WalesStow HillNewportNewport Railway Station51°35’19” N 3°0’3” W 5 April 2023, Wales ⋅ ☁️ 7 °C
The time has finally arrived. The journey begins.
WalesStow HillNewportNewport Railway Station51°35’19” N 3°0’4” W
5 April 2023, Wales ⋅ ☁️ 8 °C
If we had any last minute doubts about going, the journey in the rain to the train station soon dispelled them. Why would you want to stay there, more like!?! 🌧️☔
PerancisNouvelle-AquitaineBordeauxSaint-MarieGare de l’État44°50’26” N 0°33’31” W 5 April 2023, Perancis ⋅ ☀️ 11 °C
Long, and almost problem free day. Everything was tickety boo until we reached our final destination..... Versailles Chantiers train station. From there it should have been, according to Google Maps,Baca selengkapnya
PerancisÎle-de-FranceLe ChesnayGrand Canal48°48’19” N 2°7’10” E
6 April 2023, Perancis ⋅ ☁️ 8 °C
A bit like the UK in 2023, there was obviously a housing crisis in 17th century Paris. So Louis XIV decided to build his own pad. Didn't make a bad job of it, did he? And........ It's huge.
Of course,Baca selengkapnya
Pelancong Unbelievably ostentatious inside I agree but gardens and fountains beautiful
PerancisÎle-de-FranceVersaillesSaint-Louis48°48’2” N 2°7’30” E 6 April 2023, Perancis ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C
Fabulous little French restaurant in Versailles. Place was buzzing and they cooked the meats on the grill inside the restaurant and in front of you. I had duck skewers in a pepper sauce whilst JaneBaca selengkapnya
Pelancong Great to find these little places tucked away off the beaten track 🇭🇰
PerancisÎle-de-FranceVersaillesSaint-Louis48°48’2” N 2°7’30” E
6 April 2023, Perancis ⋅ 🌙 9 °C
Started playing cards and I happened to win quite a few hands. All sorts of threats started coming my way, so slept with one eye open...... Just to be sure! 🥺
PerancisNouvelle-AquitaineBordeauxLa Bastide44°50’40” N 0°33’15” W
7 April 2023, Perancis ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C
Great couple of days just strolling around this beautiful, old city. England and France fought over the right to control Bordeaux for centuries; and it's easy to see why..... It's stunning.
Also, it'sBaca selengkapnya
PerancisNouvelle-AquitaineSaint-Émilion44°53’35” N 0°9’22” W 8 April 2023, Perancis ⋅ ☁️ 9 °C
Simply wonderful afternoon spent visiting two wine making Chateaux, and the BEAUTIFUL village of Saint-Emilion. Oh, and we were forced to sample a few glasses of Grand Cru Saint-Emilion wine as well.Baca selengkapnya
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You’re going to HAVE to make a photo book with all these incredible photos!! 📚📸
PerancisNouvelle-AquitaineBordeauxLe Miroir d'Eau44°50’21” N 0°34’11” W 8 April 2023, Perancis ⋅ 🌙 14 °C
After our exertions trying to get through all the Saint-Emilion samples on offer this afternoon, we decided to venture back into Bordeaux for some food. We came across this Tapas bar (El Pata Negra),Baca selengkapnya
Pelancong I can't lie, Gaynor, it was brought to our table by mistake; but I could see the potential for a photo, so asked the waiter to leave it where it was for a second or two whilst I took the snap! 😂
PerancisOccitaniaCarcassonneCité de CarcassonneChâteau Comtal43°12’24” N 2°21’48” E 9 April 2023, Perancis ⋅ ⛅ 23 °C
Over night stop over as we make our way through France and towards Italy. Weather still being kind to us, although there are whispers of storm Noa approaching France and the UK shortly.
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Pelancong Brilliant.. the back packs as big as you Jane 😊
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Well done packing everything you need into a backpack. We’d need one back pack just for mikes shoes if we did this 🤣
Pelancong Hahaha.... Funnily enough, Mike admitted as much last week when we were discussing this. Guess what we are finding, though? We have too many clothes! I haven't worn some stuff yet and it's washing day on Tues. 😂