Hastings – the battle field or what’s left of it
Hastings was a revelation! For ages I’ve been listening to the ‘The British History Podcast‘ and was waiting, as so…
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An afternoon in Rye
We left Dungeness and on the way to Hastings passed Rye. This is a very pretty medieval town, where three…
Canterbury
Canterbury has seen pilgrims since the Middle Ages. But even before that the Romans were here and the first cathedral…
Arriving in Tours
Tours was already our last stop on the Plantagenet trip and after enjoying two nights in an apartment in Poitiers,…
More stuff to see in the historical center of Poitiers
The historical center of Poitiers was indeed a treasure trove and we spent a whole day walking around and exploring…
The historic sites of Poitiers
On the first morning in Poitiers we started with our sightseeing tour of the historic sites of the city at…
First impressions of Poitiers
After a long day in Chinon, which involved a lot of walking, we arrived in Poitiers. Unfortunately we missed the…
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…
Off the beaten path around Le Mans
Since there is more to Le Mans than just the Cité Plantagenêt we strolled through the city in search of…
About me
Traveling is a way of life. While doing so I taste everything a country has to offer, and read a lot. There is nothing better though than enjoying all three at the same time. So come along for the ride.
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An afternoon in Rye
We left Dungeness and on the way to Hastings passed Rye. This is a very pretty medieval town, where three…
Canterbury
Canterbury has seen pilgrims since the Middle Ages. But even before that the Romans were here and the first cathedral…
Arriving in Tours
Tours was already our last stop on the Plantagenet trip and after enjoying two nights in an apartment in Poitiers,…
More stuff to see in the historical center of Poitiers
The historical center of Poitiers was indeed a treasure trove and we spent a whole day walking around and exploring…
The historic sites of Poitiers
On the first morning in Poitiers we started with our sightseeing tour of the historic sites of the city at…
First impressions of Poitiers
After a long day in Chinon, which involved a lot of walking, we arrived in Poitiers. Unfortunately we missed the…
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…
Off the beaten path around Le Mans
Since there is more to Le Mans than just the Cité Plantagenêt we strolled through the city in search of…
About me
Traveling is a way of life. While doing so I taste everything a country has to offer, and read a lot. There is nothing better though than enjoying all three at the same time. So come along for the ride.
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