Blogs from Honfleur, Lower Normandy, France, Europe - page 2

A day by the Sea, This time.... a little bit more on the culture side of life.... I also took the time to post some "message in the bottle" to a special someone. Updated... 30/07/10 Well my message to my friend remains without answer for the moment... I hope that my invitation to dinner or a casual drink will seduce... I hope that if the letter has proven of no interest, the post card that was attached to the letter will be more explecit on how I feel about our possible relationship.... read more

Next stop was two overnight specialities..... Honfleur and Mont St Michel It took forever for us to find our accomodataion in Honfluer. When we finally found it we discovered it was a Bed and Breakfast that was in it's beginnings. Run by an english couple that welcomed us into their homes and were very friendly but for the price we paid the room was very basic and could not be reached without a car. Honfluer didn't really live up to my expectations. I had read about it in Conde Nast Traveller (a magazine I usually only read for the only if's) and although it was a pretty town I felt it lacked the charisma that came so warmly through the glossy magazine pictures. Honfluer was built around the lives of seaman which is reflected in every ... read more

Tour de Chev: Blogday 1 Wednesday 16th September So we finally set off: up at the crack of dawn heading to France for some culture, ancient monuments in Carnac Brittany , and cave paintings in the Dordogne, Lascaux, but most mostly for some sun having been deprived of the same for the third summer in a row. The Mighty Chev was serviced, cleaned, and ready to head for a country where left hand drive was the norm rather than the exception. We left for Portsmouth at 7.15am planning to catch the midday ferry to Le Havre. As usual the Chev drove like a dream and we arrived in Portsmouth half an hour before loading began - time for a coffee and sticky bun in the terminal café. Although the weather in Cardiff had been very overcast ... read more

Thursday, July 16 - St. Audoen’s Church, Dublin Castle, Irish Music Archives, St. Stephen’s Green and Iveagh Gardens After Dean returned from the pool, we took the bus into the city. We took the Hop On Hop Off Bus, and we heard someone say, “Hey, Connecticut!” It was the California couple, they told us all about the women swooning during Jeff’s song last night. We exchanged emails, and left them at Dublin Castle, which is the main government building from which the English ruled for so many years. We decided to go to St. Audoen’s Church first. As usual, our OPW guide was really into his subject, regaling us with the history and legends surrounding the building, its relics, and the “lucky stone” a Celtic cross marking stone housed inside the church. From there, we headed ... read more

Well after a couple of days fighting either cold or flu symptoms I finally managed to get on my way down to the ferry at Portsmouth to make the crossing to Le Havre and the start of my holiday to France, Germany and Austria. I took my usual route down to Portsmouth avoiding any motorways and allowing more time for stop, the run was quite pleasant and uneventful although it was damp conditions but with only occasional bits with heavy spray. I arrived at Portsmouth with 1 ½ hours to spare which gave me time to chill out and have a drink and pick up an electrical adaptor before boarding the ferry for the crossing to Le Havre. Once off the ferry and heading out of the port, I was amazed at the queue of trucks ... read more