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The forecast was for Paris to reach 37 degrees C by Friday. So we decided that we needed to get somewhere coastal. We had already decided and agreed with family and friends that we would make the trip to the Normandy beaches which we had planned as a group but had been delayed for 2Continue reading “Start of our Normandy tour – Caen, Normandy, France”

We caught the 10am shuttle this morning to the drop off point at Porte Maillot, which turns out to be an enormous building site currently. We navigated our way through the temporary walkways hoping we could find our way back for pick up. First stop of the day the Arc de Triomphe, inaugurated in 1836Continue reading “Paris Sightseeing – Bois de Boulogne, Paris, France”

It was finally time to tear ourselves reluctantly away from the Alps. We needed to get a fair way north today due to our future plans before our ferry home. Sadly leaving the Jura mountains and the Burgundy region behind for our next trip. We looked for an overnight stop part way north and spottedContinue reading “Stopping for refreshment on route north – Chablis, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France”

We should probably be thinking of moving further north towards our ferry. However it is lovely here by Lake Annecy, the sun is shining and well, what is the hurry. We went into the picturesque Spar shop in the village complete with nitrogen cooled vegetables display and stocked up on some lovely fresh supplies andContinue reading “Staying put – Duingt, Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes, France”

Having arrived the evening before and stayed in at the campsite for a barbecue. This morning we were keen to walk down to the shore of Lake Annecy and see the view. So for our morning dog walk we headed into the medieval village of Duingt complete with 2 castles. Chateauxvieux (Old castle) from theContinue reading “Cycle to Annecy – Duingt, Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes, France”

Wow, what a day. I am not sure I have superlatives enough to describe our day today. We had booked into to visit the engineering marvel which is the Téléphérique de l’Aiguille du Midi. A two-part cable car journey, first to the Plan de l’Aiguille station at 2317m. Then second section, which has a spanContinue reading “Ascending Mont Blanc on the Aiguille du Midi and on to Lac D’Annecy – Duingt, Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes, France”

The plan for this morning was to visit the Montenvers train which visits the Mer de Glace (Sea of Ice) glacier at 1913m on the Mont Blanc Massif. The forecast was for rain and cloud all day today and so some of the things we planned which needed good visibility were out. We chose whichContinue reading “Cloud cover and maintenance – Chamonix-Mont-Blanc, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France”

Start Elevation – 1670m, End Elevation – 1030m. Max Elevation – 2642m, Min. Elevation – 290m Approx daily change in elevation – 3448m We were awake really early in anticipation of our trip over Col du Galibier. we had got an early night lulled to sleep by the sounds of the river running over stonesContinue reading “Up to the top and back again, Col de Galibier, La Plagne – Chamonix-Mont-Blanc, Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes, France”

This morning started slowly as we set about doing some forward planning as our time remaining is getting low and there is so much more we would like to see. This turned into a session looking for ski-in/ski-out aires for the ski season in our next trip. That lead to yet more places we wouldContinue reading “Wild Camping – Le Pied du Col, Alpe du Haut Provence, France”