Is the Austrian parliament worth a visit?
The Austrian parliament re-opened in January 2023 after a lengthy renovation process. Five years and 420 mio Euro later the…
Author: Pollybert
Fontevraud Abbey – a must-see for history lovers
After a quick first overview of Fontevraud Abbey, to get the lay of the land so to speak, we could…
Arriving at Fontevraud Abbey
The bus from Saumur took less than an hour to get to Fontevraud Abbey and without further ado we walked…
The food of Saumur – what and where to eat
Saumur has just a few hotels, so with limited choice we ended at the Sohotel hotel, which sounds a lot…
Breakfast at Stadtboden
The last day of the year 2022 fell on a Saturday and was therefore just another morning to go for…
Saumur
Our history trip was planned as an eco-friendly one, so after the Sunday market in Le Mans we took the…
Popsugar Reading Challenge 2023
Another year, another reading challenge! Not that I followed the one from the last year. I think I didn’t even…
What I learned in 2022
Honestly I thought the worst was behind us, but 2022 still had it in it for us. Even the Queen…
More impressions from Le Mans while chasing the Plantagenets
What a difference two hours on the TGV make. The first picture here is from Paris, looking out of the…
Breakfast at Orient Occident
Our visit started already with the unfortunate problem that the heating system was not working. Since we all have to…
