Saint-Benoît-du-Sault
2025年10月8日, フランス ⋅ ☁️ 21 °C
Such a beautiful village but tragically falling to pieces, Houses with caved in roofs, no Boucherie or Boulangerie, nowhere to buy your daily Baguette (illegal in France, the people must have Bread!)もっと詳しく
Brocanting,.. again!
2025年10月9日, フランス ⋅ ⛅ 13 °C
I can feel a spreadsheet and a business plan emerging! So much fun scouring the little rural Brocante shops,... Mdme Giselle today had a serious hoarding problem, but so much good stuff! Got abductedもっと詳しく
Bergerac, Dordogne.
2025年10月10日, フランス ⋅ 🌙 17 °C
Drove further south-west into the beautiful Dordogne region - wine and truffle country, my kind of place. Off for some wine and truffle exploration tomorrow. In the meantime, snug in our little Gite,もっと詳しく
Jour de marché à Bergerac
2025年10月11日, フランス ⋅ ☀️ 13 °C
Our favorite day in any town is market day. Alex was up early for a run to the Boulangerie for morning crossiant, then we headed down to the place de la ville to the market. Lovely fresh produce.もっと詳しく
Périgueux, Périgord/Dordogne
2025年10月12日, フランス ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C
How to avoid land tax - build your house on top of the city wall! Ingenious!
Meandered around the provincial capital of Périgueux, on a Sunday,... so everything closed, stumbled upon a massiveもっと詳しく
La Roque Gageac
2025年10月13日, フランス ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C
Villages enchanteurs de la Dordogne. Ils sont remarquablement beaux.
Beautiful day in the remarkable villages of the Dordonge.
Château de Beynac
2025年10月13日, フランス ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C
Fortress and strategic stronghold of the ancient kingdom of Aquitaine. Frequented by the powerhouse 'It Girl' of the middle ages, Eleanor of Aquitaine ( Eleanor of Aquitaine was Duchess of Aquitaineもっと詳しく
S'il te plaît, apporte-moi mon vin !
2025年10月15日, フランス ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C
Fun morning wine tasting at the gorgous Château de Monbazillac ( yes,.. yet another stunning Castle!... Yawn,..). Awesome view of the appellation produced under the Châteaux label (a collective ofもっと詳しく
Camino Francés
2025年10月16日, フランス ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C
Having completed our Camino Francés pilgrimage ( from the Bistro on the leftbank of La Vienne Rive to the sunny seats on the rightbank - 100m approximately) Alex thought it was time for a snooze inもっと詳しく
St Emilion, Bordeaux
2025年10月17日, フランス ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C
As pretty as a postcard and drowning in wine! Another beautiful autumn day with picnic included. Purchased some fabulous salami (Hazelnut & Walnut, fig and wild garlic) and yet more truffle cheese.もっと詳しく
Bordeaux, Quai des Chartrons
2025年10月17日, フランス ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C
How good is this City!
Great vibe, fed through the central artery of Quai des Chartrons, which runs through the heart of the city along the convergence of the Dordogne and Garonne rivers. People andもっと詳しく
Bordeaux, Day 2 pt 1.
2025年10月18日, フランス ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C
Fabulous walking city. Definitely got our steps in today, just shy of 14kms. So much to see and do, easily accessed by an awesome tram network and very proactive city tourism initiatives, absolutelyもっと詳しく
Bordeaux,Bassines des Lumieres
2025年10月18日, フランス ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C
Housed in German WWII Submarine hangers ( Base sous Marine) this interactive light show/art installation is fabulous and makes extraordinary use of this industrial space. Another dimension of Bordeauxもっと詳しく
à bientôt Bordeaux
2025年10月19日, フランス ⋅ ☁️ 20 °C
See you again Bordeaux!
Can't get enough of this City, Definitely needs another visit. Perhaps a residential french language course?
Château de La Brède, Count Montesquie
2025年10月19日, フランス ⋅ 🌧 17 °C
Little Châteaux outside of Bordeaux. Home of Montesquieu, renowned French writer and political philosopher - responsible for founding ideals of separation of power in government; executive,もっと詳しく
La Rochelle
2025年10月20日, フランス ⋅ 🌧 17 °C
On the coast looking out to the Atlantic. Lovely central Harbour area. Great selection of restaurants and cuisine - good bowl of Ramen noodles for lunch!
Checked out the aquarium today ( along withもっと詳しく
Île de Ré
2025年10月21日, フランス ⋅ ☁️ 17 °C
Île de Ré is a tiny island of the coast of La Rochelle. Wild and windswept when we were there, but I'm sure it would be gorgeous in Summer. Houses here must have green shutters! The little seaportsもっと詳しく
Finally a good coffee in France!
2025年10月22日, フランス ⋅ 🌧 17 °C
Thank goodness we were beginning to despair.
Oh,... and I found a crepe too!
Cognac
2025年10月22日, フランス ⋅ 🌧 18 °C
What to do in an Atlantic storm?
Stay warm indoors and try and figure out the fuss about Cognac. Visited the Châteaux de Cognac to taste some of this eau de vie, but personally, neither Alex or Iもっと詳しく
Bonjour et au revoir Nantes
2025年10月24日, フランス ⋅ ☁️ 14 °C
A return to Nantes to swap out our rental car. Staying in the centre of our 'first city' of France, a place we will always love.
Took in the exhibition at the cool "Les Machines De L'ile" (similar toもっと詳しく
Vannes (GWENDE)
2025年10月25日, フランス ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C
Ventured into Brittany (Breton, Bretange) so now have to contend with both French and Gaelic language and road signs. Visited Domaine de Sucinio a really well preserved castle where the Duc ofもっと詳しく
Manger,...comme les Français
2025年10月25日, フランス ⋅ ⛅ 13 °C
In France we find ourselves thinking about food,...alot! Food is so enjoyable here. We say things like, "Ahhh,.. that was so good" or " Look at that it looks so fresh, so beautiful,...should we buyもっと詳しく
À la découverte de Vannes
2025年10月26日, フランス ⋅ ☀️ 12 °C
Great city to explore on foot. Vannes has probably the best preserved historic centre and buildings we've come across. The rampart and walled public gardens are a real asset to the city.
Also found aもっと詳しく
Brocante treasure.
2025年10月26日, フランス ⋅ ☁️ 13 °C
Brocanting is quite addictive, mainly because you never know what treasure you'll find in a junk shop. Today we discovered two dusty old paintings by French artist Pierre Gillies. Not worth a fortuneもっと詳しく
旅行者"Let them eat cake!"
旅行者Hehe,.. that comment got Marie Antoinette in a spot of bother!