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FRANCE 2019: #aMonthLater

Just realized it’s been a month today since we left on our summer trip to France… will start posting itineraries every day… #aMonthLater… here’s the home-made itinerary🙂 It feels like a long month when you are traveling, discovering new places, … Continue reading

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23. No Other Lands Their Glory Know

Sunrise in Chantilly… smooth connection in Dublin… SFO Museum… dinner at Tofu Plus… yum 🙂

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21. AMBOISE: La Loire à vélo

No-picture-day… an all-biking-day… almost The Royal Way… through the lovely forest of Amboise… past vineyards… Dierre… to Bléré… grab lunch at L’Épi de blé… Ré… picnic on the plage… on the Valley of the Cher… to Chenonceau… Back to Amboise… … Continue reading

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20. VAL-DE-LOIRE: Tintin & Gardens

To bike or not to bike… rain late morning… change of plans for a Tintin day… best day for kids, we hear 🙂 … a Garden Festival… wish we had more time for the gardens… they have a special story … Continue reading

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19. VAL-DE-LOIRE: Amboise

First things first… Sunday in Amboise is farmers market day… LE DIMANCHE À AMBOISE, C’EST MARCHÉ! Walking to the market… charming little streets… lovely Loire… most delicious strawberries with a hint of fraisier des bois… fromage de chevre… saucisses… pâté… … Continue reading

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18. VAL-DE-LOIRE: Saumur to Amboise

Another hot day in Loire Valley … to start in a troglodyte cave… the Saut-aux-Loups… mushroom cellars… too early for lunch… that’s what the next destination is for… Tours! We miss the marché artisanal in Tours… have lunch at Les … Continue reading

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17. VAL-DE-LOIRE: The Castle Triangle

On a hot day… hide in a castle… repeat three times… from the playful Château-Musée de Saumur… to the enchantments of the Azay-le-Rideau… closing the castle triangle with the Renaissance gardens of Villandry… après-chateaux in Saumur… lively place… no reservation, … Continue reading

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16. RENNES: Museum of Brittany

Driving day… from Bretagne to Val de Loire… with a book detour… in Becherel… playful gifts… Quels sont ces chateaux… D’ou viennent ces fromages… delicious desserts for the sweets collection… a cool exhibit on a hot day… Peuples du Froid… … Continue reading

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15. BRITTANY: Cancale & Saint-Malo

Today is the Cancale oyster day… we stop by the oyster farm… there is only a French tour in the afternoon… English in July… we try our luck in the town center… visit the Cancale Museum… learn about the scenic … Continue reading

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14. Cancale & Mont-Saint-Michel

Slow start in Cancale… beautiful promenade… soothing sea… lovely lunch at Le Bout du Quai… oysters… seafood… sweets… views… love at first sight & bite 🙂 Afternoon trip to Mont Saint-Michel… one hour drive back in Normandy… huge but very … Continue reading

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