Cirque de Navacelles
À la recherche de temps perdu! We were intending to go to Trèves but took a wrong turn and ended up at the Cirque, which we used to visit regularly when the kids were young but we haven't been to in around a decade. We arrived early, a blessing given how narrow and...
Wines of Piemonte
Retrospective: My Japan Trip
Café Liègeois
This three boules epic was served up for Euro 8.90 at a restaurant in Beaugency where we stayed the night on the way down to the south of France. Café Liegeois at Teo Jasmin
Sur le bateau encore une fois
Here we go again. This time the boat is packed with people, mainly Brits. DFDS gave strict instructions to check in two hours before departure but they only started boarding at 9 am, half an hour before the scheduled sailing time. Quelle horreur! It's now time to...
À Bientot St Malo
After a beautiful sunset, we had wine and cheese. Leaving tomorrow! 🙁
St Malo Inner and Outer
We stayed at Quic de Groigne inside the old walls, but the beaches were just a stone’s throw away
War Memorial at St Malo
St Malo was chic but we felt the weight of the past at its war memorial
The Forest at Huelgoat
Entering the forest through a corridor of ancient rocks
Crozon market
The marché at Crozon was vividly colourful
Presqu’ile de laVierge
Walking towards Cap de la Chèvre, we looked out over Ile de la Vierge
Pointe de Dinan
Exceptionally beautiful place where they are protecting the habitat and vegetation
Wild beaches and more menhirs
The beaches beyond Camaret were wild and unspoilt
Crozon felt wild at heart
Beautiful beaches and seafood at Crozon
Fish soup at L’Albatros
Fish soup at the Albatross
Looking out over cliffs
The end of the world is nigh
Dolmen, tumulus or menhir?
What is the difference between dolmens, tumuli and menhirs?
Auray et ses Ateliers
Auray had one of the nicest café-bookshops you could imagine, but some of the objets d’art were bizarre
More menhirs at Erdeven
Heading on from Carnac, we walked among the standing stones at Erdeven
Audierne was odd
It wasn’t just the church at Audierne that was odd
A Light Lunch at Locronon
We had a bread and cheese picnic after looking round the granite church and buildings
Sardine City
Douarnenez — famed for being the birthplace of canned sardines
Sunday marché at Carnac
Carnac market on Sundays was outstanding
Delicious fish soup
Soupe aux poissons with cheese and roue
Breton Krampoezh
Brittany is famous for its galettes and crêpes. You can eat them for breakfast, lunch or dinner.
Les Bretons et Bretonne
Some place names sound more Welsh or German than French
Carnac et ses Menhirs
We planned to see the standing stones at dawn
Vannes et ses Murs
Vannes felt venerable and well-heeled
Rennes et ses Galettes
We stayed at the Garden hotel in Rennes and found an amazing Creperie just around the corner
Sur le bateau
Inside the bowels of the Transmanche to Dieppe
Normandy Les Mecs
We visited Normandy and the beaches were littered with memories of war.
Brittany Pre-Trip Reading
A Tragic Ending
Breakfast in Sevilla, bus to the airport and then the day got worse
On To Prado
We headed south and visited some of the white villages of Andalusia
Flamenco on Valentine’s Day
It seemed appropriate to experience the passionate yearning of Flamenco on Valentine’s Day
An Arabic Palace
We visited the gardens of the Alcazar, a name that derives from the Arabic word palace (Al Qasr)
Milkshake Moment
This milkshake scored 7/10 on my totally subjective rating scale
Casa de Pilatos
The garden at Casa de Pilatos was a high point
The Cathedral
Big Religion from the era of Magellan. But I enjoyed the 1200-steps walk up the Giralda tower
The Market and Potteries
The ceramics museum was an unexpected surprise after visiting the Triana food market
Dinner and Breakfast
Fried eggs for breakfast, lunch and dinner
Triana
Triana was buzzing and full of colour
Sevilla and Andalusia
Finally some sunshine in the city of oranges
Greek Wines
Greece’s indigenous grapes have put it on the map for wines with a difference
Polarsteps: first trip
Here is a link to my first account of a trip using the Polarsteps app. https://www.polarsteps.com/easywheeling/13665244-annual-pilgrimage-south?s=d2922821-b9c9-4553-891a-925756bd044f
Ouefs and Cochon Noir
Cochon Noir aux raisins We had a delicious meal at Le Terral in Soubès. The bar, as we call it, has had its ups and downs over the years, and Mme told us last night that she would be handing on the reins at the end of the month. Anyway, this may well turn out to be...
On the high seas
We are sur le bateau rolling our way over to France! The Transmanche ferry is swaying lazily from side to side, but we set off in foul weather and high winds, and it's only just starting to settle down. As we left Newhaven, the waves were surging in slow motion over...
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Barolo and BBQ
We are Barolovers. Seven bottles, the oldest from 2000