose one that had an Easter egg hunt. Not a traditional USA – 5,000 plastic eggs on a field –… Read More Loire Valley (Amboise)
Today we left Amboise, France, and drove to Sarlat. Its 4 hours of driving, but with stops for food and nursing – was closer to 6. It was so cool to see the change in terrain. It was 350+ KM.. The first 100 and last 50 were on country roads (some barely 2 lanes).… Read More Epic Drive
Our AirBnb in Amboise is adorable. We got here after dark, so were unable to full appreciate the front patio on arrival – but it is great. We had a small “hunt” here on easter. A few wrapped chocolates, and special trinkets K has picked up over the last 2 months. (There is a 2nd… Read More Home in Amboise, Fr
Dinan begins and ends with a taxi ride. We arrived at the train station, and ordered a taxi. After a few minutes, a really nice taxi driver arrived. He used Google Maps to navigate, but clearly did not have the hand of it yet, as I could hear the French Google voice tell him he… Read More Dinan
Wednesday was a transition day – leaving Pontorson and Mont St Michel, and taking the train to Dinan. The train ride was 2 hours. 25 minutes to Dol de Bretagne and then an hour layover for a 30 minute train to Dinan. It also left at 4 PM, so we basically had a bonus day.… Read More Mont St. Michel and Travel to Dinan
I remember learning about Mont St. Michel in middle school French class. That an Abbey/fortress could be built on an island was neat…but you could still walk there at low tide. It really captured my imagination. What would a place like that be like? I guessed small and cramped, but still magical. If I had… Read More Mont St. Michel
In 1066, William the Bastard (Duke of Normandy) sailed to England to claim the Throne of England from Harald ( who had promised William that he would honor William’s right to king- but then didn’t) William won, and became William the Conqueror. In Bayeux, a 70 meter (that’s over 210 feet) tapestry was created to… Read More Bayeux Tapestry
We have spend the last 2 days in Bayeux, France on the coast of Normandy. Bayeux is a teeny little town that has had a huge role in 2 defining military events in western history. We have walked the town and soaked in its history – and we still have not been to the most… Read More Bayeux: Medieval City Surrounded by 1,000 years of Military History
We’ve spent the last 2 and a half days in Rouen – northwest of Paris – about 1 -1.5 hours by train. It is wonderful medieval town – best known as where Joan of Arc was executed in the 1400s. In fact, these first 3 photos are taken in the square where she was… Read More Rouen
It’s hard to find time to write posts, with all the action, plus work plus the baby. The 2nd week here in Paris has been a whirlwind. We have run ourselves to exhaustion, where her, on our last day, we didn’t get out until 4 PM. I’m hanging at a FedEx to send 10 kilos… Read More Paris: week 2
