BelgiumFlandersTervurenVossem50°49’55” N 4°33’33” E
9 April 2023, 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.
PerancisHauts-de-FranceWavrin50°34’55” N 2°56’53” E
10 April 2023, Perancis ⋅ ☁️ 10 °C
Taking the slow commuter train on Easter Monday. A double decker train and I have the top deck to myself 😂
BelgiumFlandersTervurenVossem50°49’55” N 4°33’33” E
PerancisPays de la LoireNantes47°13’23” N 1°33’47” W PerancisPays de la LoireNantesTrentemoultBras de la Madeleine47°12’25” N 1°33’54” W
11 April 2023, Perancis ⋅ 🌬 14 °C
Best re-use of an old shipyard I've ever seen. Wonderful creative feats of imagination and engineering.
Pengembara Yes! The exterior is wood and the ears are leather. Inside it is all steel and pistons. Every bit us articulated. It walks, trumpets, blows water with great accuracy
PerancisPays de la LoireNantesGare de Nantes47°13’0” N 1°32’36” W
12 April 2023, Perancis ⋅ 🌬 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, withBaca lagi
PerancisNouvelle-AquitaineBordeauxNansouty44°49’40” N 0°34’10” W
13 April 2023, Perancis ⋅ 🌧 7 °C
Staying in a lovely pre-gentrified neighbourhood of terraced houses of golden stone, crumbling abandoned workshops and peeling wooden shutters.
PerancisNouvelle-AquitaineBordeauxBrazza44°51’36” N 0°33’12” W
14 April 2023, Perancis ⋅ 🌬 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 aBaca lagi
PerancisNouvelle-AquitaineBiarritzLa NégresseBiarritz Railway Station43°27’36” N 1°32’48” W
15 April 2023, Perancis ⋅ ☁️ 13 °C
Or passing from le Pays Basque to El Pais Vasco
PerancisNouvelle-AquitaineBiarritzPlage du Port Vieux43°28’60” N 1°34’6” W
15 April 2023, Perancis ⋅ ☁️ 13 °C
Pengembara View from the hotel in Lille! First night.
Pengembara Nice 👍