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Europe » France » Lorraine » Nancy October 13th 2019

Am zweiten Tag in Nancy habe ich gut und u.a. mit Croissant gefrühstückt und bin dann zu meinem zweiten Spaziergang aufgebrochen. Dabei war ich an einem weiteren Platz und im Park und in der Altstadt. Danach habe ich wieder gut zu Mittag gegessen und bin wieder nach Stuttgart aufgebrochen. Diesmal habe ich die Strecke über die A6 gewählt, wo ja nächstes Jahr drei Erweiterungsbaustellen fertig werden. Davon zwei zwischen Nürnberg und Mannheim. Als beruflicher Vielfahrer und da ich die Strecke gut kenne, finde ich das sehr positiv. Meinen Projektort habe ich problemlos erreicht und bin erholt in die folgende Arbeitswoche gestartet.... read more
Spaziergang durch Nancy.
Spaziergang durch Nancy.
Spaziergang durch Nancy.

Europe » France » Lorraine » Nancy October 12th 2019

Ich bin ja nun seit drei Wochen bei meinem neuen Projekt in Stuttgart. Am ersten Wochenende habe ich meine Mutter im Raum Nürnberg besucht. Und am zweiten bin ich zu einem Wochenendtrip nach Frankreich gefahren. Ich war ja seit 1998 mindestens jedes 2. Jahr in Frankreich. Dabei war ich 1998 von Basel kommend und 2000 von Hannover ausgehend in der schönen lothringischen Stadt. Diesmal habe ich gut am Bahnhof parken können und dort war auch mein Hotel und das Restaurant, in dem ich zwei mal reserviert hatte. Dann habe ich natürlich einen Spaziergang zum zentralen und schönen Place Stanislas gemacht. Dieser ist nach dem ehemaligen polnischen König benannt, der Herzog von Lothringen wurde. Von dort bin ich durch die Arc Here zurück. Abends habe ich im Hotel noch World of Warcraft gespielt.... read more
Spaziergang durch Nancy.
Spaziergang durch Nancy.
Spaziergang durch Nancy.

Europe » France » Lorraine » Nancy July 11th 2017

What a surprise greeted us this morning. Sunshine. Where is the rain? The international weather forecasters have predicted a brief thunderstorm at 11:55 am. How good is that? So the plan today is tram ride into the city centre, get to the large shopping mall by 11:45 am, lunch, and when the sky clears more sightseeing. Good plan, yes. In reality, we’ll see. We turned down the 10.50 euro breakfast for a much healthier DIY breakfast of cereal, fruit, yoghurt, tea and pastry. Mr Leclerc does a nice breakfast for a fraction of the cost. Why have a kitchen and not use it. After being well fed we take the very short walk to the tram stop. We try the self service ticket machine. We press a few touch screen buttons and get no result. We ... read more
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Europe » France » Lorraine » Nancy July 10th 2017

Good bye Burgundy, we have had a fabulous time. Could we have stayed longer? Probably. But how long is long enough or too long? Our week here was long enough. We leave wanting more but very satisfied having seen and done what we had hoped plus more. We drive north to Nancy, a city we have not visited. Nancy is on our way to Calais and the Eurotunnel and the UK. We are not sure what to expect in Nancy but we’ll enjoy our visit anyway. Leaving Beaune we pass through acres of vineyards. Along the road we pass the weirdest of farm machines. These machines are specialized tractors designed to straddle the rows of vines. Some trim the vines, others are used for spraying. Those that spray have appendages that give the appearance of some ... read more

Europe » France » Lorraine » Nancy September 4th 2011

Hallo allemaal, Een nieuw jaar, een nieuwe blog. Toch? Zoals jullie gewend zijn live vanuit San Francisco.... Met zijn tweetjes! Oh nee, toch niet.... Dit keer, is alles anders.... Dit keer zijn we met zijn drieeen. Ons allerliefste kereltje Jamey is er bij!!! En als we dan toch gek aan het doen zijn: Niet vanuit de USA, maar vanuit FRANKRIJK! Om toch nog een beetje bij de vertrouwde basis te blijven, hebben we er een soort van rondreis van gemaakt!!! . Geen FLAUW idee waar we ons in gestort hebben, maar we zien wel waar het schip strandt!!!! Onze vakantie is begonnen met een weekend centerparcs. In Frankrijk, dat dan weer wel! Het is een vrij nieuw, super bosrijk park. Uurtje ten oosten van Nancy. Afgelopen vrijdag met een familie auto (heb van auto gewisseld met ... read more
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En jawel, dit weekend voor het eerst echt gekropen

Europe » France » Lorraine » Nancy July 22nd 2011

I apologise for my lack of blogging recently, but the internet situation is pretty bad. It's either too expensive for my budget or I've only had 15 minutes! I'll upload the photos when I get home. We arrived in Nancy and took a long bus ride to our hotel, which was situated in a lovely industrial estate that wasn't actually in Nancy. As we didn't have a kitchen we went and ate a croque monsieur in a small café in a supermarket. The next day we travelled into town and we went shopping as it was raining. I bought a bit too much, mostly clothes, and then we went to the botanical garden and followed the tourist train because it was slow enough for us to get a free tour :D In the evening we watched ... read more

Europe » France » Lorraine » Nancy January 24th 2011

Et oui un voyage, c'est avant tous des "Au revoir", mais temporaire vous en faite pas. :) VOUS oui VOUS tous autant que vous êtes, soyez sûr que chaque jour de mon périple j'aurai une pensée pour VOUS... pas qu'une même. Et j'espère bien que vous penserais un peu à moi aussi quand même. :) Et vous êtes tous cordialement invités à venir me rendre visite quand vous voulez... Bisous tout le monde.... read more

Europe » France » Lorraine » Nancy August 10th 2008

Aug 10, 2008 Today we want to travel around the wine region of Alsace and try some of the local wine but we are disappointed. Apparently the wineries in BC, Washington and California state have something special as here when directed off the wine route you head to a winery but all you see are signs at the end of little roads explaining what type of grape is planted and what food you should drink it with. There are many little roads throughout the vineyards which you can drive and cycle on but there is no tasting room with the local wines at the end. We decide to carry on and head to a larger town to find some food. In France Sunday shopping does not exist and I mean nothing is open, no corner store, ... read more
Place Stanislas - Nancy

Europe » France » Lorraine » Nancy July 15th 2007

Place Stanislas - the most impressive puplic square I've seen and recognised by UNESCO as a world heritage site. Black and gold gilded wrought iron gateways surround it, also includes the impressive Hotel de Ville. Arc de Triomphe - Nancy's own, off the Place Stanislas. Parc de la Pépinière - very nice and green, rosary and a small zoo, the usual statues and fountains Nancy catherdral - unfortunately was being restored so was partially covered in scaffolding Bizarre bronze sculpture (how Lonely Planet put it) - near the station, a column with what looks like a load of doggy doos on the top!!??? Nancy is very nice - Large commercial throughfares with department stores and shops displaying crystals and jewellry glittering in their windows. As usual there are heaps of cafes and brasseries for people ... read more
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Europe » France » Lorraine » Nancy May 31st 2007

Days have passed slowly but surely, and finally tomorrow it's time to catch the train again. I haven't really packed yet, but as the process of “packing” will be this time something like throwing my light explorer a.k.a. sleeping bag, toothbrush, journal, camera, mp3 (with a superb voyage-collection to fit every possible mood!) and some important papers inside the backpack and go, I'm not really that concerned about not having the time to do it. Yesterday was reading packing tips from one web-page, and after reading this list, I panicked for two seconds about being very ill-prepared, but then, if I need something I'll buy it there, and if can't find it, I won't need it. Simple. A well-known fact is that the Nordic people LOVE planning! So, surely we have one: the plan is to ... read more




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