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    • Gün 44

      A delightful day - Argenton-sur-Creuse

      11 Eylül 2021, Fransa ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C

      Last night we had our Vietnamese dinner, lovely light meal, and lovely flavours that we haven’t had since before the lockdown in Sydney! Had breakfast in our cute little hotel - Hotel Élysée - which is on a corner by a roundabout. We of course had the window wide open, and there was quite a lot of noise going on when we went to bed - Friday night in the city, and people hooning round the roundabout…we are fairly used to noise and went to sleep, but in the early hours both woke to a lot of racket and closed the window - it was by then cool and airy - and there was absolute silence.! It was uncanny, realised there was double glazing on inspection, but it kept out every sound….Pity we didn’t realise it earlier, I would have overcome my need for fresh air!

      So this morning after breakfast at 9 sharp a taxi arrived to collect us and our bags. We were getting a 20 km lift to a tiny town so that we only had 15 kms to walk here - to Argenton-sur-Creuse….and the bags were carried on to the hotel! What a perfect system. And the walk today was also perfect…good signage, very pretty countryside through forests and rolling hills, and comfortable walking weather. We have finally, for the moment anyway, left the open expanses of grain fields, and walked through wooded paths, little country roads, past many castles and, being Saturday, we again even saw signs of a wedding at one of the castle entrances with flowers and names! Only 15 kms seemed a breeze after yesterday’s long effort, so we were very relaxed - had picnic lunch after about 10 kms, stopped for coffee/chocolate and wandered in at about 2.30. Hotel expected us, bags in room (excellent as upstairs, no ascenseur)!

      After the usual showering/washing and a bit of downtime we ventured out to see the town - it has been called the “Venice of Berry” so we were expecting something good. Well it didn’t disappoint - this is such a beautiful place. Venice made us think of canals, but there are none - just the Creuse river snaking through the town, and picturesque houses built on the banks, old bridges, just a lovely feel. And plenty of life, people out and about, enjoying a lovely Saturday. There is a high side of the town - a bit like Buda and Pest, and we climbed up to the high side where there is a chapel looking over the town. Then had a drink in the square and now back and relaxing before dinner, which is in the hotel tonight.

      Tomorrow should not be arduous either - 14 kms to Gargilesse, where we stay 2 nights. It is a small place, been named one of the “plus beaux villages de France “ so should be a pleasant sojourn.

      I will add photos here of the walk, and then make a separate entry for the Argenton photos, too many for one entry (you can only have 6) and they are so beautiful.
      Okumaya devam et

    • Gün 19

      Day 19: Le Chatre - Neuvy-St-Sepulchre

      31 Ağustos 2016, Fransa ⋅ 🌙 20 °C

      Distance: 18.6 (421.6/1448.7)
      Weather: 27C, sunny and at times cloudy
      Mood: ultra social
      Blisters: 0 (I DIYed some insoles that seem to work)
      Staying at: Camping Municipal Les Frênes

      A walk with company again! Yesterday I met a Dutch (Richard, 24) and a Belgian (Jonas, 22) guy and we walked together all day. A lovely change to the solitaire walks and with a lot more breaks than I'm used to. Walking together, I have decided, in the right company, is much easier than alone.
      In the evening I met my parents at a campsite and after a beer and a dive in the pool, we all ate together. It was another great, social night, which will become part of my treasured memories of the camino.
      Okumaya devam et

    • Gün 5

      National Park La Brenne

      12 Haziran 2018, Fransa ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C

      Today dawned sunny and bright so we decided to visit the National Park de la Brenne, which is basically a network of lakes interspersed with ancient woodland. First stop of the day was a great bird hide at Lake Purais... lots of water lilies and nesting whiskered terns. We visited three hides in total... all with different birds on offer. Highlights were the red backed shrike and the black redstart! Home for lunch before an afternoon swim dodging the showers. Three more games of ping pong... Nat in the lead so far but who knows what tomorrow holds!Okumaya devam et

    • Gün 45

      At Gargilesse, very pretty village

      12 Eylül 2021, Fransa ⋅ ⛅ 24 °C

      Truly beautiful walk today, and only 14 kms, but there was one arduous section. We set off in the delicious cool, about 12° I think, and followed the path through just gorgeous woods, along a straight path that was once a train track, and through small villages and farms. Some ups and downs as we were near the Creuse, and it goes through a valley with fairly steep banks on each side.

      The difficult part came when we were well past half way, had walked by the river admiring the gorgeousness and came to a dam. Then the instructions were to go left up some steps and climb up between the rocks…and this did indeed involve clambering up the very steep hillside, grabbing branches, easier on hands and knees, but tricky with sticks and backpack… that didn’t last too long, but was a relief to reach the top!! Then it was quite easy, along roads and we knew we were only a couple of kms to Gargilesse.

      Just after our climb a man saw us and suggested a prettier way to walk here, through the woods instead of taking the road…at that point we didn’t feel at all like plunging back into the bush..he said there was a track, but they always have intersections and we felt we could get hopelessly lost! When we did arrive here, to this village on the side of a hill, we were glad we didn’t risk it, looking down at the wilderness! I think we disappointed the man…People here are so friendly and helpful everywhere we go…

      Arrived and had a beer at a little establishment as we walked in. From there we realised we could see our hotel - hotel des Artistes - just down the road…so easy this time. There are only 2 hotels anyway, and we did see a gîte, but a tiny village, totally picturesque, and a bit of an artists’ colony. George Sand is very big here (the other hotel is hotel George Sand!) as she lived here and loved the countryside here during her colourful life. Tonight we dine at our hotel, and tomorrow at George S, as our restaurant part is closed Monday. When we arrived at about 1.30 the restaurant was complet with Sunday lunch diners, and the fraught waitress didn’t want to deal with us (I can sympathise- she looked run off her feet!) but she took pity, our bags were there and she gave us the key…

      Amr found a much friendlier man - the boss I think - who was very friendly. He asked us how we had got out of Australia! He couldn’t believe we were here walking and having a holiday. The rules in Oz are getting notoriety everywhere it seems. Amr also found out from the man that we could have a bag of washing done for €7…excellent!

      We had an initial walk around, not far to go, and every house is charming. There is a château and a church that we will visit tomorrow, and explore down near the little river - the Gargilesse, which runs into the Creuse. But otherwise we will relax and enjoy our rest day and start walking again on Tuesday.
      Okumaya devam et

    • Gün 42

      Neuvy Pailloux - cooler and easier

      9 Eylül 2021, Fransa ⋅ ☁️ 24 °C

      First I will relate the end of yesterday, Wednesday, as again we had one of those surprise fabulous dinners. First we looked round Issoudun which was a more bustling small town than we’d almost seen anywhere. Shops were open and there were people visibly doing things and bars open in the main square. We tracked down our walking route out of town for this morning, not difficult, and then sat in the square for a beer. Still extremely hot.

      Dinner was 7.30, and in our little hotel. Arriving at the dining room we could see we were in for a treat. Immaculately set tables, Paul approved glasses, and lovely menu. I started with a “taboulé”of tuna, quinoa and herbs with an amazing sauce, Amr had carpaccio of tête de veau, we both had pan fried whole trout with amazing vegetables (note in the photo the little plastic bird that is in fact a lemon squeezer) (and don’t note my face which was still blazing from the heat). On the list for desserts and fromages there was “omelette norvégien” and I asked what it was, imagining some cheesy eggy thing, but she said meringue, and it turned out to be a sort of mini bomb alaska!! (I guess that’s where the Norwegian came in)…So we shared one! Such a lovely way to end rather a hot and less interesting day.

      So this morning we set off before 9 as we wanted to arrive at Neuvy Pailloux by 2pm, as Cécile had warned us that the hotel reception would be closed between 2 and 5. Easy, as only about 15 kms, and it turned out to be an easy and pleasant walk. It was still more of the same open plains - ploughed fields, sunflowers and today some rapeseed for the first time. But the difference was it was cool!! It did rain in the night, though not thunder, and the temperature had dropped to a very pleasant level, and there was mostly a high cloud cover - made all the difference. The directions were clear, and the signage good. We had to turn off the true path at Thizay - a small town, and come 2 kms off track to here and our hotel. I think it is the only place between Issoudun and Châteauroux where we go tomorrow, so will have to walk the extra kms back to the track, plus the 21 km on to Châteauroux, so a longer day tomorrow, but we know and will take it easy.

      Meanwhile we are having a wonderful afternoon of leisure in our big, airy room, catching up on reading, emails, news (Amr!) as the village of Neuvy Pailloux is tiny, and we have already seen it. Dinner here tonight. They were doing a roaring trade at lunch time, but I don’t anticipate an experience like last night (this hotel is on a big main road), but you never know - this is France.
      Okumaya devam et

    • Gün 43

      At Châteauroux - a city

      10 Eylül 2021, Fransa ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C

      A rather arduous day today, in total we have walked about 27 kms, including walking back to the chemin from Neuvy Pailloux (3 kms from the hotel) and extra walking now and then to see which route had signs! Anyway, we survived with no aches or pains, just rather tired!

      But again, I have the dinner from last night to report…again, it was amazing. Our hotel, which was rather equivalent to a roadside motel, produced the most beautiful food - in taste and presentation. Even a fancy and delicious amuse bouche to start. We drink local wine usually, not on the international market, but we love it. This dinner Amr started with a lentil and fish dish, and I had a gazpacho (with many side garnishes), Amr had fish and I had duck for mains. Both fantastic, and the accompanying vegetables were all little specialties in themselves…hard to describe. Imagine perfectly smooth mashed potato, wrapped in a cylinder of a very fine potato crisp, planted with chives and a nasturtium!

      Today I felt a little seedy, and I think it may be due to an overdose of this wonderful food - having to acclimatise to the butter and cream used to make it all so delicious. It doesn’t feel heavy at the time, but tonight we may seek out a Vietnamese meal (no hotel dinner tonight - we are on our own), and something very light.

      Setting off this morning it was cool - 18° - and some moisture in the air. It had rained quite heavily yesterday late afternoon, and a little during the night. After a while we took out ponchos, but refrained from actually putting them on, and it all cleared up, and during the long walk it was even sunny and a little too hot by the end. But a breeze, and mostly lovely walking conditions. One funny incident was when Amr was exploring a potential path (wrong as it turned out) - he saw 14 rusted Citroens from the 30s all sitting in a row in a field!!

      The first part was very pretty and comfortable but the last half of the walk got a little tedious as we approached Châteauroux. There was some highway walking, and then when we took the path around the city, a sort of ring road path, the signage through the fields got very poor and we just ploughed on and hoped, and then suddenly the signs would turn up again. It is always tedious entering cities, but we made it, and when we approached the centre Amr turned on his Google maps to lead us to the hotel. We got here just before 4 pm, so quite a long day. Cute hotel, small room, all good. We will sleep well tonight.
      Okumaya devam et

    • Gün 46

      Quiet, lazy day at Gargilesse

      13 Eylül 2021, Fransa ⋅ ☁️ 28 °C

      We have had a lovely lazy day. Very therapeutic I think, though it goes against all instincts to be so idle!! This is a tiny place, so it didn’t take long to explore further than we did yesterday, but the houses and surrounding countryside is really exquisite. We had a bit of a walk after breakfast, discovered where we must walk out tomorrow, as even in small places like this the markings are hard to find among buildings.

      Having established that we walked along the little roads along the Gargilesse river (stream really) and got to where it joins the Creuse. We met a man on the bridge at the confluence who said that the river is very low at the moment because the dam (where we clambered) is under repair and is letting the water flow, so none building up as it usually would. It was very pretty though. And we went into the 12C Romanesque church. Very beautiful and amazing frescoes in the crypt.

      Came back to our room for a bit, and realised that there is nowhere to buy food for lunch today…so we went up to the bar where we had beers on arrival yesterday and had coffee/chocolate and they could offer a croissant! I remembered the muesli bars I have, and so we are quite ready for dinner at the George Sand restaurant tonight!

      This town is so small, but there is a constant flow of people coming through. Tourists I mean. Many retired-aged groups, or individuals, or cyclists and hikers. They appear, wander round, admire and take photos! We sat for a couple of hours on a bench in the place du château and watched the passing parade as we read our kindles. Very peaceful day. Our hotel is also very quiet. On Monday the restaurant is closed, so no passing people wanting lunch, and the whole place closed except for our secret hotel side entrance.

      Tomorrow we walk about 20kms to Crozant, and the walk sounds as if it continues on this gorgeous path of forests and rivers - and lakes - we will stay at the hôtel du Lac…sounds lovely! Hope there’s not too much clambering!
      Okumaya devam et

    • Gün 19

      Home exchange, house #4

      14 Ağustos 2016, Fransa ⋅ ☀️ 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 seeing nothing but clear blue sky(with so many stars!) - bring it on comets!🌠

      We arrived just a few minutes before the sunset, and you can see it directly from the garden(Thanks Brit for putting up the chairs and all), and also the wine was waiting for us (Thanks Deb!) so there's that. House is very big and old(apparently has a very kinky history). I think we'll be just fine. 😉
      Okumaya devam et

    • Gün 45

      Camping Chateauroux

      12 Nisan 2022, Fransa ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C

      Der heutige Tag bestand aus Auto fahren. Der Campingplatz Le Rochat / Belle-Isle war das Ziel. Er ist ganzjährig geöffnet und eignet sich daher sehr gut als Transitplatz für Fahrten nach Portugal. Dafür ist er geeignet.
      Morgen geht es heim
      Okumaya devam et

    • Gün 3

      Chateau Valencay

      20 Mart 2022, Fransa ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C

      Das erste Schloss 🏰 auf unserer diesjährigen Reise durchs Loiretal war Château Valencay.
      Nach seinem äußerlichen Erscheinungsbild stammt aus dem 16. Jahrhundert. Mit dem Bau wurde 1540 begonnen, der von Jacyues d‘Estampes in Auftrag gegeben wurde.
      1803 erwarb Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Perigord mit Napoleons Hilfe dieses Schloss für 120.000 Franc. Talleyrand wurde 1754 in Paris als 2. Sohn geboren. Durch seinen angeborenen Klummfuß wurde er von seinen Eltern für die geistliche Laufbahn bestimmt. 1788 wurde er zum Bischof geweiht, was für seine Herkunft recht spät war. Inzwischen war er ein sehr hoher Beamter und gehörte am Abend vor der französischen Revolution zur Gesellschaft der Dreißig. Da er sich zu dieser Zeit für die Verstaatlichung von Kirchengut aussprach, wurde er 1791 von Papst Pius XI exkommuniziert. Ob Talleyrand dieses vielleicht sogar wünschte, ist nicht klar zu belegen. Jedenfalls lernte er die Schönheit Madame Grand ungefähr zu dieser Zeit kennen und lebte mit ihr in wilder Ehe. Napoleon Bonaparte forderte 1801 seinen Außenminister auf, sie zu heiraten oder sie aufzugeben. Im September 1802 gaben sich Talleyrand und Catherine Grand das Jawort und bezogen wenige Zeit später dieses Schloss. Die Treppenstufen wurden auf das Leiden von Talleyrand angepasst und lassen sich äußerst bequem nehmen. Die reich möblierten Räume spiegeln den Prunk des Lebens auf diesem Schloss Anfang des 19. Jahrhunderts wieder. Von 1808-14 wurde der spanische Prinz auf Napoleons Befehl gegen seinen Willen, aber auf möglichst angenehme Weise, von Talleyrand festgehalten.
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