Blogs from Upper Normandy, France, Europe
May 12th 2012
Today’s blog will not have a Today’s eats section, not because we didn’t eat, but because the food truly deserves to be blogged about in its entirety. We awoke in side the walls of Mont-St. Michel to a beautiful cloud free bright sunny day. We showered, packed and headed to breakfast. I have previously blogged that breakfast in France and many European countries is not a big affair, typically croissants, fruit and coffee (hence the term continental breakfast in the United States). Today however was much more. Yes there were the croissants, half baguettes, juice, yogurt, but there was so much more. There was, as in Chateau Criessel, the ham and cheese platter, scrambled eggs and bacon, freshly made crepes to stuff with your choice of fillings, granola, cereals, bread for toast, fresh fruit and my ... read more
March 22nd 2012
so frustrated! i wrote such a long and happy entry and its got deleted! We love Normandy! this place is seriously beautiful and we are living 5 minutes away from a beach, i feel so much closer to home here (which of course I am) english speaking people which we can communicate with, share stories, ask questions and laugh with is perfect. I do feel ready to come home aswell though, no home, no money and no job but England is where all the people I love are and so thats where I wanna be, not long now! and then i can see everyone and bore you all with my hundreds of photos and stories of Austrains, Germans and French people until you all think 'please go back there and shut up'... read more
UN PASEO EN NORMANDÍA --- A WALK IN NORMANDY
Published: February 13th 2012Europe » France » Upper Normandy
February 13th 2012
SEE TEXT IN ENGLISH BELOW 28 - 29 noviembre 2011 Aquí empecé las vacaciones de este año. Después de que Marie viniera tantas veces a España y a Burgos pensé que era justo que alguién de España y de Burgos fuera a visitarla a Francia. Cuando le dije que había comprado el billete hasta Beauvais se puso muy contenta. Volé desde Santander. Por la mañana tomé el autobús, y después de mediodía llegué a Santander. Me esperaba mi amigo Vicente y me llevó a comer al campo de golf. Al principio me asusté un poco, pues pensé que sería un lugar más pijo de lo luego realmente era. La comida estuvo bien, y unas copas de vino me hicieron sentir muy a gusto. Vicente, después de dar una vuelta, me llevó al aeropuerto. Vuelo sin contratiempos. ... read more
October 9th 2011
Parijs 5 oktober 2011 We hadden al een paar maanden op voorhand onze tickets geboekt met de bus naar Parijs. Opstap in Gent Dampoort. Onze tickets kosten 12€ per persoon (3€ extra administratieve kosten). De rit duurde een goeie 4 uur want de bus had wat vertraging. Busmaatschappij: Eurolines (de bus heeft verschillende opstapplaatsen) Bij de stophalte van Eurolines moet je de metro nemen. Alles staat goed aangeduid. Ofwel betaal je cash of met je visakaart. Tip: neem genoeg cash geld mee! Een ticketje kost €1,70 (enkele rit). We moesten overstappen en namen dan metro nummer 4 richting Defert – Rochereau. Onze jeugdhostel lag op 10 minuten wandelen van de metro. Naam jeugdhostel: FIAP Zeker 3 *** waard voor een jeugdhotel te zijn! De kamers zijn recentelijk vernieuwd, zeer modern gebouw vanbinnen (vanbuiten lijkt het op ... read more
October 4th 2011
So Im quite young and you know how people say that there kids our like little fish in water. Well Im sorta like that but swap out fish in water with traveler in plane or car. Lets just say by the time Im 20 I will have been to all 50 states, 6 countries in Europe, and cananda. So thats just truth. Next year (summer 2012) I will be going to England, france, netherlands, ireland, and wales. I'm going to be a student embassador/forgien extange student. I will be going there for 3 weeks. Also next year I will be going to Mississippi, Florida, texas, oklama, arkansa, and lousinana. Then the year after that we will be saving up money for italy in three years. in 4 years I will be going to alaska. In 5 ... read more
September 24th 2011
Rouen What an adventure. Again, sorry with the delay, guys! It's my usual procrastination this time. It's like the coffee addiction: I could get better if I wanted to!!! So, without further ado... Rouen is a city roughly the size of Lancaster, but a little bigger. It's the capital of the Haute-Normandie region, that is to say, the capital of "Upper Normandy county," in English. The day we were here, there was a large fair going on, with lots of booths from different social organizations, things like UNICEF and Amnesty International. They had a huge stage set up for various local performers. It was a good day weather-wise for the trip, and whatever was going on in Rouen helped get us through the generic cathedral-monarchy-church business tour...I have to say, I don't think I can handle ... read more
September 6th 2011
Today lots of people from the cruise went to Paris. Mummy & daddy debated about it too, but we would only get 5 hours in the city so instead we headed to Rouen. It was a cool city. Really old with lots of old churches, most of which have been restored since being bombed during WW2. We even saw some churches which had bullet holes all over it. When I shouted inside one of them there was a big echo! Mummy and daddy enjoyed camembert sandwiches and pain aux chocolates whilst I had an Ella's kitchen!! Not fair! We were docked about at hour away from Rouen, at La Harve and we walked from the train station to the ship (about 3 miles). I was nice, warm, cozy and dry in my buggy, but it was ... read more
August 18th 2011
We had a day to celebrate because it was our 32nd Wedding Anniversary and what better place to visit on such an occasion than Monet’s Garden. Staying in Rouen we had quite a selection of places to visit. Originally we had planned to visit the Normandy beaches but there is so much to see in one day we did not want to spoil it by rushing through the area and seeing nothing. So our “must-see-next-time list” keeps getting longer. Our drive to Giverny follows the River Seine for about 40 kilometres. There are many towns along the way and the communities have taken great pride in their environment. Gardens, hanging baskets and tubs of brightly coloured flowers welcome passing visitors. Obviously a big effort has gone into creating attractive towns along the valley. One, Gaillon, has ... read more
August 17th 2011
After an emotional day yesterday we were now ready for a quiet drive west to our next destination, Rouen. Originally we had intended to spend more time in the north of France but time is running out and there is far too much to see. So we decided on a quick glimpse of what we hope to see on our next trip. Our other priority was to get the car serviced. While travelling through Europe we have spotted the Peugeot sign everywhere. Now that we really need it we can’t find it. Leaving Lille we headed across the Somme area, now a peaceful and very productive farming region. The only signs of its horrific past are the ever present war cemeteries. If we stopped at each one, we would not make our destination on time. Farmers ... read more
