Roadtrip - Pt II
26 października, Francja ⋅ ⛅ 7 °C
It's hard to think of a nicer way to spend a Sunday afternoon than driving through the French countryside and the Massif Central highlands.
Autumn colours, quiet villages, amazing scenery 😊
D@mn Czytaj więcej
Roadtrip - Pt I
25 października, Francja ⋅ 🌧 10 °C
We're on the road this afternoon. Our ultimate destination is Lyon but we've got a few days to get there.
We'll be mostly using minor roads, which makes for a slower journey time but more scenery to Czytaj więcej
Exploring - Rocamadour
25 października, Francja ⋅ 🌧 12 °C
Another rainy day, another very pretty village.
The gravity defying medieval village of Rocamadour is built on 3 levels. The village, comprising a single street, is near the bottom of the cliff, Czytaj więcej
Exploring - Castelnaud
24 października, Francja ⋅ 🌧 14 °C
Continuing our theme of "exploring lovely French villages in the rain", next on the list was Castelnaud-la-Chapelle ...
Exploring - Cabanes du Breuil
24 października, Francja ⋅ 🌧 11 °C
The description in the tourist literature reads '15th century rural dwellings, reflecting the ancient ways of peasant life'.
Another description reads 'former agricultural outbuildings of a farm, Czytaj więcej
Cabin Fever
23 października, Francja ⋅ 🌬 15 °C
It's so nice to see the sun again after 2 days of wet weather.
Mr Fit-Body was keen to don the hiking boots and have an active day in the great outdoors. Ms Office-Body has a cold (or possibly a Czytaj więcej
Exploring - La Roque-Gageac
22 października, Francja ⋅ 🌧 18 °C
The weather forecast hinted that the rain would be clearing in the afternoon so we pointed the car in the direction of La Roque-Gageac. We were hoping to squeeze in a short river cruise, weather Czytaj więcej
Exploring - Chateau de Biron
22 października, Francja ⋅ 🌧 18 °C
From the 11th to the 20th century, this Chateau has seen it all.
Besieged, taken, modified, beautified, landscaped (now lost), modernised, renovated, and now being restored. There's a long list of Czytaj więcej
Exploring - Domme
21 października, Francja ⋅ 🌧 17 °C
Rain !!!!!!
We've been lucky with the weather so far but it seems Lady Luck is done with us. Rain, fog, and constant drizzle were the order for the day. Oh, the joy of having a car 😀
Today's Czytaj więcej
Exploring - La Roque St. Christophe
20 października, Francja ⋅ 🌧 17 °C
There is evidence of human occupation in the caves and crevices here since prehistoric times. At the end of the first millenium, the 'guys in charge of things at the time' decided to build 5 defensive Czytaj więcej
Wherever The Bus Will Take Us
19 października, Francja ⋅ ☁️ 22 °C
We'll be picking up a hire car tomorrow and will be able to explore further afield but, until then, we're on shank's pony or wherever a local bus will take us.
Today the bus took us the Saint-Genies, Czytaj więcej
A Nice Day For A Short Walk
17 października, Francja ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C
A sunny day, a fresh baguette, a river-side trail ... perfect 👌
Staying Awhile - Sarlat la Caneda
16 października, Francja ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C
Beautifully preserved medieval and Renaissance buildings, foodie paradise, and our base for the next week or so.
Our accommodation is in the centre of the old town, an 'attic' apartment in a 500 year Czytaj więcej
Passing Through - Chambord
14 października, Francja ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
Chateau de Chambord, the largest and most recognisable chateau in the Loire Valley.
Built as a royal hunting lodge in the 16th century, and a symbol of wealth and power, it was rarely used by the Czytaj więcej
Passing Through - Blois
13 października, Francja ⋅ ☀️ 18 °C
After a long, lazy breakfast in Ghent, we were back on a train for our next transit leg.
Destination: Blois
During the Renaissance, Blois was the official residence of the King of France. The older Czytaj więcej
Passing Through - Ghent
12 października, Belgia ⋅ ☁️ 18 °C
Breakfast, pack up, bid farewell, and a short walk to the train station ... our bike/barge adventure wrapped up quickly this morning and we were in transit by 10am.
Destination: Ghent
After dropping Czytaj więcej
Flanders by Bike - Day 7
11 października, Belgia ⋅ ☁️ 16 °C
The last day of our bike/barge adventure, people were scattering in all directions. The bikes, and route maps, were available for anyone who wanted a loop ride from Bruges but a lot of people had Czytaj więcej
Flanders by Bike - Day 6
10 października, Belgia ⋅ ☁️ 17 °C
Today's route was 44 km from the mooring point near Lovendegem, 10 km NW of Ghent, to Bruges. For the most part, the route followed the canal which connects the two cities, occasionally veering off Czytaj więcej
Flanders by Bike - Day 5
9 października, Belgia ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
Sun !!! We have sun !!!!!
The weather so far has been cool and cloudy .... good for cycling but a little drab for our photos. Today, the sun popped out from behind the clouds and we basked 😊
We Czytaj więcej
Flanders by Bike - Day 4
8 października, Belgia ⋅ ☁️ 17 °C
Antwerp to Dendermonde .... 50 bum-numbing kilometres alleviated by looking at lovely scenery.
We started the day by riding into the market square of Antwerp at 9.00am and almost having the place to Czytaj więcej
Flanders by Bike - Day 3
7 października, Belgia ⋅ ☁️ 16 °C
A leisurely start to the day as the barge pootled from Dordrecht to our starting point near Tholen. The resounding chorus at breakfast was "oooh, my aching bum-bones" !!!!
It was unanimously agreed Czytaj więcej
Bikes, Action, Camera
6 października, Holandia ⋅ ☁️ 15 °C
A quick video from the camera attached to the handlebars of Ms Office-Body's bike.
The sound has been muted to remove the huffing, the puffing, and the swearing 🤬
Flanders by Bike - Day 2
6 października, Holandia ⋅ ☁️ 16 °C
Breakfast on the barge is from 7.15am to 8.30am so we set the alarm to ensure we were up 'n' showered in time. The barge was already in motion by the time we started eating, making its way to Vianen Czytaj więcej
Flanders by Bike - Day 1
5 października, Holandia ⋅ ☁️ 14 °C
After our very short visit to Amsterdam, we boarded our barge 'De Holland' and found our cabin. It's a good size, plenty of room to unpack what we need and store the suitcases under the bed.
The Czytaj więcej
Amsterdam - Just Passing Through
5 października, Holandia ⋅ ☁️ 13 °C
On the move this morning from Rotterdam to Amsterdam. We only had a little over an hour to kill in Amsterdam ... this passed far too quickly with a stroll around some of the gorgeous canals near the Czytaj więcej














































































































































































































































































