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Europe » France » Upper Normandy » Lyons-la-Foret December 30th 2019

Gabby the motorhome is alone. Quite alone on a free aire above the tiny village of Lions le Foret. She is in corner overshadowed by the gendarmerie and the pompiers. So we should be safe tonight . There are a couple of cars parked , two buses and the village dump. So folks do come back and forth with their rubbish. The buses wont move until Monday . It feels odd . At first I am not sure about staying but sense prevails . What can go wrong on an aire sandwiched between the police and fire service? If we cannot stop here safely where on earth can we be safe. We have moved from nearby Picardy and are now in Upper Normandy . It's a flat car park and very dark. After a while we ... read more
The village Christmas tree
Inside the Halle

Europe » France » Upper Normandy » Lyons-la-Foret June 5th 2013

Day 1 The dreaded day has come...getting the bags out of the unit and down the stairs out of our Paris apartment...I managed slowly to get our my bag down. One step at a time....then Carmens bag....two people carrying the one bag..lol ...done....good bye unit....off to the station.....taxi first....done....station arrived...gave the men a tip for his back fund....poor man lifting our bags....Breakfast then train....the after much confusion about our seat allocation and arguing with the passengers we finally got our seats...lol...we were in the wrong carriage....Trip to Lyon is two hours....lots of country side was seen...getting out of the train was fun...had to bring the bags from the upper deck to the lower...the same deal as the unit ....a nice looking guy asked me if I needed help with the bag, in French....At first i didn't ... read more
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Main plaza Bellecourt
Shopping district




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