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We discovered that there was another event happening in Epernay that we thought we should check out. It was called the Ballon Soirée. (Drinks at the balloon). We have seen the Ballon Captif -Epernay from our terrace numerous times. It … Continue reading →

With less than 3 weeks until our journey home begins, we cannot believe how quickly the time has gone ( and not sick of each others company…..YET). We have decided that France is a very expensive place to eat out, … Continue reading →

We are still enjoying our time in Epernay. We took Barney on a day trip and our first stop was Chalons-en-Champagne which has 2 UNESCO listed churches.The Collegiale Notre Dame-en-Vaux is a lovely Romanesque Church and a gathering place for … Continue reading →

We have now been in Epernay for 2 weeks so thought it must be time for an update. Our pace has definitely slowed down doing long lunch days, days at home relaxing but also some more sightseeing. Our apartment is … Continue reading →

We did explore more areas in and around Caen besides the ones dedicated to WW11. Caen was founded by William the Conqueror in the 11th Century and even though as we said it was heavily bombed during the war, there … Continue reading →

First, we must apologise for the format of our last blog! We will endeavour to improve from now on! If you are not interested in the 80th Anniversary of the D Day landing and the Liberation of Caen, look away … Continue reading →

Now that the pace has slowed down a bit we can recap on our final days spent in Vannes. We have enjoyed our apartment in Vannes, a nice relaxing place to return to after all the sight seeing, sitting on … Continue reading →

We left La Rochelle to head to Vannes but decided to have a couple of stops on the way. First stop for coffee was Les Sables d’Olonne, a lively seaside resort on the French Atlantic Coast. We walked to the … Continue reading →

Now we are flying solo, just the 2 of us. We left San Sebastian to head back into France for our 3 night stop in La Rochelle. We needed a stop for lunch, so popped into the town of Saintes, … Continue reading →

We left Madrid to travel to San Sebastian for a 2 night stay. We had a lunch stop at Pamplona to show Julie where she could run with the bulls if she so wished. However, she declined after seeing the … Continue reading →