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France Randonnée 2013 (aka the France Ramble 2013): Day 2 - Dragging a Little and A Royal Abbey
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France Randonnée 2013 (aka the France Ramble 2013). The second annual ramble this time through France. Tuesday, July 16, 2013. Day 2 - Dragging a Little and A Royal Abbey. Was about an hour away by car, so we set out to drive across more French countryside to reach it. Given our late start, we detoured into Tours Centre (the center of Tours, and to Gabrielle's dismay) and had a little lunch at a local brasserie. Tours is a lovely small city of about one hundred thousand people. Well, partly because Rambl...
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France Randonnée 2013 (aka the France Ramble 2013): Day 7 - A Couple of Tourists in Paris
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France Randonnée 2013 (aka the France Ramble 2013). The second annual ramble this time through France. Friday, July 19, 2013. Day 7 - A Couple of Tourists in Paris. With the first air conditioned hotel room of the trip and our jet lag seeming to disappear, your Ramblers actually got a good full night's sleep. Instead of sugar plum fairies we dreamed of the Starbucks right next to our hotel. Tres Bien! First, the Arc - What's to say? Inside the Arc de Triomphe. Arc from Middle of Champs-Elysées. Next up w...
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France Randonnée 2013 (aka the France Ramble 2013): Day 5 – Normandy
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France Randonnée 2013 (aka the France Ramble 2013). The second annual ramble this time through France. Thursday, July 18, 2013. Day 5 – Normandy. Today was a somewhat somber day so your Ramblers apologize for the tone of this entry. We visited the American Cemetery at Normandy. Standing on Omaha Beach. After traipsing on the beach, your Ramblers climbed a hill that looked down on Omaha Beach and visited the remains of some German pillboxes and cement bunkers/gun placements along with a memorial to the 1.
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France Randonnée 2013 (aka the France Ramble 2013): July 2013
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France Randonnée 2013 (aka the France Ramble 2013). The second annual ramble this time through France. Tuesday, July 23, 2013. Day 10 - Homeward Bound. After an uneventful ride to the airport in a Prius cab, a long flight to Dulles and a two-hour drive home (we took the back way this time), our adventure has come to an end. In our 25 years of marriage, we may have just had the best vacation ever. We are already considering the next Euro Ramble, perhaps to Italy. Until then, keep rambling. We enjoyed the ...
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France Randonnée 2013 (aka the France Ramble 2013): Day 3 - Loire Valley Time Travel
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France Randonnée 2013 (aka the France Ramble 2013). The second annual ramble this time through France. Wednesday, July 17, 2013. Day 3 - Loire Valley Time Travel. Day 3 and we are in the flow- well, except for the sleep thing. Today's event was an arranged tour with Loire Valley Time Travel. Next, we progressed through the countryside to a lunch spot in Montrichard. We arrived a little before noon, so naturally no. Decorative mushrooms for a chef in Paris. After parading around in the 52 degree caves for...
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France Randonnée 2013 (aka the France Ramble 2013): Day 1 to Day 2 - Cars, Planes and 3 Hour Dinners
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France Randonnée 2013 (aka the France Ramble 2013). The second annual ramble this time through France. Saturday, July 6, 2013. Day 1 to Day 2 - Cars, Planes and 3 Hour Dinners. And the Air France representative handed us a letter from the airline apologizing for the plane being late (who does this? Tomorrow we are going to the Abbaye Royal de Fontevraud where my people the Plantagenet's are buried. Until then au revoir and keep rambling. July 17, 2013 at 11:20 PM. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom).
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France Randonnée 2013 (aka the France Ramble 2013): Day 9 - Notre Dame and Le Tour
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France Randonnée 2013 (aka the France Ramble 2013). The second annual ramble this time through France. Tuesday, July 23, 2013. Day 9 - Notre Dame and Le Tour. As the tour came to and end it was close to 10pm and we retreated to the hotel room to watch the awards ceremony and the light show, which was great. We were bushed and went to bed knowing we were headed for home tomorrow. Until then, au revoir and keep rambling. July 26, 2013 at 7:51 AM. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Day 8 and 9 - The End.
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France Randonnée 2013 (aka the France Ramble 2013): Day 4 - The Road to Port-en-Bessin-Huppain
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France Randonnée 2013 (aka the France Ramble 2013). The second annual ramble this time through France. Thursday, July 18, 2013. Day 4 - The Road to Port-en-Bessin-Huppain. Day 4 dawned with your Ramblers yet again slow to rise. Could be the jet lag still lingering or the wine or both, who knows. Anyhoo, we got on the road about 10am after first hitting up the local artisan boulanger (which means baker. It is impressive and still in use. This hotel is close to all the Normandy visitation points and is ver...
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France Randonnée 2013 (aka the France Ramble 2013): Day 10 - Homeward Bound
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France Randonnée 2013 (aka the France Ramble 2013). The second annual ramble this time through France. Tuesday, July 23, 2013. Day 10 - Homeward Bound. After an uneventful ride to the airport in a Prius cab, a long flight to Dulles and a two-hour drive home (we took the back way this time), our adventure has come to an end. In our 25 years of marriage, we may have just had the best vacation ever. We are already considering the next Euro Ramble, perhaps to Italy. Until then, keep rambling.
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