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  • Alex and Julie Beijen
  • Alex and Julie Beijen

Bonjour La France

26 years after the first attempt to get to France, we're finally on our way. A few days in Vietnam and then London on the way,... and then, "Bonjour Paris !" Meer informatie
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  • Alex and Julie BeijenBonjour La FranceReiziger

    Saint-Benoît-du-Sault

    8 oktober 2025, Frankrijk ⋅ ☁️ 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!) empty of people, yet,... advertised as one of Frances' most beautiful rural villages, so typical of France.Meer informatie

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    Brocanting,.. again!

    9 oktober 2025, Frankrijk ⋅ ⛅ 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 by her offsider (who may have been Spanish not really sure?!) Ended up in an abandoned house full of antiques.
    Also, finally got to eat crepes for brunch and take a look at the Musée national Adrien Dubouché home of Limoges porcelain.    Meer informatie

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    Bergerac, Dordogne.

    10 oktober 2025, Frankrijk ⋅ 🌙 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, with no room to swing a cat. It's Parisian small but very cute.Meer informatie

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    Jour de marché à Bergerac

    11 oktober 2025, Frankrijk ⋅ ☀️ 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. Accidently purchased another cutlery set and a shopping sactual to transport the weekly market shopping.
    The old part of Bergerac is fabulous, the sleepy Dordogne River runs through the city, the river goes all the way to Bordeaux and out to the Atlantic.    Meer informatie

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    Périgueux, Périgord/Dordogne

    12 oktober 2025, Frankrijk ⋅ ☀️ 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 carboot/brocante fair, picnic'ed by the river, and discovered the lovely Mdme Corbiac ( decendant of Cyrano de Bergerac - the famous large nosed dude) whose family have been purveyors of fine wines for 700years.
    Rounded out the day with a stroll through Bergerac on a warm autumn evening.    Meer informatie

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    Château de Beynac

    13 oktober 2025, Frankrijk ⋅ ☀️ 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 from 1137 to 1204, Queen of France from 1137 to 1152 as the wife of King Louis VII, and later Queen of England as wife of Henry II ), Her son, Richard the Lion Heart also hung out here! Remarkable history and mighty impressive location with it's commanding views of the Dordogne valley - you can see an invading army several miles off!Meer informatie

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    S'il te plaît, apporte-moi mon vin !

    15 oktober 2025, Frankrijk ⋅ ☀️ 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 several producers as well as nearby Châteaux). Signature wine varietal is Semmilon, the Châteaux grows 80% of the Semmilon grapes for the region. Delicious wine, a couple of bottles purchased for the wine cellar.Meer informatie

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    St Emilion, Bordeaux

    17 oktober 2025, Frankrijk ⋅ ☀️ 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. Accomodation in Bordeaux is right smack in the middle of the city so we're up for some city action.Meer informatie

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    Bordeaux, Quai des Chartrons

    17 oktober 2025, Frankrijk ⋅ ☀️ 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 animals moving at different speeds, every mode of transport, bars, cafes, pubs, strollers, walkers, roller blades, ferries, cruiseships, bikes,... you name it, it's moving along the Quai des Chatrons.
    Absolutely love this City 😀 😍    Meer informatie

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  • Alex and Julie BeijenBonjour La FranceReiziger

    Île de Ré

    21 oktober 2025, Frankrijk ⋅ ☁️ 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 of Saint-Martin-de-Re and La Flotte are super cute. We also ventured out on a cruise to see Fort Boyard a fort off the coast built by Napolean as a strategic defense.Meer informatie

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    Cognac

    22 oktober 2025, Frankrijk ⋅ 🌧 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 got too excited, just not our cup of tea. Cool cellers and barrel room, complete with 600 year old graffiti and a ceiling designed by da Vinci. On the way stopped at cute village of Fouras which looks out to the Ile de Aix.Meer informatie

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    Bonjour et au revoir Nantes

    24 oktober 2025, Frankrijk ⋅ ☁️ 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 Peter Jackson's Weta workshop but way grungeier and cooler). Great place for young (and old) imaginations. Then lunch at the famous La Cigale Brasserie, described as the most beautiful Brasserie in the world in some write ups. Understand why as the atmosphere, food, and service was awesome. The interior is art nouveau style, ceramic wall tiles, rich soft furnishings and classic French table style - a very nice lunch!
    Take a look at the YouTube shown to get a taste.    Meer informatie

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    Vannes (GWENDE)

    25 oktober 2025, Frankrijk ⋅ ⛅ 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 Bretange as well as Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table hung out. (Yes, there is a room that housed the round table!) Learnt a couple of new French words on the guided tour - language retention is making progress!Meer informatie

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    Manger,...comme les Français

    25 oktober 2025, Frankrijk ⋅ ⛅ 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 some to try?"
    Food comes wrapped in paper or no wrapping at all it just goes straight in the shopping bag sans plastic packaging.
    It's a french thing. Good food is so important to the French way of life.
    After a forage in a market today dinner was:
    Filet de porc à la compote de pommes bio, champignons truffés, pommes de terre Benne de Jersey au beurre salé de Normandie et salade verte.
    SO GOOD!    Meer informatie

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    Brocante treasure.

    26 oktober 2025, Frankrijk ⋅ ☁️ 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 ( but certainly valued at three times what we paid) and perfect for our living room in Fontgombault.
    Painted in 1945 and 46, these are examples of Pierre's early work.
    fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pierre_Gillies(peinture)    Meer informatie

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    Ile'd'Arz

    27 oktober 2025, Frankrijk ⋅ ☁️ 16 °C

    Today we jumped on a random ferry heading out into the Gulf of Morbihan. Ended up on the tiny island of Ile'd'Arz. With the weather looking gloomy and the ferry pickup several hours away we settled into the local bar/restaurant conversing with the barman only in French - simple things like making a joke, rehershing a phrase or being understood without an immediate response in English is so cool.
    Definitely earnt our cup of tea back at the Gite after 11kms of walking.    Meer informatie

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