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General forum area => Ride Out Reports => Topic started by: raesewell on June 14, 2022, 01:59:52 pm
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For the first time in 3 years I'm taking Mrs S off to France. We land in France on the 22nd June first stop one of our favourites, St. Omer, then, Versailles (Melanie wants to take a look at the palace), Semur-en-Auxois, Chateauroux, La Rochelle (again), Bagnoles-de-l'Orne, and finally before heading back to the tunnel Montreuil-sur-mer. With one more stop at the Hippodrome March to break up the journey north. I have noticed a pattern over the years it seems we are seeing how many different ways we can get to La Rochelle ;D
If I remember to take my David Bailey hat with me and tie a knot in my hanky I might take some photos :winkthumbs:
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Your David Bailey hat and your Jerry Hall sunscreen.
It's going to be hot!
Get those bins aligned nicely, in the background.
Have a good one.
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Enjoy! Looks like a good fun plan and I have a couple of places starred at La Rochelle so it must be good :D
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Have a good time Rae, La Rochelle is one of my favourites along that coast, I will be in the south of England that week and the weather is looking fine.
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I'll do my best not to make the bins prominent but they always seem to be in the background somewhere, and lets face it what a mess we would be in without bins ;D
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I went to the Palace of Versailles a few years ago whilst doing some work with Peugeot in Paris.
It was quite spectacular, so I'm sure that you won't be disappointed!
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Melanie is the one that likes looking around big old houses ??? I'm just along for company, we bought the tickets online so we are all set when we arrive :winkthumbs:
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Rae in addition if you have any interest in WW1 memorabilia, then at the airfield at St Omer there is a memorial near to the entrance from the road and, if the club hanger is open, there are quite a few artefacts within it from the period. The airfield is around three miles from the town.
St Omer was the principal staging post for newly trained pilots and replacement aircraft on their way to the Front from England, in WW1.
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Not really our thing, the WWI and WWII thing has been done to death ??? Although on one of the French Duffers trip we did stop at La Coupole.
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Had a pint of this and thought of you Rich
(https://i.ibb.co/cYbd2Xd/20220621-212019.jpg) (https://ibb.co/J3xPrFP)
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Had a pint of this and thought of you Rich
Mmmm - very nice! 3 more pints of that and you wouldn't be able to think of me. Or anything.
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Have a great trip Rae
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Had they run out of Lager then Rae?
Have fun en Francais.
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I do just fancy a cider now and then
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I do just fancy a cider now and then
Combine your love of France with a slight penchant* for cider:
https://en.normandie-tourisme.fr/the-cider-route/
*[French, from present participle of pencher, to incline]
'Incline' probably describes the effect quite well.
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Guess where we are ;D
(https://i.ibb.co/NLMKynL/20220622-161624.jpg) (https://ibb.co/SKzB37K)
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Melanie enjoyed this one
(https://i.ibb.co/tBPMbF3/20220622-181616.jpg) (https://ibb.co/1ZJf9jb)
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Oeer missus.
A cheeky pint in both senses.
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I need to pay more attention. It must be the only QV in France.
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This mornings bleedun croysant
(https://i.ibb.co/ZXMF3Sk/20220623-084343.jpg) (https://ibb.co/KhrfYD3)
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I was just thinking of your dear departed dad as I ordered bleedin croysants from the supermarket... :winkthumbs:
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Aww thank you Brian :winkthumbs:
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We come all the way to France to find Haribo which we can get less than a mile from our house, who knew?
(https://i.ibb.co/4MJwSYq/20220623-185508.jpg) (https://ibb.co/wCYZQwk)
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Possibly because it's a European company - German
Good sweets like their good bikes?
Just keeping on message...
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Trust you to shatter my illusion >:(
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Must be cheaper in the real EU. I hope you have room in your luggage for a few dozen packets. Whatever it is...
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This fence would last about 10 minutes in Normanton before someone ran it in for scrap
(https://i.ibb.co/BVX6cDH/20220624-114515.jpg) (https://ibb.co/C5k9mdp)
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A very impressive building but a rubbish tour
(https://i.ibb.co/hLdcpHC/20220624-113939.jpg) (https://ibb.co/zQ2FKbN)
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Damn that's a lot of gold! And cobbles!
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Not too shabby for a town hall...and not a gold plated poubelle in sight ;D
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Good photos, Rae. Keep them coming!
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The weather has been very kind to us with not a sign of the predicted thunder storms, I'm sure that could change at the drop of a hat :P
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Talking of hats, you'd look good in a beret Rae ::)
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Not a bin in sight!
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Our resting place for the night in Semur en Auxois
(https://i.ibb.co/FnCJ8gJ/20220625-155906.jpg) (https://ibb.co/WsjFBgF)
The weather turned to light rain after the D91 out of Versailles so we had a route change and took the motorway. All settled in now with a beer in my hand ;D
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Came across this rare beast in the back streets of La Rochelle
(https://i.ibb.co/7vYhxWm/20220628-100412.jpg) (https://ibb.co/ZdL9R8D)
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We are back in Blighty, the bike has a cozy nook for the night, Ady should recognise it >:(
(https://i.ibb.co/8YXc9Y9/20220701-152244.jpg) (https://ibb.co/sWtHqWq)