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...
The Chinon Castle aka The Royal Fortress of Chinon The Royal Fortress of Chinon was founded already in the 10th century by Theobald I., Count of Blois. Two centuries… 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 enchanted town of Chinon The town of Chinon came to our attention due to its proximity to Fontevraud and of course its history with… 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...
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… 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...
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… 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...
Saumur Our history trip was planned as an eco-friendly one, so after the Sunday market in Le Mans we took 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...
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… 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...