Category Archives: Rambles

You may recall from my earlier post that we loved La Rochelle. So much so that we returned last week for another stay, three days this time. I am glad to report that we still love La Rochelle. One thing … Continue reading →

The weather has turned hot again – mid-80s today; we’re keeping the strenuous activity to a minimum and to the morning. This morning we returned to an area near us that is designated as a nature preserve: the Plaine of … Continue reading →

Okay, phew! I finally got my pictures of Bourges ready for a post. Hard work, you know! Bourges is a mid-sized city about two hours south of us. For tourists, its attractions are a beautiful, HUGE Gothic cathedral, and many … Continue reading →

Next, we drove to the town of Sancerre. I doubt anyone knows of Sancerre unless they like French white wine. The region around Sancerre produces a beautiful white wine. One small part of the city proper is a bit touristy, … Continue reading →

We’re off on another ramble! Our first stop is in Bailley, where we’ll visit the caves of the local wine cooperative. This winery is known for sparkling wines – we’d call them champagnes except that a wine cannot be called a … Continue reading →

Last Wednesday we left, with Mary and Gilles, on a ramble toward the south. We really didn’t go too far – our return trip, which was from the farthest point south, took less than two hours to get back to … Continue reading →

If you travel around enough, you will surely encounter some things you just could not expect. The harbor of Auray gave us just that experience. We drove to Auray when we left Carnac. Mary had told us that the old … Continue reading →

Sunday we drove half an hour and went back 5000 years. The town of Carnac has the largest set of megaliths in the world (a megalith is a large stone embedded upright in the ground by human activity). The megaliths … Continue reading →

Okay, our trip to Saint-Pierre-Quiberon requires a little up-front explaining, as most of you know Laurie and I are not beach people, and Saint-Pierre-Quiberon is most definitely a beach community. Our friends Jamie and Hervé Rufin have been vacationing in … Continue reading →

Okay, let’s start with the pronunciation of the city of Troyes. One would, at first glance, think it was pronounced as we pronounce “Troy” in English; I mean, after all, there are only two lousy letters tacked on to the … Continue reading →