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avril - juin 2016
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  • VoyageurEurope 101
    Jour 35

    Beaune

    29 mai 2016, France ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C

    Beaune
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    Today was wet at the start, we walked to the office of tourism after breakfast, which was quite good- the usual cornflakes fruits, croissants and bread with ham & cheese plus coffee. We booked into a $ 62 euro Wine tour at 4;30. We then then walked around the city walls Batements in sprinkling rain. After we went into the Wine museum which was very interesting . , esp if you read French! After we had lunch back at the hotel because it was raining again I needed a toilet. After this we went to the hospices , Hotel dieu. This as really good but disappointing that we could not see the first floor. Lots of photos nevertheless. We arrived to our wine tasting tour only to find that the guide for whatever reason had cancelled . The woman at the tourist office was quite apologetic , we had a choice of tomorrow or book with another agent at a more expensive price. This we chose and we weren't really disappointed- it was very informative of the region, the faults ( geological) and resulting soil types - these produce d quite extensively different grapes . Notably the area is a Chardonnay and Pinot noir region on Beaune . We tasted some lovely whites and not so good ( in my opinion) reds. We bought 2 however 1 was 30euro + tax & the othe under 30 euro€+ tax. Came back to Beaune & had a nice 4 course meal at restaurant Dame Tartine .En savoir plus

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  • VoyageurEurope 101
    Jour 36

    Dijon ville

    30 mai 2016, France ⋅ 🌧 14 °C

    Arrived from Beaune in rain , not too bad. Disappointed with this town- very little to see. Palace of Duc is now the museum of beaux arts. However under massive renovations and all art gone, apart from paintings of 14-15C and up to 18C for weapons., religious paintings and articles .It was raining heavily enough for umbrellas . We had lunch in a cafe and went to a shop like DJ's and I bought a hat. Came back to the small hotel room and watched French news. They have
    had massive rain some flooding and Paris is drowning in garbage- strikes.    En savoir plus

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  • VoyageurEurope 101
    Jour 37

    Metz

    31 mai 2016, France ⋅ ☁️ 16 °C

    Metz is a big Town with some historical features remaining from the 13C. The Porte des Allemands ( door of the Germans). & 15C bastions . WWII destroyed much of the old . Metz is a quaint bustling city. We arrived at 3 pm having travelled on TGV to Nancy then a gional to Metz. The hotel is small but opposite the magnificent railway station & our room is at the back so hopefully much quieter. We had a bite to eat on the trains so when we came we headed out soon. While in the old part we saw a draft horse pulling a carriage & we went for a ride. Poobah was 5 yrs old and weighed 1000kg. A beautiful horse It stopped raining so we went out again and this time to the Moselle river and there we saw swans feeding..We passed a lovely garden with fountain next to the Armory and a lovely purple shrub with pink flowers. Then we went to the place republique for dinner somewhere. We decided on an English pub- Windsor , of course French ,& had burgers with beers & a cafe gourmand- a dessert of: chocolate peppermint glacé, raspberry could span na cotta ( overdone), crime brûlée& fresh fruit--- a mini version with an espresso!En savoir plus

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  • VoyageurEurope 101
    Jour 38

    Luxembourg

    1 juin 2016, Luxembourg ⋅ 🌧 15 °C

    Well after a cancelled rail journey( 9:18) to leave at 13:33 ( real 13:40) and what should have been 45 min , we arrived at Luxembourg at 15:00 . Rail info not good- unknown whether we can get to Aachen on our booked tickets , .So the hotel has a nice layout. We then walked to the casements Bloch& it was open until 8 pm - great !S was very keen to visit these& only 8€ for 2 of us . It was interesting. Raining now, quite heavily. Took dome nice photos. We hadn't had any lunch except some mccas chips & coffee hours before, so on our way through the Grund, a UNESCO area there was a pub-- Scott's pub so in we went.... 1 pizza later & 6 beers later( it was happy hour & the guy got our order wrong so instead of 1 Guiness& 1 German we got double) & that was after our first beers!!! We managed!! Walked back to hotel , there were road stoppages because of a cycling event( in the pouring rain) got our rail tickets & visited station for an update. No luck so far, have to go there tomorrow before 7 am. We are looking forward to visiting Deborah and family!,,,,,En savoir plus

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  • VoyageurEurope 101
    Jour 40

    Aachen

    3 juin 2016, Belgique ⋅ 🌫 14 °C

    Luxembourg to Aachen
    Major dramas with trains. Staff very helpful at station. We got an official paper re : train strike Belgium so we were able to travel via Germany o Aachen. We haven't had to buy another ticket so far. Nawawext stop was Kolbenz Hbf butt rain was delayed and we missed the connecting train for Cologne. Another official paper & 1 hour later we are back on a train IC one., first stop Koln (Cologne). Stephen called Deborah& explained. Hopefully next connection will occur smoothly. What we have seen through the train Windows is mostly lovely green countryside, lots of terraced vineyards on the hillsides. Oh yes we saw a group of deer in a field - cream with tan markings. The rivers are almost overflowing their banks from all the recent rains. Very grey cloudy skies ,now passing river barges on churning water.After a quick rail chane at Cologne , 2 min to spare we left for Aachen. Deborah& Emelian were there to meet us!She took us to our apartment , we dumped our gear and we drove to park .We then walked around the town with Deborah as guide.We then had drinks at a cafe & stopped at their place to get the cake. She drove us to meet her parents in The Netherlands for afternoon tea, which was lovely. Renee had stayed here in high school on exchange when she was 16. It was pouring with rain when we left for Deborah's apartment and she made a delicious asparagus soup and a tart followed by yummy strawberries in mars alone, cream with vanilla bean. We had a lovely time meeting Andie& we walked back to the apartment at 10:40.Lovely apartment , a shame we didn't get to use its facilities- kitchenette. Deborah and Emelian met us at 9:30 & we drove to a nice cafe for brunch- I wasn't so impressed with my choice and my soft boiled egg was hard. S had smoked salmon. Afterwards we went back to the car which was at Emelian's dad's parents house. We left E there and Deborah walked us back into Aachen. We went to see the memorabilia in the treasury- gold religious articles and vessels, Royal and papist clothing, some paintings. It is all gelcap within a steel door vault. We then went inside the Aachen Cathedral which commissioned by Charlamagne in the 8 C . It was added onto afterwards as well but it was a moorish structure and 8sided. Very colourful with its tiled ceilings and marbled pillars and patterned floors.We went for a coffee and cake- I had a gooseberry tart with almond in meringue on top and a pastry base- ice cream. Not too sweet! Stephen had a chocolate dessert. We walked back to Deborah's home & put our washing in her dryer. Not long after she neede to go and pick up E. Andie has come home.En savoir plus

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  • VoyageurEurope 101
    Jour 41

    Dresden

    4 juin 2016, Allemagne ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C

    Dresden
    Arrived after a very long bus trip at 6:25 am. Dusseldorf train went fine but the us was late(25 min) & it didn't stop in its allotted place so we had to race for it. Then the drivers wouldn't let us take our day packs on board- I unloaded food, iPad , phone in black purse& S brought the water bottles. After we saw others with bags bigger on board. How annoying. Not much sleep. Early walk around, found hotel& left big bags. Had breakfast in a cafe attached to the Hilton.so toilets were free. Went to markets - all pottery& bought 2 small things then raced for our boat trip- 2+ hours. Very pleasant with a local beer.
    Musical festival on today/ night so I think dinner will be taken care of.
    After a nap and shower we headed off for something to do- S was keen to go to the Grosse Garden. This was quite a walk but worth the effort. Lovely huge trees around grassy areas and a palace where a wedding was occurring. There was a large fountain of course in a long rectangular pool , a huge double driveway leading to the palace from the road. We wandered further and in the garden 2 small trains ran. A cafe also was there & we ate spicy chicken wings & not so nice fish n chips with a drink,- the sign was on the beer handle but we didn't get beer but a strawberry drink. On the way back to the old town we saw 2 squirrels - reddy brown ones, and 2 cute birds. In the old town there were still musicians playing their brass instruments. We had a coffee & the girl didn't offer me the change so I guess she got a tip. Tonight we have a bottle of wine to drink from Beaune France because Stephen doesn't want to take it any further in his pack. We will try and sleep in before our train trip(which is short) to Bac Schandau for next week's walk in Saxony.    En savoir plus

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  • VoyageurEurope 101
    Jour 42

    ... in Bad Schandau

    5 juin 2016, Allemagne ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C

    Arrived near midday in lovely warm weather. Train trip was easy from Dresden and then a ferry across the Elbe R. The hotel is nicely placed on river front . Noise from trains could be an issue from the freight trains , we will see. Complimentary drink. We then went looking for where a bakery could. Be found for Monday so we can take lunch food. All shut today, only cafes, restaurants open here on Sundays. We then went to a historic tower and went up the lift to a nice forestry walk and a great viewing platform was there to take nice photos of the township. Walked further up to a nice view of a distant hillside possibly in the national park and then we had a cool beer. We descended in the lift and walked to the river through a park and on to the church which looked interesting and a fountain. Then the rain came down & we waited a while before putting on our jackets and came back to the hotel to go to our room with the bags that had been stored. Looked at the info pack for our walk and checked out the map too. Time to pack our day packs for tomorrow's first walk to Kurort Rathen.En savoir plus

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  • VoyageurEurope 101
    Jour 43

    Bad Schandau to Rathen

    6 juin 2016, Allemagne ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C

    Bad Schandau to Rathen
    After a sumptuous breakfast of muesli, scrambled eggs, cheese, fruits and croissant we left the hotel but was just raining. Umbrella up and zipped off pant legs ,we were off. A steep climb and the sun reappeared so we were sweating madly. Great views from the Galgenberg plateau where wheat & some kind of beans were growing. Walked to a great view from a restaurant/ pension at Brand where we had a dark beer each.Walked through forests to an area for lunch called Gautschgrotte , shady sandstone rocks all around us. This is abseiling country .Instructions were a little confusing when we arrived at Hohnstein and after searching we eventually found the green on white marker. We had a lovely day with all the green moss, lots of fungi ,very tall straight trees. Got a bit confused by incorrect literature but some girls were going our way and together we matched up the map to our route. Climbed a metal staircase between cliffs to a nice view across to Hohnstein and its castle at mount Hockstein before descending into the forest again & to a lake called Aselsee, followed this to Rathen and our accommodation . Walked to shops and the ferry , had icecreams.Dinner to have in the hotel restaurant tonight after our 17 km walk.En savoir plus

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  • VoyageurEurope 101
    Jour 45

    Rathen to Könighstein

    8 juin 2016, Allemagne ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C

    Bad Schandau to Rathen
    After a sumptuous breakfast of muesli, scrambled eggs, cheese, fruits and croissant we left the hotel but was just raining. Umbrella up and zipped off pant legs ,we were off. A steep climb and the sun reappeared so we were sweating madly. Great views from the Galgenberg plateau where wheat & some kind of beans were growing. Walked to a great view from a restaurant/ pension at Brand where we had a dark beer each.Walked through forests to an area for lunch called Gautschgrotte , shady sandstone rocks all around us. This is abseiling country .Instructions were a little confusing when we arrived at Hohnstein and after searching we eventually found the green on white marker. We had a lovely day with all the green moss, lots of fungi ,very tall straight trees. Got a bit confused by incorrect literature but some girls were going our way and together we matched up the map to our route. Climbed a metal staircase between cliffs to a nice view across to Hohnstein and its castle at mount Hockstein before descending into the forest again & to a lake called Aselsee, followed this to Rathen and our accommodation . Walked to shops and the ferry , had icecreams.Dinner to have in the hotel restaurant tonight after our 17 km walk.En savoir plus

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  • VoyageurEurope 101
    Jour 45

    Köhnigstein to Görisch

    8 juin 2016, Allemagne ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C

    Bad Schandau to Rathen
    After a sumptuous breakfast of muesli, scrambled eggs, cheese, fruits and croissant we left the hotel but was just raining. Umbrella up and zipped off pant legs ,we were off. A steep climb and the sun reappeared so we were sweating madly. Great views from the Galgenberg plateau where wheat & some kind of beans were growing. Walked to a great view from a restaurant/ pension at Brand where we had a dark beer each.Walked through forests to an area for lunch called Gautschgrotte , shady sandstone rocks all around us. This is abseiling country .Instructions were a little confusing when we arrived at Hohnstein and after searching we eventually found the green on white marker. We had a lovely day with all the green moss, lots of fungi ,very tall straight trees. Got a bit confused by incorrect literature but some girls were going our way and together we matched up the map to our route. Climbed a metal staircase between cliffs to a nice view across to Hohnstein and its castle at mount Hockstein before descending into the forest again & to a lake called Aselsee, followed this to Rathen and our accommodation . Walked to shops and the ferry , had icecreams.Dinner to have in the hotel restaurant tonight after our 17 km walk.En savoir plus

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