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)

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