Blogs from Saint-Malo, Brittany , France, Europe - page 3

The second day in St. Malo, we visited all other places which we couldn't visit on our first day. We wondered around the city wall and spend most of the time window shopping and taking photos. There were a lot of visitors compared to the previous rainy day. Whenever we felt hungry, we ate mussels and chip, then gallets and caramel crepes to the end. During our meal time, we tossed our glasses up filled with cider glasses. The time ran faster than we expected. We headed back to the train station 30 minutes before our departure but we forgot to get our tickets checked only last five minutes before the departure. I ran like a lunatic on the platform and reach the ticket checker to realise that I had the wrong ticket in my hands. ... read more

Arrived in Saint Marlo on the overnight ferry from Portsmouth. Very smooth crossing. I's great to meet some of other people in the Register at last. Seven Lagonda Rapiers and three Rapiers have made it across for this Rally. Based around the town of Treguier and taking in towns and places such as Quintin, Montcontour, Chatelaundren and Paimpol. 160 cars some of which we would never see in Australia attended and again expertly orgainised by Patrick Rollet and his team.... read more

We had a fairly tourist-filled weekend on our trip to northern France. Our bus left Paris at 7am and we headed out to Saint Malo, a city about 4 hours west of Paris. The drive was beautiful, the hills were so green and all the houses were old stone cottages. Upon arriving in Saint Melo, we headed down to walk in the water which was surprisingly blue. It reminded me of water I would see in southern France, rather than in northern France. I didn't have to avoid any barnacles or seaweed, although the limpets were treacherous. It felt so good to be near water again. The streets here were filled with ice cream, crepes, cute french babies, and beautiful architecture. I've already been named the "baby stealer" on this trip, but I can't help it, ... read more

The plan: Four cyclists from London make their way to the Loire valley, and cycle and camp and cycle and eat cheese, drink wine, visit chateaus, slaughter the language. Our itinerary included Angers, Saumur, Chinon, Azay-le-Rideau, Loches, and Blois. To keep costs down while allowing us to procrastinate planning, we got to France via train to Portsmouth, overnight ferry to St. Malo, train (TER allows full cycles, not TGV) to Angers, and then similarly for the return, train to Caen, overnight ferry, and train back to London. England was suffering from its stereotypical weather of clouds and sporadic rain, and the ferry crossing was rough enough to make our viewing of Prince Caspian in the ferry cinemas very unpleasant. The cabins were all booked, so we had reclining chairs, but we observed seasoned travelers who laid ... read more

...............and they’re off!! After three weeks back in the UK to catch up on football, family and friends (not necessarily in that order) it was time for us to embark on the third and final leg of the ACDC World Tour ’07 / ‘08. The plan this time is to travel around Europe, a continent we’ve largely neglected previously mainly due to our preference for longer haul holidays. For the next three months or so we’re going to use our own car to explore it, avoiding the “city break” destinations wherever possible as, in theory at least, we can visit these anytime. Advance planning has been kept deliberately low key to allow fluidity and it will be interesting to see how the enjoyment and experiences provided by our home continent compares with those we’ve had ... read more