The former capital of Champagne, whose famous fairs have brought prosperity for a long time, Troyes is a city of art, with numerous churches, museums, old mansions and houses.

Troyes has been the French hosiery capital since the 16th century, and also of the andouillette (sausage made of chitterlings). Troyes Gare means: Train station. Read the rest »

Instead of eating French loaf on the sidewalk under the Eiffel Tower, our derriéres found themselves ensconced on our sofa for our 9th wedding anniversary. Plans for the 9th of March heading nowhere fast due to lack of funds.

A couple of weeks later though, a work commitment gives us a chance to get creative. There’s a delivery in Belgium and we decide to carry on driving … Read the rest »

This is a photo journal of our visit to the Normandy beaches.

Our first visit to the north of France and having come from Newcastle, the north of England, with all our camping gear onboard, the choice of pitching a tent at one of the (many) camping grounds was easily made… We found a site on the cliffs overlooking Omaha beach. We had a couple of objectives: the American cemetry, the beaches and from there…..

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Get this picture in your head…

You’re sitting in Holland with a couple of days off over a long weekend, and an (overdue) appointment in the south of France.

What would YOU do?

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