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    • Traveler5 girls do Europe
      Day 10

      Last day in France - temps cool YAY

      September 13, 2023 in France ⋅ ⛅ 23 °C

      Early morning for me and Beth today… just can’t sleep in at the moment.
      We had a leisurely breakfast (some of us) and then off to town for cafe au lait and brekkie for Kel and Lou. Afterwards I opted to return to the apartment for some relax time, get my feet right and just have some time to myself. So the rest of this post is by Kelly…

      Much cooler today, yipee! Wandered the elegant streets of Reims, it really is beautiful, clean, scented roses blooming. Traffic still a little crazy and of course we always look the wrong way, risky! We have disappointed ourselves for the lack of shopping, me not so much but I am traveling with 3 black belts so a little surprising. Visited the Reims cathedral which is incredible, 34 French kings and queens have been crowned there. Reims looks totally original to me but it was bombed badly during the 2nd world war but has been beautifully restored, so you wouldn’t even know. We visited Maison Mumm, very simple in comparison to Pommery, like Burger King to French Cafe, you could say the product is the same? We had a lunch after being turned away from a couple as they closed for food at 1.30!! It was ok but have to say the food and service is not as good as Paris. The gorgeous young things are a little scathing of us old birds. No tips for them! We had done enough for the day, we have food at home and have a V early start, so home dinner, just a platter (gourmet of course) and plenty of champagne. Tomorrow is a travelling day, we arrive in Roma late afternoon and of course the priority is finding a bar with the rugby on, we are hoping the boys will manage against Namibia, God willing. I know Roma will be 4 crazy days, a new experience for Disey who of course wants to do everything! Then to Valencia for a pool/beach holiday, relaxing, woohoo, over and out xxxxxx

      Me again…some more photos of our neighbourhood. We have had some hilarious moments here…Louise doesn’t fail to surprise and gobsmack me at time, from her fantastic communications in french, to her Keilyisms of words that seem to rise up in bubbles above her head for me… Frencharony, there seems to be a ‘arony’ added to many things. Makes me laugh often.

      Beth has got us on Vodka and Water - good for the waistline and I like it.
      See ya in Rome, I cannot wait!      Read more

    • TravelerVia @ 70
      Day 18

      Reims 22 miles

      July 30, 2023 in France ⋅ ☁️ 20 °C

      I have briefly mentioned before my two mates who are travelling with me. We are inseparable. Before the trip we got on fine but over the past couple of weeks I have not been getting on too well with one of them. We start each day on good terms, and over breakfast, on those days I get such a thing, nothing is said but as soon as we get going the grumbling starts and it just seems to get louder as the day wears on. On the long days we are pretty much shouting at each other by the time we finish. However today, for the first time, we were all quite chummy for ages. I think, and hope, that our relationship may just have turned a corner. It was a 22-miler so plenty of time to fall out. Only 15 miles tomorrow. Surely we can stay civil to each other for that long. I feel that I have done my best, always smear on Compeed anti-blister stick before we set off and slather on plenty of CCS cream after the night-time shower. He has two main complaints. The wee blister on the end of my second toe has not changed much but isn’t so painful nowadays. The large blister which was on the ball of my foot in line with the second toe seems to have moved along a little each day leaving fairly robust, or numb, skin behind. Just thought you would like to know.

      The bearded pilgrim, who I met in Canterbury, still the only other pilgrim I have met, was very vocal in declaring that the French were very rude to him. He had been swore at, shouted at and even spat on. He thought it was a Brexit thing. “They hate the British now.” It seemed to be his abiding memory of travelling across France. Made me a little nervous as I was about to spent 6 weeks doing just that. I am still less than half way across France but I haven’t come across any bad feeling at all. In fact it is remarkable how almost everyone I pass acknowledges me with a “Bonjour” and/or a wave. Possibly a haircut and a shave might have been a good idea for him.

      A very curious coincidence occurred as I wandered into Reims. I spend most of my walking time listening to Desert Island Discs as I have mentioned before. Got through nearly 300 of them. This one was Christina Lamb, journalist, who told a story about meeting a politician from Pakistan called Benazir Bhutto and I noticed that I was walking through a park dedicated to the same person. What are the odds on that I wonder?

      In a sort of Travelodge hotel tonight and the only practical eatery nearby was a Buffalo Grill. Didn’t manage to finish my burger dinner but they did give me a litre carafe of chilled tap water that was lovely.      Read more

    • TravelerVia Francigena
      Day 30

      Stage 21: Hermonville à Reims

      May 10, 2023 in France ⋅ ☁️ 50 °F

      Its spelling notwithstanding, Reims is pronounced like the English word “rancid” but without the “id.” Go figure.

      Definitely in Champagne now!

      No rain until very late in the afternoon, after I had already arrived. No rain, but lots and lots of huge puddles. A lot of them completely covered the path, and I had to hold onto one tree or branch after another to avoid falling in as I slipped and slid along the edges.

      I visited the Cathédral de Notre Dame, which is lovely. Two highlights for me were the smiling angel and the stained glass panels by Marc Chagall. Wondrous!      Read more

    • Þangað og heim afturFrakkland 2023
      Day 21

      Provins - Champagne

      June 4, 2023 in France ⋅ 🌙 18 °C

      Frá Fontainebleau fór ég til Provins, bæjar sem er þekktur fyrir vel varðveitt virki og hús frá miðöldum, svo mjög að hann fór á heimsminjaskrá 2001. Það var álíka djöfullega heitt í dag og í gær, en það bjargaði miklu að það var nægur vindur til að maður var ekki alveg að stikna úti við.

      Fann mér svo notalegt tjaldsvæði í Dormans í Marne-dalnum, innan um vínekrur. Keyri kannski Kampavínsveginn á morgun. Verst að geta ekki komið við og smakkað - mig langar alveg í kampavínssmökkun en langar hinsvegar ekkert til að láta taka mig fyrir ölvunarakstur😉      Read more

    • Þangað og heim afturFrakkland 2023
      Day 21

      Fontainebleau

      June 4, 2023 in France ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C

      Í dag fór ég og skoðaði Fontainebleau, fyrrum aðsetur franskra konunga og keisara. Hún minnir mig um margt á Hampton Court-höll í Englandi, s.s. að því leyti að þetta er algert völundarhús, þarna eru híbýli frá mörgum tímabilum og sagan spannar aldir og marga konunga og drottningar, nokkra Napoleóna og a.m.k. einn páfa. Vel þess virði að gera sér dagsferð frá París, og hún er ekki eins vinsæl og Versalir, sem þýðir minni troðningur og færra fólk.

      Ég hitti svo á að það var listahátíð í gangi, sem fjallaði annars vegar um Belgíu og hins vegar um veðurfar í list, en þar sem fyrirlestrarnir voru á frönsku gagnaðist það mér lítið. Hins vegar var ókeypis inn í tilefni hátíðarinnar og opið inn í málverkagallerí sem oftast nær er lokað almenningi. Svo voru ungir leiðsögumenn að segja fólki frá hinu og þessu og ég græddi á því. Mjög góð heimsókn.      Read more

    • Sommer 2022
      Day 1

      Erster Zwischenstopp

      August 2, 2022 in France ⋅ ⛅ 28 °C

      Wir haben auf unserem ersten Zwischenstopp ein schönes Plätzchen zum Übernachten gefunden: Mitten in den Weinbergen der Champagne in Hautvillers😊 Es ist grade noch so warm, dass Matze und Nera draußen auf der Mauer liegen😂 Viel zu sehen gibt es in dem Örtchen nicht, auch wenn es schön ist. Essen gehen kann man leider auch nicht es gibt nur Champagner an jedem vierten Haus zu verkosten (und die sind nur tagsüber auf). Das heißt wir hatten heute einen Vespertag👍 Morgen geht es weiter auf der Landstraße nach Rouen.Read more

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    • TravelerParis
      Day 6

      The 3rd Musketeer

      July 19, 2022 in France ⋅ ☀️ 38 °C

      We checked out of our hotel in Massy and checked into our hotel in the 6th Arrondissement. It was a trek as one of the train lines was under construction but mainly because, as Americans, we travel with way too much stuff!
      We made it in local fashion (we caught the train to Paris city centre) and dropped our bags and hit the streets! My girl Rachel finally made it to Paris at the same time we checked in.

      We decided to take it easy because we knew we had to get up and be at the tour spot by 7:15am.

      After taking Rae to a neighborhood restaurant (this is my second time at our hotel) we made it back to the room and hung out. My girls popped open a bottle at midnight to toast my bday celebration.

      The day was as I imagined, navigating my way through Paris like a local.      Read more

    • Chrismin & Herr Pantsch
      Day 8

      Kreuz & quer durch Frankreich

      October 2, 2022 in France ⋅ 🌧 15 °C

      Unser Tagesziel haben wir erreicht. Wir haben auf einem Stellplatz im Parc naturel régional de la Montagne de Reims übernachtet. Mit viel Nebel sind wir um 7 Uhr in den Tag gestartet.

      Frühstückstipp: Der frühe Vogel bekommt Brot aus dem Brotautomaten in der Nähe.

      Jetzt geht‘s weiter Richtung Süden ☀️      Read more

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    • Misadventures Of WandaTaking The Long Way
      Day 48

      Trépail

      November 19, 2023 in France ⋅ ☁️ 13 °C

      We were both up at 6am today. For some reason I didn’t sleep that great, I was really hot and just kept tossing and turning.
      By 8am I was dressed and Ellie was in the shower doing her hair and once she was out and dressed, we had a quick cup of tea and then we were ready to hit the road.
      We had a mega drive ahead of us today. 208 miles in total and we left at 9am and TomTom said we wouldn’t arrive until 3:30pm. Of course our first port of call would be for LPG and I searched my app and found an E’ le’clerc filling station 30 miles away. I also found 3 more at the major town just before we got to our aire but I didn’t want to leave it that long ideally.
      Fortunately for us the Le’clerc station was a 24 hour garage and self service LPG and it had gas and we managed to fill up.
      I reset the sat nav and we had 188 miles left and after popping into Aldi bakery for some pastries we got back on the road.
      Cutting across France and Spain without using the toll roads is pretty easy. It’s long straight roads, just like America, until you come to a town or village. Then depending on the size of the town it depends on how many roundabouts are involved to get around it and then we are back up to 55mph.
      It was a pretty mundane journey and we didn’t stop at all, but we did have plenty of fun pointing out the buzzards and herons. France has a crazy amount of buzzards, they are almost on every other post when we’re driving.
      Finally at 4pm we got to our aire in the village of Trèpail. It’s a strange place to have an aire as there’s absolutely nothing here of any tourist value except a bakery and vineyards. Trèpail is deep in the heart of Champagne region and there’s 13 growers just in this one village and there’s Vineyards in all directions as far as the eye can see.
      Our air is beautiful once again. It’s a gravel purpose made car park and each bay is separated by wooden bollards forming 5 bays for motorhomes. We also have free water and a grey and black dump station.
      As we parked up there was a sign pointing out a pizza vending machine just 5 minutes walk away and after sorting Wanda out and having a cup of tea that’s where we went for dinner.
      It’s crazy that you can get a semi fresh cooked pizza out of a vending machine and this isn’t our first vended pizza. We had one a couple of years ago when Ben was with us. They are actually pretty good.
      The Pizzas took 5 minutes for both pizzas to be cooked and delivered out of the slot and then we walked back to Wanda. I quite like walking back to Wanda with pizza because by the time we get back it’s cool enough to eat.
      Once the pizzas were finished I put the hot water on and while that heated up we had a cup of tea. Then I had a shower and we both got our Pyjamas on and settled in for the night.      Read more

    • TravelerSpanien 2023
      Day 2

      Morgen in der Champagne

      October 9, 2023 in France ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C

      Es war eine sehr ruhige Nacht, kein Verkehrslärm kommt hier oben an. Improvisierte Toillettenentsorgung im Garten, aber für Ent- und Versorgung für Wohnmobile ist rundum gesorgt. Wir verabschieden uns noch herzlich von dem Winzer und starten zur heutigen Etappe in den Süden.Read more

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