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… Read more Share this:Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window)Click to print (Opens in new window)Like this:Like Loading...
First impressions of Poitiers After a long day in Chinon, which involved a lot of walking, we arrived in Poitiers. Unfortunately we missed the… Read more Share this:Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window)Click to print (Opens in new window)Like this:Like Loading...
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… Read more Share this:Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window)Click to print (Opens in new window)Like this:Like Loading...
Arriving at Fontevraud Abbey The bus from Saumur took less than an hour to get to Fontevraud Abbey and without further ado we walked… Read more Share this:Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window)Click to print (Opens in new window)Like this:Like Loading...
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… Read more Share this:Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window)Click to print (Opens in new window)Like this:Like Loading...
More walking around in the historic town of Le Mans Saturday morning started with blue sky and warm temperatures and a visit to the Cathedral Saint Julian. We had circled… Read more Share this:Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window)Click to print (Opens in new window)Like this:Like Loading...
Stromness and the south of Mainland Orkney The ferry to Hoy left from Houton, which is in the southwest of Mainland Orkney. So while already in this… Read more Share this:Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window)Click to print (Opens in new window)Like this:Like Loading...
The small town of Kirkwall is big on history Arriving in the town of Kirkwall was an experience. It’s all so familial that even the car rental picks you… Read more Share this:Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window)Click to print (Opens in new window)Like this:Like Loading...
Orkney – Churchill Barriers and the Southeast One of the main reasons my friend wanted to visit Orkney was Scapa Flow and Günther Prien. If you don’t… Read more Share this:Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window)Click to print (Opens in new window)Like this:Like Loading...
What to see in Kaunas and is it worth going there? I left Vilnius by train to travel to Kaunas, the next city on my imaginary list of what to see… Read more Share this:Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window)Click to print (Opens in new window)Like this:Like Loading...