Blogs from Lorraine, France, Europe - page 3

Well, its been a day or two but we're still enjoying the ride! We left Toulouse and got to Marseille in rush hour so the last 8k's took 45 minutes, but that's OK, the hotel and the meal out were typically wonderful. The next day was interesting to say the least. When we do it again we will stay longer in each place to take in the cities more, but we wanted to say "we've been there" so decided on a quick trip to Cannes, then Nice and up to Lyon. This resulted in quite a stressful negotiation of Nice on a busy Saturday afternoon, then an arrival of 8:40pm in Lyon and a disaster of a communication in an Italian restaurant in Lyon. We can laugh now, but it meant a very rushed tour of ... read more

Nous quittons Troyes et son orage… Heureusement nous avions pu choisir une parcelle assez bien stabilisée… Il est tombé beaucoup d’eau… on aurait pu soit rester dans l’herbe, soit abîmer le gazon… Mais tout va bien et le soleil pointe son nez… Le terrain a déjà bien bu son eau et la route se prépare allègrement ! Vous aurez peut-être trouvé plusieurs églises dans les blogs de ce voyage… La France a bien sa Tour Eiffel, ses ponts gigantesques, ses grandes montagnes, sa gastronomie, ses musées, ses beaux paysages… mais il est évident que dans presque chaque village, si petit soit-il on y trouve une église… Elles sont parfois en ruines comme celle de Piney devant laquelle nous passerons et nous attarderons quelques minutes. Puis vient Avrolles et son église avec son clocher séparé. Mais quelques ... read more

130921SEP2015 Bonjour! Greetings from Saint Avold, France. I meant to finish this blog entry last night, but I fell asleep super duper early. I think I had too much wine (3 drink limit back in the Middle East did not prepare me for this trip). Sorry if you get inundated with pictures. I am a picture fanatic. Maybe I should strap a Go Pro to my body and just walk! So the flight over to Paris was uneventful. My first leg brought me from Abu Dhabi to Bahrain. Slept for that whole wopping hour. In Bahrain we had to go through a second security check, which I thought was interesting. It was sooo crowded. And I was almost late for my transfer flight...got there at last call (thank goodness). Too bad, I wanted to get a ... read more

Sunday 12 July 2015 Our visit to Metz did not disappoint us. After a full day of sightseeing it was time to move on. Our plan for today was to visit Verdun on our way to Reims. The day started cooler than we have felt for a while but there is no hint of rain. A few days ago rain had been forecast but there is no sign of rain as we start off on today's journey. Heading northwest we pass through wide open fields of grain which are now starting to be harvested. It certainly looks to be a good year. Not long after we left Metz we came across a roadside memorial. We made a quick detour and discovered a German memorial to soldiers killed in the 1870-71 Franco-Prussian War. Beside the memorial are ... read more

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