BelgiumFlandersTervurenVossem50°49’55” N 4°33’33” E
April 9, 2023 in Belgium ⋅ ⛅ 14 °C
First overnight stop of the Grand Tour, in Lille, just over the border in Northern France. My first visit to the city. The hotel faces the beautiful Lilles Flandres train station & the view is lovely.
FranceHauts-de-FranceWavrin50°34’55” N 2°56’53” E
BelgiumFlandersTervurenVossem50°49’55” N 4°33’33” E
FrancePays de la LoireNantes47°13’23” N 1°33’47” W FrancePays de la LoireNantesTrentemoultBras de la Madeleine47°12’25” N 1°33’54” W
April 11, 2023 in France ⋅ 🌬 14 °C
Best re-use of an old shipyard I've ever seen. Wonderful creative feats of imagination and engineering.
FrancePays de la LoireNantesGare de Nantes47°13’0” N 1°32’36” W
April 12, 2023 in France ⋅ 🌬 10 °C
InterCity train trip passing through Luçon, LaRochelle and Saintes before arriving over 5 hours later in Bordeaux. If the weather was warmer/dryer I would stop and take a look at LaRochelle, withRead more
FranceNouvelle-AquitaineBordeauxNansouty44°49’40” N 0°34’10” W
April 13, 2023 in France ⋅ 🌧 7 °C
Staying in a lovely pre-gentrified neighbourhood of terraced houses of golden stone, crumbling abandoned workshops and peeling wooden shutters.
FranceNouvelle-AquitaineBordeauxBrazza44°51’36” N 0°33’12” W
April 14, 2023 in France ⋅ 🌬 13 °C
Torrential showers = indoor entertainment and a visit to La Cité du Vin for the story of wine and viticulture. Admission price included one glass of wine in the 8th floor Belvédère bar which has aRead more
FranceNouvelle-AquitaineBiarritzLa NégresseBiarritz Railway Station43°27’36” N 1°32’48” W
April 15, 2023 in France ⋅ ☁️ 13 °C
Or passing from le Pays Basque to El Pais Vasco
FranceNouvelle-AquitaineBiarritzPlage du Port Vieux43°28’60” N 1°34’6” W
Traveler View from the hotel in Lille! First night.
Traveler Nice 👍