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- Dag 10
- fredag 5 augusti 2016 17:00
- ⛅ 22 °C
- Höjd över havet: 47 m
FrankrikeFresnes48°45’33” N 2°18’45” E
Last day of Paris
5 augusti 2016, Frankrike ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C
We took it extra slow today. We didn't want to rush anything so we went on a good relaxing walk in the park with Thor, then we went to the city centre on a french dinner in a cosy little restaurant.Läs mer
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- Dag 11
- lördag 6 augusti 2016 12:00
- ⛅ 19 °C
- Höjd över havet: 76 m
- FrankrikeRandom Field49°4’54” N 1°32’1” E
Giverny, the house of Monet
6 augusti 2016, Frankrike ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C
Our first stop on our way to Normandy was Giverny, a small town where Claude Monet lived and painted. We went to see his mansion and ofcourse his gardens! Now we know where he got inspiration for hisLäs mer
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- Dag 11
- lördag 6 augusti 2016 15:00
- ⛅ 18 °C
- Höjd över havet: 12 m
- FrankrikeHonfleur49°25’8” N 0°13’60” E
Honfleur
6 augusti 2016, Frankrike ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C
Our lunch stop couldn't be better. Romantic little town by the sea, Honfleur. The sun was shining, seaguls were singing (ha, right) and we got the perfect spot for our table by the pier. The viewsLäs mer
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- Dag 11
- lördag 6 augusti 2016 18:00
- ☀️ 22 °C
- Höjd över havet: 20 m
- FrankrikeCaen49°10’58” N 0°22’14” W
Caen, France
6 augusti 2016, Frankrike ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C
This was our afternoon stop. The city of Caen has a lot of history from early medival times which is shown by the castle and ww2 memorial of heavy fighting that happened here can also be found. We hadLäs mer
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- Dag 11
- lördag 6 augusti 2016 23:35
- 🌙 15 °C
- Höjd över havet: Havsnivå
- FrankrikeOmaha Beach49°21’59” N 0°51’35” W
Omaha Beach
6 augusti 2016, Frankrike ⋅ 🌙 15 °C
Omaha beach is our pit stop and a perfect starting point for tomorrow as we will take a tour of D Day. We had a picnic on the beach, as the hotel (fortunately for us) restaurant just closed. We hadLäs mer
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- Dag 12
- söndag 7 augusti 2016 11:00
- ☀️ 20 °C
- Höjd över havet: Havsnivå
- FrankrikeOmaha Beach49°22’14” N 0°52’47” W
D Day
7 augusti 2016, Frankrike ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C
Off to a new day. And for start we visited a D Day monument, a museum and an american cemetary. You can still feel the presence of D Day in the air here. Amazing and heartbreaking at the same time.
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- Dag 12
- söndag 7 augusti 2016 16:00
- 🌧 20 °C
- Höjd över havet: 95 m
- FrankrikeCathedral Notre-Dame de Coutances49°2’51” N 1°26’40” W
Coutance
7 augusti 2016, Frankrike ⋅ 🌧 20 °C
On our way down to Brittany we stopped at the top of the hill where a magnificant cathedral stands. You can see it kilometers away. A short stroll, a quick restock at the supermarket and we were off.
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- Dag 12
- söndag 7 augusti 2016 18:00
- ☀️ 24 °C
- Höjd över havet: 35 m
- FrankrikePointe du Roc48°50’4” N 1°36’43” W
Granville
7 augusti 2016, Frankrike ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C
Granville was our last stop before our next home exchange in Guer. We went to the lighthouse at the end of the cliff with views of the far away Brittany and the Mont Saint Michel bay. This redLäs mer
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- Dag 13
- måndag 8 augusti 2016 09:00
- ☀️ 17 °C
- Höjd över havet: 37 m
- FrankrikeGuer47°54’27” N 2°7’30” W
Home exchange, house #3
8 augusti 2016, Frankrike ⋅ ☀️ 17 °C
What can we say but wow. We were greated with open arms by Thomas (son of Anna and Serge. Who are currently in our place in Ljubljana. Hi! Hope you have a great time there! :)) in this beautifulLäs mer
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- Dag 13
- måndag 8 augusti 2016 17:00
- ☁️ 19 °C
- Höjd över havet: 172 m
- FrankrikePaimpont48°0’55” N 2°10’47” W
Magic Foret de Broceliande
8 augusti 2016, Frankrike ⋅ ☁️ 19 °C
The king Arthur and the knights of the round table once gathered here and the table they say still exist somewhere in the magic forest filled with faries goblins and other creatures alike. We visitedLäs mer
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- Dag 14
- tisdag 9 augusti 2016 13:00
- ⛅ 19 °C
- Höjd över havet: 95 m
- FrankrikeMonteneuf47°52’11” N 2°12’0” W
Asterix & Obelix (historical site)
9 augusti 2016, Frankrike ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C
Brittany, the home of Asterix and Obelix. That's right :) We went to see a historical site with all the stones Obelix used to carry with him. The site near Guer is actually pretty spectacular. TheLäs mer
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- Dag 14
- tisdag 9 augusti 2016 16:00
- ☀️ 21 °C
- Höjd över havet: 16 m
- FrankrikeLa Gacilly47°45’55” N 2°7’52” W
La Gacilly, artistic village
9 augusti 2016, Frankrike ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C
We listened to Thomas's advice and took a tour around this artistic village. Little stone houses with colorful doors and windows are really charming! And the flowers- they are everywhere(in all of theLäs mer
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- Dag 14
- tisdag 9 augusti 2016 17:00
- ☀️ 20 °C
- Höjd över havet: 26 m
- FrankrikeRochefort-en-Terre47°42’4” N 2°20’4” W
The prettiest french village of 2016
9 augusti 2016, Frankrike ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C
We just had to see the most beautiful village of France of 2016. It has that 'something', but it also has tourists. A lot of them. We liked Rochefort, but we weren't amazed by it. (Where is the river,Läs mer
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- Dag 14
- tisdag 9 augusti 2016 19:30
- ☀️ 19 °C
- Höjd över havet: 38 m
- FrankrikeGuer47°54’28” N 2°7’30” W
Guer village fest
9 augusti 2016, Frankrike ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C
So after returning home we were greeted by a village fest in full swing. We had to take a look at the happening (it is just 2 minutes walk from the house after all). So the dinner plan went down inLäs mer
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- Dag 15
- onsdag 10 augusti 2016 13:00
- ☀️ 17 °C
- Höjd över havet: 80 m
- FrankrikeAvranches48°41’5” N 1°22’1” W
Avranches
10 augusti 2016, Frankrike ⋅ ☀️ 17 °C
Our firsts stop today. Beautiful view of Mont St. Michel from Jardin des Plantes that we visited.
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- Dag 15
- onsdag 10 augusti 2016 14:00
- ⛅ 18 °C
- Höjd över havet: 47 m
- FrankrikeMont Saint-Michel48°38’10” N 1°30’41” W
Mont St Michel
10 augusti 2016, Frankrike ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C
You can see from a distance that this is a magical village. But the closer you get, more and more people you meet. We had no idea what were we getting into. It gets to the point when you can't evenLäs mer
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- Dag 15
- onsdag 10 augusti 2016 18:00
- ⛅ 18 °C
- Höjd över havet: 6 m
- FrankrikeAnse de Dinard48°38’10” N 2°3’20” W
St. Malo and Dinard, port cities
10 augusti 2016, Frankrike ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C
Sun, beach and burgers - that was our afternoon in Dinard. After bad attempt to visit St. Malo(no parking, unfortunately -because the city looks amazing from the outside and a lot of sailboats in theLäs mer
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- torsdag 11 augusti 2016 13:00
- ⛅ 21 °C
- Höjd över havet: 48 m
- FrankrikeLohéac47°51’41” N 1°53’43” W
Auto musem
11 augusti 2016, Frankrike ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C
So we learned there is a massive car museum just 15 minutes from the house. We had to see it. After the first hall we were already amazed by the collection but the halls kept on coming. This museum isLäs mer
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- Dag 16
- torsdag 11 augusti 2016 18:00
- ☀️ 25 °C
- Höjd över havet: 54 m
- FrankrikeRennes48°7’29” N 1°42’27” W
Rennes
11 augusti 2016, Frankrike ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C
Rennes is just about 40km away from our house, so we went to see the old city centre and it's famous wooden houses. It's pretty big city(you can compare it to ljubljana). The wooden houses are lovelyLäs mer
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- Dag 17
- fredag 12 augusti 2016 11:47
- ☀️ 19 °C
- Höjd över havet: 38 m
- FrankrikeGuer47°54’28” N 2°7’30” W
Week #2
12 augusti 2016, Frankrike ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C
It's been two weeks on the road already! Wow!
For me, Brittany is a house heaven(I love old stone fascades, as it really gives the charm to the village). I could walk around all day and just look atLäs mer
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- Dag 17
- fredag 12 augusti 2016 15:00
- ☀️ 23 °C
- Höjd över havet: 4 m
- FrankrikePointe du Bil47°30’48” N 2°36’26” W
Damgan seashells beach
12 augusti 2016, Frankrike ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C
We ditched the Damgan's 'must see' sandy beach when we saw 'No dogs allowed' sign and just few miles away discovered beach with hardly any people. And wait for this - all the sand was covered inLäs mer
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- Dag 17
- fredag 12 augusti 2016 18:00
- ☀️ 23 °C
- Höjd över havet: 8 m
- FrankrikeVannes47°38’52” N 2°45’44” W
Vannes
12 augusti 2016, Frankrike ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C
Vannes is a port town with little narrow streets, old wooden houses and a lot of cute petite butique stores. It reminded us a little of Piran. We loved it! 😍
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Jaaa, ful lustno! 🚩 Pa same take trgovince s kjut stvarmi. Ure bi lahko tm prezivela 😊
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- Dag 19
- söndag 14 augusti 2016 13:00
- ☀️ 27 °C
- Höjd över havet: 9 m
- FrankrikePointe de Gourmalon47°6’55” N 2°6’10” W
Pornic :)
14 augusti 2016, Frankrike ⋅ ☀️ 27 °C
As sad as it is to leave Guer and Brittany behind it is time to move. This time into heart of France. On our way to Liglet we had a couple of stops. First was the little port town of Pornic. The nameLäs mer
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- Dag 19
- söndag 14 augusti 2016 16:00
- ☀️ 31 °C
- Höjd över havet: 17 m
- FrankrikeNantes47°12’46” N 1°33’7” W
Nantes
14 augusti 2016, Frankrike ⋅ ☀️ 31 °C
Nantes, famous for its Ile de machine - elephant 🐘 But that's not nearly all what this city has to offer. A bunch of cafes and pattiseries in the old city centre, which reminded us of LjubljanaLäs mer
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- söndag 14 augusti 2016 20:00
- ☀️ 34 °C
- Höjd över havet: 122 m
- FrankrikeLiglet46°30’39” N 1°5’2” E
Home exchange, house #4
14 augusti 2016, Frankrike ⋅ ☀️ 34 °C
We're in Liglet. Yup, exactly. We're in the middle of nowhere(actually we're in the centre of France), where you can hear nothing except crickets chirping, wind blowing through the leaves and seeingLäs mer
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Pariška riviera 👒🍹🌞🌊