- Ancient sites
- Art
- Day trips
- Entering France
- Festivals
- Fond Farewells
- Food
- Food markets
- Forests-Mountains-Streams
- French B&Bs
- French Chateau
- French Churches
- French Cities
- Friends joining us
- Gardens
- Getting to know the locals
- good beach – sea views
- Guided tours
- Hop on-Hop off
- Italian B&Bs
- Italian Festivals
- Italian Hairdressers
- Italian long stay
- Italian Towns
- Learning to cook the Italian way
- Local History
- Medical Emergencies
- Mountain Roads
- MUSEUM VISITS
- Pretty villages
- Restaurants
- Tourist Town
- Travel
- Travelling through
- Uncategorized
- Visiting friends
Tunnel to Adventure!
Finding the Hotel was an Adventure! DAY 1: 3rd September: BRUAY-La-BUISSIERE: This time we started our Adventure using the Channel tunnel, welcoming the 25-minute rest and leg-stretch before reaching the other side, just outside Calais. As we emerged from the tunnel seeking the toll road I wound down the window. Immediately we noticed that […]
Relaxing in the South of France.
We Stop for Relaxing and Feasting. Day 5: 6th & 7th September: SORGES: We were now well and truly in the North Dordogne. The countryside we passed through became increasingly beautiful, and we noticed a change in the style of buildings old and new. SORGES – RETURNING TO A LOVELY […]
Embrun – Gateway to Italy…
DAY 8: 10th September: EMBRUN: Gateway to Italy We chose Embrun as our last stop in France: Gateway to Italy – it made for an interesting journey. We passed looking around Lyon and Grenoble, and viewing the famous Lac de Serre-Poncon, much visited by the locals. Before crossing into Italy we stayed overnight […]
We Fall in Love with Padua
Italian Ice Cream Cools us Down. DAY 11: 13th September: MESTRE: We fall in love with Padua, although on this short three-day trip we explored four centres. Everyone who visits Venice exudes rapture with that place and we were making a return visit. To save money we stayed just outside in Mestre, a […]
