Today we made it home safely at the end of our fabulous holiday in France. A lot of driving and a short trip on Eurotunnel and we were safely home. Unloaded the car, collected a very over excited Maude (who has a cough) and this as a celebration. It’s good to be home. 16 May…
I was woken bright and early by the Mistral wind rattling the shutters which meant that we were on the road before the worst of the Avignon morning rush hour. This was just as well as we’ve a long way to go. Long run on the motorway and pulled off into Beaune for a quick…
After breakfast we visited the Auchan store in Avallon. This is part of a ritual we follow at the end of French holidays; we stock up on some of those distinctly French things it’s impossible to find at home as gifts to ourselves and our family. We did pretty well and managed to get away…
Last night’s excellent dinner was followed by a very good breakfast before we headed off to enjoy whatever Avignon has to offer. The very helpful people at the Hotel La Ferme pointed out good car parking and off we went. About ten minutes later we emerged from the car park right under the city walls…
Montpellier, Hotel du Parc, Sommieres, Uzès, Gard, Pont du Gard, Avignon, France
We are amused by the view from our bedroom window which is actually another trompe l’oeil. Look at the edge just by the shutter and you can see the join. Beyond this we have a typical view over a southern French city’s rooftops. As today is Sunday practically everything is closed. We’ve decided that taking…
Straight after breakfast we were out on foot for a change; Mrs Sixwheeler had read about a big Saturday market in my very ancient Michelin guide and was keen to see if it still happens. It does, below the Aqueduc Saint-Clément and really is worth a visit. Once we had indulged ourselves here, the car…
Another beautiful morning and we were soon heading south again on the A75; I must say that this is a fabulous road to drive on and it has some amazing scenery to go with it. Our first stop was at the viewing point for the Millau Viaduct. This Norman Foster designed bridge is quite simply…
After our complete pig out last night we were woken early by street sweeping and preparation of the war memorial in the park opposite for today’s big fête in France commemorating the first world war. So breakfast and away it was. Firstly through rolling green hills populated with hefty Charolais cattle and then the hills…
We both enjoyed a magnificent night’s sleep and woke to . . . . . no rain. Hoorah! Stoked up on breakfast and away after a quick visit to the Basilica of Notre Dame over the road. It’s very big but, frankly, not to our taste. Soon we were on the motorway heading down to…
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