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Europe » France » Île-de-France » Antony June 25th 1964

Evidence from passport stamps suggests that we made two forays into France. On the first of these it looks like I went with Dad in late June, with Mum then joining us later, and the three of us then all making our way from there on to Switzerland. It seems that the three of us all then went back for a second time for a week in late August. The Channel Tunnel was only a pipe dream (no pun intended) in 1964, and on at least one of these trips we caught the overnight train from London to Paris. I remember being awoken in the middle of the night by the noise of the train being loaded onto the ferry, and then waking up in the morning to find us rolling through the fields of northern ... read more
Eiffel Tower
Napoleon's Column, Place Vendome
Notre Dame

Europe » France » Burgundy August 5th 0214

We had forgotten how delightful all the different types of Rose wines are in France, we have invested heavily in stocks of Rose, but it seems like most of our investments in wine over the years it isn’t paying off as they seem to lose their value very quickly, however we are doing wonders for the glass recycling industry.Considering the current name of the boat(lo Rose, we are still waiting for the new registration) it seems apt that we are enjoying them so much.( nothing more than 3 euros a bottle yet) We have had a 3 day fete in Briennon, not sure what it was all about but our sleepy little village had thousands of people , great live music from various types of bands, running races, cycling races, fishing competitions, a menage de jambon ... read more
Pig on a spit 2
Brass Band




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