I may offend someone here, it’s not intentional and if I do I apologise. Today I went to church. Not just to look at it but actually went to church. Wherever I go I like to visit churches. They are usually interesting, sometimes magnificent, often beautiful and sometimes moving. And on a hot day they…
I doubt that much could be nicer than a fine early autumn day in Montpellier. No rush to get up; a leisurely breakfast and some time spent in preparation and off I go. To the Tourist Office for a map, then a coffee as I needed a table to fold it on. First stop was…
I’m sure that when I get home people will ask me about the actual route of this journey. If anyone asked specifically I would suggest starting from Montpellier. By all means visit Arles which is beautiful and purists will want to visit the Abbey at St-Gilles-du-Gard, but the countryside between frankly isn’t great. From Arles…
Before I left home I checked the hotel I stayed in last night on TripAdvisor and it stank,literally. As I had already booked there was nothing I could do about it so rocked up there and, well, was surprised. It’s a Formule 1 hotel so think of a pile of boxes on an industrial estate.…
At one point yesterday I really thought that I might not be able to go on; after a good sleep things looked, and felt, better. When the moment came to put the boots on, it actually wasn’t too bad and I set off with a spring in my stride. But along more roads! Of the…
We enjoyed a jolly breakfast and a very good one for France. Away from the hostel at about 8.15 I found myself striding along at a good pace. Before too long I could feel something in my left boot so stopped to check it, nothing there. The long and short was a big blister from…
Last night’s post didn’t go as the WiFi fell over. Today’s won’t go either as there is no WiFi. Eventually I will find somewhere and send a batch. Anyway I am in Saint-Gilles du Gard, sitting outside this Chambre d’Hote enjoying a beer. When I left Arles this morning it was quite cold with a…
Today has been a good one, by plane and bus and train and then on foot. Left Yotel just after 5, walked round the corner and dropped off my bag and straight through to airside before it got too busy. As I had promised myself I enjoyed a Full English at Café Rouge and spun…
It turned out to be a long day as what I really needed was to get on with it. Anyway I packed my rucksack and everything went in OK which was a relief. Mrs Sixwheeler provided an excellent lunch and daughter plus two granddaughters came to tea. The only really unhappy member of the family…
By way of an experiment in blogging via smartphone, here is a short blog on rugby. Today Bath Rugby hosted a visit by Leicester Tigers at The Rec. Tigers are our oldest rivals and it is a local derby in everything but geography. This was my first Aviva Premiership match on my lovely new Season…
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