tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34965601845621114872024-03-20T15:10:57.464+00:00P and J's Excellent AdventureTravel, trouble, research...Ropeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03359273144714619141noreply@blogger.comBlogger536125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3496560184562111487.post-84226529889651935832023-07-24T11:50:00.001+01:002023-07-24T11:50:32.659+01:00Final blog - England<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifkSbB69PzwiwBZtiaDVTzDeGB2efUwJJOIH6SiQBIVUikDVyvC6uMqBNizS7NqtdaCTVFyb5YpI5wnxHFyClsOfByWoq2ZyQf82P7onc74Qp4xXr71TqLfGNO6MEI5c3wDfmyjjccDBbyZANSbGcASHw7dEDMg9Wg7ZKn7i833xtpAlDGBf6Z54FbAX2e/s4000/IMG20230722135601.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifkSbB69PzwiwBZtiaDVTzDeGB2efUwJJOIH6SiQBIVUikDVyvC6uMqBNizS7NqtdaCTVFyb5YpI5wnxHFyClsOfByWoq2ZyQf82P7onc74Qp4xXr71TqLfGNO6MEI5c3wDfmyjjccDBbyZANSbGcASHw7dEDMg9Wg7ZKn7i833xtpAlDGBf6Z54FbAX2e/s320/IMG20230722135601.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p>Ropeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03359273144714619141noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3496560184562111487.post-13991848612754952462023-07-20T20:43:00.003+01:002023-07-20T21:14:28.845+01:00Hit the beach - again<p> We're back on Juno beach for our last night in France. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Tonight we are staying in Falaise which we visited on 31 Aug 21.</p><p>We did first have a look around Domfront which is a nice mediaeval village though currently feeling everything but mid-summary. Few shops open, and few visitors even though it is school holidays.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsHXe1AWBVExPLB6GNscBwQLRRq4JOO6PwSKH4uM3x6aOHoT67e116RZ3a8yPF5crrNcoF34LprowidwI7zYlzgqTCJxtasZXMS9SC15k3hEo75hL6fPjR_ZSGnlKqp9mYx8NXu-vnT9iAK5aQzfmkyOE7Lw5Oht0JuA1c4CiW9fQuFt2JqiLBRk-qzax2/s4000/IMG20230719142442.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsHXe1AWBVExPLB6GNscBwQLRRq4JOO6PwSKH4uM3x6aOHoT67e116RZ3a8yPF5crrNcoF34LprowidwI7zYlzgqTCJxtasZXMS9SC15k3hEo75hL6fPjR_ZSGnlKqp9mYx8NXu-vnT9iAK5aQzfmkyOE7Lw5Oht0JuA1c4CiW9fQuFt2JqiLBRk-qzax2/s320/IMG20230719142442.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3MZEI0oi8VwhJukXEy-RDnWCDcWLXZ0CWNA51764KElOKyzRv31XZBRbpdyL8fajjWzK0ceNXa84FkDlZxa2QzxoVEWmSC21uYtqhCBvSykY0J9RYDKqF9vdQzwN3v6wr30KUcIG2wLsiDWAeh64KBdV5Gtzp7NpPRiETC2I9fnKL0arsGRI4BkWy_nd6/s4000/IMG20230719142452.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3MZEI0oi8VwhJukXEy-RDnWCDcWLXZ0CWNA51764KElOKyzRv31XZBRbpdyL8fajjWzK0ceNXa84FkDlZxa2QzxoVEWmSC21uYtqhCBvSykY0J9RYDKqF9vdQzwN3v6wr30KUcIG2wLsiDWAeh64KBdV5Gtzp7NpPRiETC2I9fnKL0arsGRI4BkWy_nd6/s320/IMG20230719142452.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ7zzAbz4ioIg8vIU3-Gl-CS_VD-WylkvqZQnLQAE56S4Pd7bvP2mSA1CJRGP6_5kqageo5vSzBJwZMXwJhd1sYIHJu_A8bme1z2YNYxJXDUoJa3cNKZA9VWt7wGcU1H197L2pvkK_SdCXh-ZEU4TZ0v7QG4C7T5yuqaHqtiKJ8-7ViN8CNtUhGnF-BDgx/s4000/IMG20230719142525.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ7zzAbz4ioIg8vIU3-Gl-CS_VD-WylkvqZQnLQAE56S4Pd7bvP2mSA1CJRGP6_5kqageo5vSzBJwZMXwJhd1sYIHJu_A8bme1z2YNYxJXDUoJa3cNKZA9VWt7wGcU1H197L2pvkK_SdCXh-ZEU4TZ0v7QG4C7T5yuqaHqtiKJ8-7ViN8CNtUhGnF-BDgx/s320/IMG20230719142525.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The unusual St Julien. Built in late 1920s in neo-romantic style, though surely there was a church there before? Check that spire!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvhyNangYsPHMuorMBq9vzv3gceU0AtXwtSN3-vm_E7-5fTNK4tDPYNriVf8Kan68oVVyD9XCzUBEWNLDyQmh7QDLccKlgQt1kWIRB8GQk_AsJ_nb41nGPvRSBdWpY5MkpIVgjM1X70qLvrMr3QRC-QHN_h0m1QsRdf-VQzDfHCgeCa21OS2Ua9MBt3AgC/s4000/IMG20230719143430.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvhyNangYsPHMuorMBq9vzv3gceU0AtXwtSN3-vm_E7-5fTNK4tDPYNriVf8Kan68oVVyD9XCzUBEWNLDyQmh7QDLccKlgQt1kWIRB8GQk_AsJ_nb41nGPvRSBdWpY5MkpIVgjM1X70qLvrMr3QRC-QHN_h0m1QsRdf-VQzDfHCgeCa21OS2Ua9MBt3AgC/s320/IMG20230719143430.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Decorated with part-mosaics</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCz_R1wnk-Vnd94k5MEcUZwwpvp4i8La5aeIVORXXgxdDtl7y20lK02pITCfb9_KI1y9MqtxDgX93nKkFAmIcUKXmuyBKjpJEWnkcHnhkReJ-FSxDBVGTUqq2CHvfzEDE8iCstJmFm59yKHMxOPtDB4uHtNNrvbwjE0U-Y-E6BPhyY8NXsq5kbn5PImLF1/s4000/IMG20230719143458.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCz_R1wnk-Vnd94k5MEcUZwwpvp4i8La5aeIVORXXgxdDtl7y20lK02pITCfb9_KI1y9MqtxDgX93nKkFAmIcUKXmuyBKjpJEWnkcHnhkReJ-FSxDBVGTUqq2CHvfzEDE8iCstJmFm59yKHMxOPtDB4uHtNNrvbwjE0U-Y-E6BPhyY8NXsq5kbn5PImLF1/s320/IMG20230719143458.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrZtml_pk-qKi-Z71jipPH0ts-rcVgU9nT1GYqdYktnmNLNcjO5HQYft7l_LW40Xh4JZv6_3sc9N9HOJq7hkoJcGm-aUIVHEnEKhv3pribu_9tElCp1n2OmeZ1qXnYqE8INy-pa7knizNZqKt5-pctl7RYWgl0DpjmiagkYqaK7QWEhjSS4LSYxl8NL9_Y/s1507/IMG_20230719_223916.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1130" data-original-width="1507" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrZtml_pk-qKi-Z71jipPH0ts-rcVgU9nT1GYqdYktnmNLNcjO5HQYft7l_LW40Xh4JZv6_3sc9N9HOJq7hkoJcGm-aUIVHEnEKhv3pribu_9tElCp1n2OmeZ1qXnYqE8INy-pa7knizNZqKt5-pctl7RYWgl0DpjmiagkYqaK7QWEhjSS4LSYxl8NL9_Y/s320/IMG_20230719_223916.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5jq6HGHNG06EBgZ7wbc9CakJ61CWVGZefE_BdTDnzzn62sDPDTU2MIOnjAhcO7kIu7dA7iohOnFOQ-SWtOAOYpO0c5NLk5C-Vufd3l6QcHDAnAV6BgeNBdZMCfLsqGRNW13L7dPDm7ogeHgTp6kDd-vzMZGcBwnlc5O_bqIyq-LYIHxunY9LIkJ0ABqpp/s4096/IMG_20230719_223946.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1636" data-original-width="4096" height="128" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5jq6HGHNG06EBgZ7wbc9CakJ61CWVGZefE_BdTDnzzn62sDPDTU2MIOnjAhcO7kIu7dA7iohOnFOQ-SWtOAOYpO0c5NLk5C-Vufd3l6QcHDAnAV6BgeNBdZMCfLsqGRNW13L7dPDm7ogeHgTp6kDd-vzMZGcBwnlc5O_bqIyq-LYIHxunY9LIkJ0ABqpp/s320/IMG_20230719_223946.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">There had to be a castle, this one belonging to William the Conk's son at one point. On the border between Normandy and Brittany, hence England and France, it saw some action.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6Wm13V6-MKU02i7NPZEVW2PINrXyZbk8aKtPBw7LSs-W6TFzIR2CtFGDvOgTWGPIu84tV0z3IOK5hXe09KnE1yy5GlQ-iZg95N1hpAoEw79KUyBsCPVnh-8Uc8L3TMzUHhCzK3wXpCukJX16sViSw-dxW3TPjhlhuHNKTKnXIe3WfmJNn4bhMv24DNXEn/s4000/IMG20230719143408.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6Wm13V6-MKU02i7NPZEVW2PINrXyZbk8aKtPBw7LSs-W6TFzIR2CtFGDvOgTWGPIu84tV0z3IOK5hXe09KnE1yy5GlQ-iZg95N1hpAoEw79KUyBsCPVnh-8Uc8L3TMzUHhCzK3wXpCukJX16sViSw-dxW3TPjhlhuHNKTKnXIe3WfmJNn4bhMv24DNXEn/s320/IMG20230719143408.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We found a British choir practicing in here. Sounded great.</td></tr></tbody></table><br />Ropeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03359273144714619141noreply@blogger.com014700 Falaise, France48.893548 -0.20195620.583314163821157 -35.358206 77.203781836178848 34.954294tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3496560184562111487.post-9019105230789278192023-07-18T21:52:00.011+01:002023-07-19T22:00:49.564+01:00Winding down<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We explored the castle in St Suzanne and that was pretty much our day!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhih1osw7BMNDIiFCBx2qCXWj8YrBevTdghnICDJ2BwF0Lo4Qt2GDYMesfECBn5pbHXsbAPDb4I0IC6VqDti2l4hjAayoGqW3VDwbMgHuD2JrKB19E1vfYHwDQYELfNXT6TR496C8kQr79VL0ZRCus9TlWQrmecv61lDdK2vV7GF2ZwIhpB6bjxjjazBuKm/s4000/IMG20230718134853.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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Temperature is just right, tending to cool.</p><p>We wandered the troglodyte village, visiting artist's galleries and an apple tappery. When grapes failed at the end of the 19thC an old method of preserving apples was revived and these were sold to the British navy as a source of vitamin C to ward off scurvy. The apples are dried at a low temp (no higher than 60), then tapped with a hammer to concentrate them. They end up just 2cm thick. They can be eaten as is or reconstituted with any liquid. We tasted one with apple juice and another with wine and spices. 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It turned out to contain a contemporary art collection and little of its own history. I found the art completely inaccessible.<div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBVqWwJPoaX98OrQ_469NmHR1uyD_XIgmdFHMANSvCyuMqHaXQEXazbu_QysXVMxCX1V3wWRnohaa8SheHtxefiWm-wtoB_te8ykNvznYZxTen8vEE_DlxtUofeD7simWwehlwiLRAZnV-5NzBib4NJTH5zufgUMZx4zs7JUJ6v3YkOfh8GPUxtRik6GaU/s4000/IMG20230716154328.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBVqWwJPoaX98OrQ_469NmHR1uyD_XIgmdFHMANSvCyuMqHaXQEXazbu_QysXVMxCX1V3wWRnohaa8SheHtxefiWm-wtoB_te8ykNvznYZxTen8vEE_DlxtUofeD7simWwehlwiLRAZnV-5NzBib4NJTH5zufgUMZx4zs7JUJ6v3YkOfh8GPUxtRik6GaU/s320/IMG20230716154328.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Let Chateau Montsoreau</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXxTFXb9QKEctT0bB1lqt2K_XcI-ZXsuWDznbEQjvecvOyHe_-5gMDy7QnhZWTwTGtcVPQFZ8-XuX4sBlxfVBa8TCAe-gUjDggZzhGzhiKsanBcLFNz8G2LKDyPuH9bYBiQwXCe6EM0uLKEyfVEJFkCTWx5ImIk1DkZqScRxUWtnnuoPO8rBcZr39tbsFI/s4000/IMG20230716154731.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXxTFXb9QKEctT0bB1lqt2K_XcI-ZXsuWDznbEQjvecvOyHe_-5gMDy7QnhZWTwTGtcVPQFZ8-XuX4sBlxfVBa8TCAe-gUjDggZzhGzhiKsanBcLFNz8G2LKDyPuH9bYBiQwXCe6EM0uLKEyfVEJFkCTWx5ImIk1DkZqScRxUWtnnuoPO8rBcZr39tbsFI/s320/IMG20230716154731.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This was the exception to the inaccessibility. I found it amusing and thought provoking.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7lOeeQ60VDjDa6XF80e8NGGpK5a7i8XzFpblayuvYYQ4nhQVe9BFhTHBVIRsA-EqXzXcSbrNF0X4egHM4vfc3y9SISaGzud0XecpfPEdXTut0y2GKYO8c87gRaiaKS4ynTFoWFnoM1IZ4DCRSgK9t5pvGbd64GsX48uOBwjRlan5B2I669_FOiOJs0BOF/s4000/IMG20230716154746.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7lOeeQ60VDjDa6XF80e8NGGpK5a7i8XzFpblayuvYYQ4nhQVe9BFhTHBVIRsA-EqXzXcSbrNF0X4egHM4vfc3y9SISaGzud0XecpfPEdXTut0y2GKYO8c87gRaiaKS4ynTFoWFnoM1IZ4DCRSgK9t5pvGbd64GsX48uOBwjRlan5B2I669_FOiOJs0BOF/s320/IMG20230716154746.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">(You have to read the packets carefully)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmpZF9QYXzZF4PQzpv7MzzT9OIubF3pMiubwLntk99CtVYPhyhY_nELvfFpQqxmV6hNZbwcUbloRC8Bso2XglAvHZqOC6kvuNnD414r_HrsfIPaGpj_FEJppkBWlA9QqsCxBHFvLaFZ8J4nWVvULL8DPjW596fLU7yihs6aarXTkWaPL-qfH-_S1sV8US5/s4000/IMG20230716154811.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmpZF9QYXzZF4PQzpv7MzzT9OIubF3pMiubwLntk99CtVYPhyhY_nELvfFpQqxmV6hNZbwcUbloRC8Bso2XglAvHZqOC6kvuNnD414r_HrsfIPaGpj_FEJppkBWlA9QqsCxBHFvLaFZ8J4nWVvULL8DPjW596fLU7yihs6aarXTkWaPL-qfH-_S1sV8US5/s320/IMG20230716154811.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I'm still not sure if this is an artwork or simply a miscreant dog</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7giypy1GiwZHKvgM2RAlj1qvMKiK0nOgeWBtsykcY5VIaF8J7oRnDvaw7iVX_tXM-s1jrPJQLddvSup1nrw7FVzrPgl7L5SIqbmYR3AKyi8KZuKT9AagYZ4EP7a4VrjVeTQBj4yhkowhoRcboooGxj_f6SzULZz3MW0xDMFxn7l2un5g5iJACsbTIqedt/s4000/IMG20230716155351.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7giypy1GiwZHKvgM2RAlj1qvMKiK0nOgeWBtsykcY5VIaF8J7oRnDvaw7iVX_tXM-s1jrPJQLddvSup1nrw7FVzrPgl7L5SIqbmYR3AKyi8KZuKT9AagYZ4EP7a4VrjVeTQBj4yhkowhoRcboooGxj_f6SzULZz3MW0xDMFxn7l2un5g5iJACsbTIqedt/s320/IMG20230716155351.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My camera flashed up "group photo". </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxl1e6P0aEp2cp3DCON3gYeH1sndos-dIzdynP-YIRe0CbbyUTeIIH2DkxhR_8YV_UuZYB83xKHRjhm0BxBswCsbDKe_t8QAM_9mLSFYE6bkrU_Bahfpi1oUU5dQyXPDV3vBrAAGeUhgUE2bIlo1JmILTaeltzT5tBPiTkXBLZL_XaiiarhwhEwp_TZErh/s4000/IMG20230716155659.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxl1e6P0aEp2cp3DCON3gYeH1sndos-dIzdynP-YIRe0CbbyUTeIIH2DkxhR_8YV_UuZYB83xKHRjhm0BxBswCsbDKe_t8QAM_9mLSFYE6bkrU_Bahfpi1oUU5dQyXPDV3vBrAAGeUhgUE2bIlo1JmILTaeltzT5tBPiTkXBLZL_XaiiarhwhEwp_TZErh/s320/IMG20230716155659.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Here's the 15thC castle, built for accommodation, not military purposes</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAOFbcluKhT0vplcM11YLTipIcrme6A0luGjAyUsS_2xDcottESpNYcj5My073OOROnnE1HwIgft-YLTBpO3kzL5pVPv9MdnRWbkL-2DXKXdLukrq3PHfYdK2n1mzvYVaBCqFoEHrR3Jyt5amcl91N1wsemV9dezFbCa1frWIZRnx3JM3H4IXTdzdBBsDF/s4000/IMG20230716161408.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAOFbcluKhT0vplcM11YLTipIcrme6A0luGjAyUsS_2xDcottESpNYcj5My073OOROnnE1HwIgft-YLTBpO3kzL5pVPv9MdnRWbkL-2DXKXdLukrq3PHfYdK2n1mzvYVaBCqFoEHrR3Jyt5amcl91N1wsemV9dezFbCa1frWIZRnx3JM3H4IXTdzdBBsDF/s320/IMG20230716161408.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">When I said to the ticket lady that I hoped this wasn't true she stared at me and said "Eet does not refer to the place. Eet es an artwork." She must have worked hard to not say "Philistine" at the end.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0ATyfBGVM6Ds6LJAL530FfKwr2335bEDiUPvqrGUxxb2-h6aaGrOa_G6puVSkDTN9SN-MYkKEJOvqaMuagQJwFsWk7qvBnfie-MImNHLDsQ_LCf_Au27Y_I79-fLxVCB3nIRn0vuFkptXeSsRUw233eAU-P2-ZXjtAhhc57JubvCmUmkIheCSscddcMLe/s4000/IMG20230716161718.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0ATyfBGVM6Ds6LJAL530FfKwr2335bEDiUPvqrGUxxb2-h6aaGrOa_G6puVSkDTN9SN-MYkKEJOvqaMuagQJwFsWk7qvBnfie-MImNHLDsQ_LCf_Au27Y_I79-fLxVCB3nIRn0vuFkptXeSsRUw233eAU-P2-ZXjtAhhc57JubvCmUmkIheCSscddcMLe/s320/IMG20230716161718.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQLAlggMYuz_rhhEycKfBM8P_haiZNNLqKj_A-MHzTS2ZG0d9TOvVanxnCO8BBxskybW6zvAirkPpnasGlG89sUlP5I6944DkVDetyO-RkPXj2nCIrJsuLsDRxcIPc6LPix7IYPZjY6QHXNlpLTaP0CFfEJZyfNbHU8MI7SC41mdlT8JIPTUU1RnX4UiRz/s4000/IMG20230716161843.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQLAlggMYuz_rhhEycKfBM8P_haiZNNLqKj_A-MHzTS2ZG0d9TOvVanxnCO8BBxskybW6zvAirkPpnasGlG89sUlP5I6944DkVDetyO-RkPXj2nCIrJsuLsDRxcIPc6LPix7IYPZjY6QHXNlpLTaP0CFfEJZyfNbHU8MI7SC41mdlT8JIPTUU1RnX4UiRz/s320/IMG20230716161843.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Black and black. Well, he ain't wrong.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUSPOcuP2gFJLYoygKrZiBuIPkLVm2G19ZHvhdCQ5_jCd2JvIw136gmbopiXkSXzh05cIvvZtB22ZRLp2djqV8WEfCpYSjMukqbHbOeBN_T5fCLkzPhHr12cqRrkWlWLDfeQQODOf4tues2YxXNYvBLhV8eYxNJHlbUq9yx3OHqGHAod_0cC-7ZnoW6PyH/s4000/IMG20230716161852.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUSPOcuP2gFJLYoygKrZiBuIPkLVm2G19ZHvhdCQ5_jCd2JvIw136gmbopiXkSXzh05cIvvZtB22ZRLp2djqV8WEfCpYSjMukqbHbOeBN_T5fCLkzPhHr12cqRrkWlWLDfeQQODOf4tues2YxXNYvBLhV8eYxNJHlbUq9yx3OHqGHAod_0cC-7ZnoW6PyH/s320/IMG20230716161852.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ah, the pile of coal. The artist explains that while consumers can say they have touched a Rodin or a Moore they can't say the same for his work. It is delivered by a coal man and picked by another and so it can be in many places at once. </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3ZEFLTqs0emx8-LjIux8Vp6MsBm7tPo5MnQM12eZZOc3zNtKOARB1z6KGsGbOgx5lesQoqepfRQdS02EwKOc5B8VanA-YNb_x9XVUsCU4M_QfeKXPtmZLOYN_B1HdsSeylurpgmHvKWF5Qt_vUAG-jtKYBTARN8s-LewPmbMpsf_Cm8U2WVK1OPD4qqBo/s4000/IMG20230716162225.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3ZEFLTqs0emx8-LjIux8Vp6MsBm7tPo5MnQM12eZZOc3zNtKOARB1z6KGsGbOgx5lesQoqepfRQdS02EwKOc5B8VanA-YNb_x9XVUsCU4M_QfeKXPtmZLOYN_B1HdsSeylurpgmHvKWF5Qt_vUAG-jtKYBTARN8s-LewPmbMpsf_Cm8U2WVK1OPD4qqBo/s320/IMG20230716162225.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Original artworks. They are fish.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqvwj8cP9GRXque3wQYdpdQoW0zBuxc_dojyFhmFuwc9CoHIbXs2JUJ9UMwoivThOm-DbnR3pw8yG-ulNjYB5VHLvv7fYa55jf2m4u0qaHZXZBSKOtnGseWfwPxfNyWZuDcVXwOxkfyzRSO7CUfJIsptnTXI9SN7iPwYBsZSqYNEEPnREgpBOYmleeqQat/s4000/IMG20230716162704.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqvwj8cP9GRXque3wQYdpdQoW0zBuxc_dojyFhmFuwc9CoHIbXs2JUJ9UMwoivThOm-DbnR3pw8yG-ulNjYB5VHLvv7fYa55jf2m4u0qaHZXZBSKOtnGseWfwPxfNyWZuDcVXwOxkfyzRSO7CUfJIsptnTXI9SN7iPwYBsZSqYNEEPnREgpBOYmleeqQat/s320/IMG20230716162704.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">At least it had a view</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div><p>Onwards then, through some narrow roads that should have been avoided, including a box bridge that may well have torn mirrors or worse.</p><p>We stayed in a camp beside the Loir (not Loire) and enjoyed power and shower.</p></div>Ropeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03359273144714619141noreply@blogger.com049430 Durtal, France47.670898 -0.24381219.360664163821156 -35.400062 75.981131836178847 34.912438tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3496560184562111487.post-79822677355325747292023-07-15T22:26:00.001+01:002023-07-16T22:51:38.645+01:00Tanks a lot<p> Well, there was nothing for it today but to visit the second largest tank museum in the world (so they say).</p><p>I won't show all the 100+ photos/videos for which you can thank me later.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxyRjM0OUOulDmxjn465Mpji-9wd6rmLFQaZq1f3w_O4igC9OX0y8zw36bUlRkARiZW3aL3MaNAR97iEzDfjw' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><br /><p>For tank enthusiasts the German 'cats' are often popular, and Saumur has a Tiger 1 that they are restoring to running condition.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisXFZXjSrUw0tMydRGitEtIed47zPzKIkan217-zIid0aLSuLJQWpr7yAqtqHsIuNRFILLOGZXRKSJj2vGrmSEj2ybvLKM0K8DKXQWV8Ccu5Yfte6Y37CxeXEWmUAam4HMDRHSPsfkKSf1WI4-eJ7ay1aw_fUc2lFm-4iJlPuELkTsOxQ_mmfm2we9MZkL/s3648/DSC03655.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2736" data-original-width="3648" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisXFZXjSrUw0tMydRGitEtIed47zPzKIkan217-zIid0aLSuLJQWpr7yAqtqHsIuNRFILLOGZXRKSJj2vGrmSEj2ybvLKM0K8DKXQWV8Ccu5Yfte6Y37CxeXEWmUAam4HMDRHSPsfkKSf1WI4-eJ7ay1aw_fUc2lFm-4iJlPuELkTsOxQ_mmfm2we9MZkL/s320/DSC03655.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A 1:1 scale kitset Tiger</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjhoQMxQvblFsjE45Rx3urv35aDoFzwjo-Kh2zYBE-hOH9ykZrATGn8IkmRZS4ChWxkQjO5A6QNIaW23nDea9CCTTRTWVQTO66UXI8m0FmBmd4OqinJwq7EFb2lenJo8ObfflXNtq1QrrD1un5YqBCmmZp95a6bL34mBJ1dq7jUX5zXgTBByD1-2yDzcyw/s3648/DSC03657.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2736" data-original-width="3648" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjhoQMxQvblFsjE45Rx3urv35aDoFzwjo-Kh2zYBE-hOH9ykZrATGn8IkmRZS4ChWxkQjO5A6QNIaW23nDea9CCTTRTWVQTO66UXI8m0FmBmd4OqinJwq7EFb2lenJo8ObfflXNtq1QrrD1un5YqBCmmZp95a6bL34mBJ1dq7jUX5zXgTBByD1-2yDzcyw/s320/DSC03657.JPG" width="320" /></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">They have a large pile of vehicles outside as well, in various states of rust.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Why ants?</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMsHWEpkbaqdbjYpwKyjUVC6c0JGQ8ZsBEjfXujkV-oW4-ztdll-TxKVzQP5pjkZX9jLDWjuNEkpJKIElbXc0BU1IKfZb_W6jVbullkdmwRM-B1Q_qylHKvMyDaVXJg3k1_ngOeP6LjaF2-XNJ78dVjJmecYqXC98Eoq74-usMguj07yconEeEAIuFoYE6/s4000/IMG20230715191725.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMsHWEpkbaqdbjYpwKyjUVC6c0JGQ8ZsBEjfXujkV-oW4-ztdll-TxKVzQP5pjkZX9jLDWjuNEkpJKIElbXc0BU1IKfZb_W6jVbullkdmwRM-B1Q_qylHKvMyDaVXJg3k1_ngOeP6LjaF2-XNJ78dVjJmecYqXC98Eoq74-usMguj07yconEeEAIuFoYE6/s320/IMG20230715191725.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The (non-troglodytic) church has windows restored using 16thC methods. Having seen so many churches we are excited by anything different.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p>Ropeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03359273144714619141noreply@blogger.com049730 Turquant, France47.223248 0.02818718.913014163821153 -35.128063 75.533481836178851 35.184437tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3496560184562111487.post-42654386720673567152023-07-14T22:26:00.005+01:002023-07-16T23:05:27.067+01:00Bastille day<p> A day full of things that go bang. As it was Bastille Day and a holiday the French put on a display for us. First the school of Cavalry, then the Armour Museum, then some fireworks. Happiness filled.</p><p>The cadets made their claim for fame when the German advance in 1940 brought them to the banks of the Loire, just days before the armistice was signed. They put up a staunch defence of the various crossing sites around Saumur, before withdrawing south. There is a school of cavalry and a Staff College in Saumur still.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimPZN9ZIoeCjL76tqY6fc1A9Pxw0hLH3o8tLLRSBXuDZFrhfi9qtclgJh0bp3WRXhwXM8JOOtL_qxW-4BdDA35T4aAVRY6ZAJqa4BYVWe3Zi4K1UUjxH01oQhCnH-TlLUGHtAiT4GjYNic1urtNCreKetEWQ7k2DKdKRuuMyOjKWRqi1irhlfjke13meag/s3648/DSC03512.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2736" data-original-width="3648" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimPZN9ZIoeCjL76tqY6fc1A9Pxw0hLH3o8tLLRSBXuDZFrhfi9qtclgJh0bp3WRXhwXM8JOOtL_qxW-4BdDA35T4aAVRY6ZAJqa4BYVWe3Zi4K1UUjxH01oQhCnH-TlLUGHtAiT4GjYNic1urtNCreKetEWQ7k2DKdKRuuMyOjKWRqi1irhlfjke13meag/s320/DSC03512.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cavalry cadets doing stuff on horses. Why?</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN7QQgT1fpXVm1kJLDnujAuaAQSSDl5_hGZUGtHnit_9KK2742vK3n9jELCBUhjd5miK442Q27D6FpeajJifXRKRpiwO_9Sba52HLh5zq2uRPsmp0HyLcdmNXYTJwyFP0vOtP3tzLp_wuSmCPJryvNDeKlgE97IKvjOGma5SefgKmPi6aR5GAsfQI_tRsb/s3648/DSC03516.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2736" data-original-width="3648" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN7QQgT1fpXVm1kJLDnujAuaAQSSDl5_hGZUGtHnit_9KK2742vK3n9jELCBUhjd5miK442Q27D6FpeajJifXRKRpiwO_9Sba52HLh5zq2uRPsmp0HyLcdmNXYTJwyFP0vOtP3tzLp_wuSmCPJryvNDeKlgE97IKvjOGma5SefgKmPi6aR5GAsfQI_tRsb/s320/DSC03516.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWReBk4Kr5IhM35S8smx_m0RRkRaeuGLS31C39xXiOQVZ0NkxSo8hHmKdGm2NdLI1AtXp_4zdfelFRkz_DRUjrq1bb1pGpI1wlFtYEr-oSj7kEXOz3X-XT5OFoY3Tn50RrXkNYkuo663j1Qr4_amBP6psywa8xnTUWJAiEvxxbDW7VrN8IfXWTP9DLJkuH/s3648/DSC03518.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2736" data-original-width="3648" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWReBk4Kr5IhM35S8smx_m0RRkRaeuGLS31C39xXiOQVZ0NkxSo8hHmKdGm2NdLI1AtXp_4zdfelFRkz_DRUjrq1bb1pGpI1wlFtYEr-oSj7kEXOz3X-XT5OFoY3Tn50RrXkNYkuo663j1Qr4_amBP6psywa8xnTUWJAiEvxxbDW7VrN8IfXWTP9DLJkuH/s320/DSC03518.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The band played several times during the day. Very hot in those uniforms!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic_ZaEOkeb2RrXFmnqsUw-hQz2u-zGzVa46Mry_YUdZ43lfJ5wpPTwpLI68yAFSYnOkeBmjcjto6fF4DuNQaHg4F5LgzF-AAhPfIRpzy60SzTHe7jfhI-q-FMGln_zZtPjre0oukLdKJg4MmBNdzGkQN6zsqtKUfC3xzXhAUSZBmHUaw2NKbDu4RY9fVfV/s3648/DSC03524.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2736" data-original-width="3648" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic_ZaEOkeb2RrXFmnqsUw-hQz2u-zGzVa46Mry_YUdZ43lfJ5wpPTwpLI68yAFSYnOkeBmjcjto6fF4DuNQaHg4F5LgzF-AAhPfIRpzy60SzTHe7jfhI-q-FMGln_zZtPjre0oukLdKJg4MmBNdzGkQN6zsqtKUfC3xzXhAUSZBmHUaw2NKbDu4RY9fVfV/s320/DSC03524.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bum notes are rather obvious and there were a few of them...</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZm6DFrSN23ZGkOtABsaXArjj1LMpq6A6ejEJbe5HXZnYp8jFaxzwUimd7HpVMziXOSCmxM5-N8FSWSSNqiGZzcANPJn7IONWLM3m1v96KnW5t7PV0LK-HxI3OwJDutSQDtKgL449_IwnPz-imAInSOGDmn7oNZWMboXSiH3ml1X5-tiBIvKx9qyICYf_I/s3648/DSC03526.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2736" data-original-width="3648" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZm6DFrSN23ZGkOtABsaXArjj1LMpq6A6ejEJbe5HXZnYp8jFaxzwUimd7HpVMziXOSCmxM5-N8FSWSSNqiGZzcANPJn7IONWLM3m1v96KnW5t7PV0LK-HxI3OwJDutSQDtKgL449_IwnPz-imAInSOGDmn7oNZWMboXSiH3ml1X5-tiBIvKx9qyICYf_I/s320/DSC03526.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The cadets demonstrated a bit of hand to hand combat for us all. Various scenarios were played out but they were a bit too theatrical.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwp6ZwrsXoKxbaWknMHig_yoXOcOyEpLZ8-77Y8VBee_98vH0_Nn_qvo-nq7JxL_xpdMgeNRpEV5q1gDg6UMQ' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><br /><p>Then it was the parade of armoured vehicles. As cav are now tank or recce units, there was a good number, and many runners from the Armoured Museum were included.</p><p>I won't load the 50 pics/videos. 😁</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dyJ6VUH3YEATcYSqYDm2QEEPbmKMwJo5AUKzs4F9ph8E7Nc4LUWPFKUiQNW9LISPRCacZU2DRg4k6cavK3I5Q' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikSvXxCoHcoKxBVMGmhooqgO8Szz_p3LgphhTT3Umy58oogAYktaNWjB4XSlQjWptBfwjUs-bz77tFQGWyAuKAYGtl5JKakyXpLW_TiQF6YXkQuv1wLfHDkyka36QnuCB-mXrWvZNCOU8-1Yso9_u-CdBDXqUFl6iYZqCjE-HCYZoQuxxZ6QVa4KEJa0GV/s3648/DSC03489.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2736" data-original-width="3648" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikSvXxCoHcoKxBVMGmhooqgO8Szz_p3LgphhTT3Umy58oogAYktaNWjB4XSlQjWptBfwjUs-bz77tFQGWyAuKAYGtl5JKakyXpLW_TiQF6YXkQuv1wLfHDkyka36QnuCB-mXrWvZNCOU8-1Yso9_u-CdBDXqUFl6iYZqCjE-HCYZoQuxxZ6QVa4KEJa0GV/s320/DSC03489.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">T-72 (or T-64?) as used by botth sides in Ukraine. </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXvF94EtG6dp4FuFAmUbN_okGE11hMJM9q9rZSP-7q4t1QJYC_MkEBosg2ys6JDg7GMLqi0AzckYqsSzi8zJ-fsRxlGkASu03NLshAfgLBqHLKWrwH2WehcP-Oqji3hDx1jXh4eoJVZQf77DznfW5ij-kaxqWyQQnNz2VxqBhv7tboKEdTk1cBmHD2Y0IW/s3648/DSC03490.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2736" data-original-width="3648" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXvF94EtG6dp4FuFAmUbN_okGE11hMJM9q9rZSP-7q4t1QJYC_MkEBosg2ys6JDg7GMLqi0AzckYqsSzi8zJ-fsRxlGkASu03NLshAfgLBqHLKWrwH2WehcP-Oqji3hDx1jXh4eoJVZQf77DznfW5ij-kaxqWyQQnNz2VxqBhv7tboKEdTk1cBmHD2Y0IW/s320/DSC03490.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Modern French Jaguar IFV. Look at the size of it! Bigger than their MBT.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP2iCzSPCfPPyihrZi8QoxQGKCYvIx1FnKKUBU3JukXuJHY0_zJUt_mvhQpd9y13YNhE7ICI-UxX7RyBW0GJDD1hC7Z0wkqpwo-TasRbDJ5uq3JNubtegJbPo5SjsiTqpL0PhdenfTsZQ8M-tSvRRGAF83Bus0Th8s_kuNt45aOthDleojGyxujViLzg3f/s3648/DSC03498.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3648" data-original-width="2736" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP2iCzSPCfPPyihrZi8QoxQGKCYvIx1FnKKUBU3JukXuJHY0_zJUt_mvhQpd9y13YNhE7ICI-UxX7RyBW0GJDD1hC7Z0wkqpwo-TasRbDJ5uq3JNubtegJbPo5SjsiTqpL0PhdenfTsZQ8M-tSvRRGAF83Bus0Th8s_kuNt45aOthDleojGyxujViLzg3f/s320/DSC03498.JPG" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lower ranks sometimes use wargames for tactical training, and I noticed a copy of A Distant Plain on a table too.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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(To be fair, the Wehrmarkt was trying to cross it.)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhm0q7_w8Wtp1Ut3RdTg31-EIy-1Ux5r3J1D-VHnZaiIaHNjx9KyKYlhT_hxDyUDQdv7AblPa8SvvtI7fyXC4ZyOLJXuZtRuZdBVPLIQEPqApEhevdKFEtdVSnnUohFejuRwsjLCV2Ek1yNQY4u4gLl57B6A7CH4zAh06lEwHCdEDFTssOpt2S3OvWelpc/s3648/DSC03501.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2736" data-original-width="3648" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhm0q7_w8Wtp1Ut3RdTg31-EIy-1Ux5r3J1D-VHnZaiIaHNjx9KyKYlhT_hxDyUDQdv7AblPa8SvvtI7fyXC4ZyOLJXuZtRuZdBVPLIQEPqApEhevdKFEtdVSnnUohFejuRwsjLCV2Ek1yNQY4u4gLl57B6A7CH4zAh06lEwHCdEDFTssOpt2S3OvWelpc/s320/DSC03501.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ7TvbpZBtEdFAoHtEvNYQY2cCQBkQaOXTU4Znb5MyyHeWfGXcruYJh5NAQfpwXXAreQmru4097_ZUvnXPZq-O_Lf_zoLU_8WvbTXJU4GLQJLgowA-l_PUc1LShH_RzWiuargu1-Al7ExVNGprlb7g5pfMCrSTMn6hS6MlUDH2B9bHk1AsDVqdChd3S3xL/s3648/DSC03502.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2736" data-original-width="3648" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ7TvbpZBtEdFAoHtEvNYQY2cCQBkQaOXTU4Znb5MyyHeWfGXcruYJh5NAQfpwXXAreQmru4097_ZUvnXPZq-O_Lf_zoLU_8WvbTXJU4GLQJLgowA-l_PUc1LShH_RzWiuargu1-Al7ExVNGprlb7g5pfMCrSTMn6hS6MlUDH2B9bHk1AsDVqdChd3S3xL/s320/DSC03502.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCw9H12dh_W6j7Jh2RC5T8pSSsO2bWvfB90Lo48tFBiHy2k4gJczkTY_nCh93kfEG2bIiRBYm7jm6AXW7AxljaccGNZgofSLUhHUIkWzTiiNigk6w1DSkne3aEYQ8L8ERVJ6tzAUWY5ficdMICZGT31Aqza_kxvx4MNBsGE_0EhJNf8MZ_8KGaVDwgUpO0/s4000/IMG20230713181334.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCw9H12dh_W6j7Jh2RC5T8pSSsO2bWvfB90Lo48tFBiHy2k4gJczkTY_nCh93kfEG2bIiRBYm7jm6AXW7AxljaccGNZgofSLUhHUIkWzTiiNigk6w1DSkne3aEYQ8L8ERVJ6tzAUWY5ficdMICZGT31Aqza_kxvx4MNBsGE_0EhJNf8MZ_8KGaVDwgUpO0/s320/IMG20230713181334.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">They take their store security seriously here</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZvYajLnd__-BP5MGuKY1HZQsWJoXrdHFlOxnRh-ZeBizt1dN0jN13bCumUnRCHb1Xh7eaU4kGMdrzNsfkaYZBSavCJ_Q0LIn2HB66DYBqrlm276KBafnhfE1Nt1xUwOOiex6IWTsQXSO45BvHcx9cZuFMVDtPaEZDMGCfJKEdJF1c33b5KLmGajLtk2h0/s4000/IMG20230714221919.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZvYajLnd__-BP5MGuKY1HZQsWJoXrdHFlOxnRh-ZeBizt1dN0jN13bCumUnRCHb1Xh7eaU4kGMdrzNsfkaYZBSavCJ_Q0LIn2HB66DYBqrlm276KBafnhfE1Nt1xUwOOiex6IWTsQXSO45BvHcx9cZuFMVDtPaEZDMGCfJKEdJF1c33b5KLmGajLtk2h0/s320/IMG20230714221919.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td></tr></tbody></table><br />Ropeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03359273144714619141noreply@blogger.com049400 Saumur, France47.260135 -0.08089299999999999318.949901163821153 -35.237143 75.570368836178844 35.075357tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3496560184562111487.post-43955954999852313852023-07-13T22:27:00.004+01:002023-08-17T10:20:18.044+01:00Chinon<p> We explored the town and chateau a little more in the morning. The town puts on an electric bus to take people in a circuit around the key points: station, town centre (and market), chateau and our campsite. Very handy, though it was as fast on foot as they'd also put in a lift!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp3PsBGY9SKi2TrK2Lq7q7-JD8HUeiNTodvpCyZWjWN2y6QnXRnsxg32Gaee2X8LllWFzloA75iSqUjEeokWfMkVsPREcpSd12u3NtFcOk_VPzOZv29Qw67iY_yfAhTHEt7bjqIS_4Anwj9ZhHobrucD_OPLCLELg2HRZ6Kwg-HpxHES1GMof0GId1srNx/s4000/IMG20230713125947.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp3PsBGY9SKi2TrK2Lq7q7-JD8HUeiNTodvpCyZWjWN2y6QnXRnsxg32Gaee2X8LllWFzloA75iSqUjEeokWfMkVsPREcpSd12u3NtFcOk_VPzOZv29Qw67iY_yfAhTHEt7bjqIS_4Anwj9ZhHobrucD_OPLCLELg2HRZ6Kwg-HpxHES1GMof0GId1srNx/s320/IMG20230713125947.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2OmrgXiyBk6ZQPAtPyJU3JZpFIt5opfJ7HqY2zwOPhhZ0iTu5DRNE1jseSWZqvTqs27c7PQCopoOAzF6aKwtgirzety80SKsnHkzgUN254nKUog2y6q__adWz4SPTcH-Nmr1NIIok28EqUS5-FktzIRaxNc-AX4K1XfBCXTahIqfGaErHW4u_UmGPkoeh/s4000/IMG20230713130137.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2OmrgXiyBk6ZQPAtPyJU3JZpFIt5opfJ7HqY2zwOPhhZ0iTu5DRNE1jseSWZqvTqs27c7PQCopoOAzF6aKwtgirzety80SKsnHkzgUN254nKUog2y6q__adWz4SPTcH-Nmr1NIIok28EqUS5-FktzIRaxNc-AX4K1XfBCXTahIqfGaErHW4u_UmGPkoeh/s320/IMG20230713130137.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf3eEASUX6Zo6AJAZZ0GlGKLXr2T5OBihQ-7swZD3RVhNgcW-PSdHUd4lNDf2giIJf029sfU0KQhTq05OlnOJxkQfi9eYUAuOknknHzeMtK4axxZ3_Fk87Bp3hK4WRxwHcjCv9hMUdAdyX9DKgHOGbGKI_Hb8V1nHB5Txfe0QTTpIFpcu3c99cOjW_U-aW/s4000/IMG20230713131548.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf3eEASUX6Zo6AJAZZ0GlGKLXr2T5OBihQ-7swZD3RVhNgcW-PSdHUd4lNDf2giIJf029sfU0KQhTq05OlnOJxkQfi9eYUAuOknknHzeMtK4axxZ3_Fk87Bp3hK4WRxwHcjCv9hMUdAdyX9DKgHOGbGKI_Hb8V1nHB5Txfe0QTTpIFpcu3c99cOjW_U-aW/s320/IMG20230713131548.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This hearth is all that remains of the hall where Jean d'Arc asked Philippe for an army. The plaque marks the occasion.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg13R2D4sN5EzmVlTpRQWk8P1b46fQGtkfsneEqVGngdj2sz5_a2OIp3Jnkx_oxg29VWOBBfs17tQ5IfFukxouXwjg16_GzrOLGeqisIQ4HXfHB_b3P064zXIx_o3ubE41bszywYeII_7y0O11KMKWSPnDrc8xfBUFRMew25j2bu1AI_tLeMnOPHtt94os6/s4000/IMG20230713135209.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg13R2D4sN5EzmVlTpRQWk8P1b46fQGtkfsneEqVGngdj2sz5_a2OIp3Jnkx_oxg29VWOBBfs17tQ5IfFukxouXwjg16_GzrOLGeqisIQ4HXfHB_b3P064zXIx_o3ubE41bszywYeII_7y0O11KMKWSPnDrc8xfBUFRMew25j2bu1AI_tLeMnOPHtt94os6/s320/IMG20230713135209.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjURBO1PMPBIxC3BTIExK07TvexCh4gtu_zEljduDaXteg6zxz69wsGD2SnM_n0VH3VE2m83z_ugsObZOmdY8YRMTum0cteCIiE-MZbgZBHOOdKUbUfB-mufk--1YaEz7yYzbrcvdrylplnXSeeQaSn9wWTk2FdMQ6dvuxolD8fJu-rPi-N6HArJoc8u3wR/s4000/IMG20230713135328.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwgoJVIZFjzTitiykYSQwPZ-YmtkLwnSvd9uv9woi8Ipt6_eGkWsANLNoTzOzNAs68-c94W4Zx8nrw4enAbXg' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><br /><p><br /></p>Ropeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03359273144714619141noreply@blogger.com049400 Saumur, France47.260135 -0.08089299999999999318.949901163821153 -35.237143 75.570368836178844 35.075357tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3496560184562111487.post-91310915465016919062023-07-12T22:31:00.008+01:002023-08-17T10:09:50.743+01:00Richelieu and on to Chinon<p>This stretch of road seemed to have every truck in France on it!</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dx8UWYcR5asZxn7YQpIMDGNQziSfNNMUDFQarE9FRicebCdekcL5w2jIZHlP6E6uB2zl0X-FD31Brds5mMk_g' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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Such gifts helped him curry favour and keep power. The town is laid out in a grid surrounded by walls, with a couple of <i>plas</i> for community use of course.<br /> </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTJmEEGR-_BTgBBS9MZWYM0n6ufYGbVIdkdBpJxPHgk6mgAFiLAS2yT9lhqSS_SblientXk06AywnPqu6zL6OO-Lpd_QjI4CHfapt69z78rA2U-iN1TfLE-8COEawpYhwmfOrAcA9UKJnpI134eE4vnQNpx-ICtdbsgQphHlVLZzzFjA1dUZ9T3-f2m-MV/s3648/DSC03488.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2736" data-original-width="3648" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTJmEEGR-_BTgBBS9MZWYM0n6ufYGbVIdkdBpJxPHgk6mgAFiLAS2yT9lhqSS_SblientXk06AywnPqu6zL6OO-Lpd_QjI4CHfapt69z78rA2U-iN1TfLE-8COEawpYhwmfOrAcA9UKJnpI134eE4vnQNpx-ICtdbsgQphHlVLZzzFjA1dUZ9T3-f2m-MV/s320/DSC03488.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The gates to Cardinal Richelieu's estate. His chateau is no more.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3eQIg4eDKyKRt2CFVaqb9ccjT8B1gT7WROfA_-D2_zdtINlZgSc93qZCwv25vXooVmxya7bEmNUzerkJEU7mSeAXj7unNjyXma9-Z6XVS4YgnfnBFBsfWPY_OfOWvX1Vsd1-nhFlExcFo9PAB9vMayUdEJrXnpO3s__cBFT2jDdfSS0t8w7gAvBBTigsa/s2903/IMG_20230715_131607.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2177" data-original-width="2903" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3eQIg4eDKyKRt2CFVaqb9ccjT8B1gT7WROfA_-D2_zdtINlZgSc93qZCwv25vXooVmxya7bEmNUzerkJEU7mSeAXj7unNjyXma9-Z6XVS4YgnfnBFBsfWPY_OfOWvX1Vsd1-nhFlExcFo9PAB9vMayUdEJrXnpO3s__cBFT2jDdfSS0t8w7gAvBBTigsa/s320/IMG_20230715_131607.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Not a bad camp site.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>Then it was on to Chinon on the Loire. </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPpXsSDWR82ARn8uxOzqDogL4e9_uqbbFhj582fGNZAHzhZntZ_zWRZv6HUG-Jk2maxcd6DwZVQ0sDe5sGghuSqF6QMHd_uzltkgZDXXEiLZ--IXpN25LC-hfWVq6IfAsGL9e-pEiXw2uk3zeNI5z4LkAWIGoNsJWHVF7V4lwaU4jsOQW-WVcHL7SKTvgy/s4000/IMG20230712204935.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPpXsSDWR82ARn8uxOzqDogL4e9_uqbbFhj582fGNZAHzhZntZ_zWRZv6HUG-Jk2maxcd6DwZVQ0sDe5sGghuSqF6QMHd_uzltkgZDXXEiLZ--IXpN25LC-hfWVq6IfAsGL9e-pEiXw2uk3zeNI5z4LkAWIGoNsJWHVF7V4lwaU4jsOQW-WVcHL7SKTvgy/s320/IMG20230712204935.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Every door gives a peek at the life hidden within. This one has many generations of stories </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDt6De0KXWwpS89Cc4P3eT6UVFRw9a-PucTRXJJKIFGUTqef0nG85_HZsXJuKyWGPPnhYc7ug4dsduwgPE_1MdY4wVs9IpGC29hCyay7rwxZYbtC2e5FroHueYxDovMgE8A02qI5JM5HBxKf9jgKTERk7vE7x3nWeQ0yKwiAQiA06iJIO13TLbM0jpRIho/s3951/IMG_20230715_130901.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2963" data-original-width="3951" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDt6De0KXWwpS89Cc4P3eT6UVFRw9a-PucTRXJJKIFGUTqef0nG85_HZsXJuKyWGPPnhYc7ug4dsduwgPE_1MdY4wVs9IpGC29hCyay7rwxZYbtC2e5FroHueYxDovMgE8A02qI5JM5HBxKf9jgKTERk7vE7x3nWeQ0yKwiAQiA06iJIO13TLbM0jpRIho/s320/IMG_20230715_130901.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Chin chateau. We camped up behind it.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgurK8p7cfRt_3Mz6d6ekOzzlgqy8Y8ijh4qPeC49Fhqr55sQCL3EFckv5tyRc8rmkJ3TQr9GsFVFj4fYWebWx2z2BqJSG64m-Ad_iDF9hmlZSe1-kjLmmJqQxYYfeLC77erc8ZocPhOrTnBedqku8wQNGl57QEUgVS5wfpfzw5WM952_v9AK64AJAetjIB/s3380/IMG_20230715_130941.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2535" data-original-width="3380" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgurK8p7cfRt_3Mz6d6ekOzzlgqy8Y8ijh4qPeC49Fhqr55sQCL3EFckv5tyRc8rmkJ3TQr9GsFVFj4fYWebWx2z2BqJSG64m-Ad_iDF9hmlZSe1-kjLmmJqQxYYfeLC77erc8ZocPhOrTnBedqku8wQNGl57QEUgVS5wfpfzw5WM952_v9AK64AJAetjIB/s320/IMG_20230715_130941.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzo93q3J3Lv9K88wdXQH7ZO35YFPQzJc7Ky6TmBe9EK9s7Kegw_Gxptnmmv6V76aamqjCWmp2hZcLDxsonkNDljTeJkRLuRTAJm8HNQM8EcBcHkGvUycGyCuPYNkXGUDPWI3M3y9fUMRbmMv1PiEQDpNJKdf4hWrqnDwwhRW_KvSgTw981gWHUea7d4LFc/s3380/IMG_20230715_131040.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2535" data-original-width="3380" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzo93q3J3Lv9K88wdXQH7ZO35YFPQzJc7Ky6TmBe9EK9s7Kegw_Gxptnmmv6V76aamqjCWmp2hZcLDxsonkNDljTeJkRLuRTAJm8HNQM8EcBcHkGvUycGyCuPYNkXGUDPWI3M3y9fUMRbmMv1PiEQDpNJKdf4hWrqnDwwhRW_KvSgTw981gWHUea7d4LFc/s320/IMG_20230715_131040.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Loire.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvBahaNCONY7f4iOvQXrNS9WCJV8ZKFaHHdXhe4rVVA15gPH0CXOuJPfNkXFR6g7jJ4KwUSteL5eatIVlFpOQpPHtcDy7MJ4wl04WCeF0nM5xFRXy9N4QyPdDuTRIZKwn6ypForbgOwmNW1oM8tvdGx_LEjtvbmYu3J9Rf4GTnVDR9zkLosBQmWThxjOFM/s3812/IMG_20230715_131143.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2859" data-original-width="3812" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvBahaNCONY7f4iOvQXrNS9WCJV8ZKFaHHdXhe4rVVA15gPH0CXOuJPfNkXFR6g7jJ4KwUSteL5eatIVlFpOQpPHtcDy7MJ4wl04WCeF0nM5xFRXy9N4QyPdDuTRIZKwn6ypForbgOwmNW1oM8tvdGx_LEjtvbmYu3J9Rf4GTnVDR9zkLosBQmWThxjOFM/s320/IMG_20230715_131143.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipCS2Lsu9YJiaavLxzGJGJy2PcST_ftAsYfHpVkBZMr6oO5o3SAnJ0l4EKNew2rs1qKJWt1wG_CM5g_jk5On6SGu8Yrli1lxhONO9LRYV1ES5yscjmu6NEZEtcfu0nsH_4casdlP1olDit30rG77F-x61hn24Ta0lCXmMhWDK6m1xsCYM2ZYF8g1fk2ZRH/s4000/IMG_20230715_131230.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipCS2Lsu9YJiaavLxzGJGJy2PcST_ftAsYfHpVkBZMr6oO5o3SAnJ0l4EKNew2rs1qKJWt1wG_CM5g_jk5On6SGu8Yrli1lxhONO9LRYV1ES5yscjmu6NEZEtcfu0nsH_4casdlP1olDit30rG77F-x61hn24Ta0lCXmMhWDK6m1xsCYM2ZYF8g1fk2ZRH/s320/IMG_20230715_131230.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>Ropeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03359273144714619141noreply@blogger.com037500 Chinon, France47.167296 0.24038518.857062163821155 -34.915865 75.477529836178846 35.396635tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3496560184562111487.post-74736613370614138522023-07-11T22:33:00.005+01:002023-07-21T19:24:59.780+01:00SS Bastards<p> On 10 June 1944, so shortly after D-Day, units of 2 SS Panzer Division decided that par exemple a d'autres their lesson to the French resistance would be the destruction of a village and the massacre of its citizens. 643 villagers were murdered. The village has been left pretty much as the Germans left it (except the removal of bodies).</p><p><br /></p><p>https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oradour-sur-Glane_massacre</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnpeUHUqfq9sWAYMthxo-NO_XDJyTDtBr0MEs0q1oIviZBOgRdOrcz8dbHwvit1j7nT69OQ7zCoQejCXwTOGtMP5NrP2e8Rs9T6ohLOPaQiAJI3FdRBziRLKi4wi9-RHljwhb8sSeCGKtJlwK4jEz9moTHUoLrw7ZxCf5GP_qtJ-hZWwSWfkN3Habk6LtC/s4000/IMG20230711164527.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnpeUHUqfq9sWAYMthxo-NO_XDJyTDtBr0MEs0q1oIviZBOgRdOrcz8dbHwvit1j7nT69OQ7zCoQejCXwTOGtMP5NrP2e8Rs9T6ohLOPaQiAJI3FdRBziRLKi4wi9-RHljwhb8sSeCGKtJlwK4jEz9moTHUoLrw7ZxCf5GP_qtJ-hZWwSWfkN3Habk6LtC/s320/IMG20230711164527.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Our return trip took us past one of the most famous sites: Lascaux. The are so precious a (number of) replicas have been made, and we visited the latest and most extensive.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrFJU7mzu4fLQGo3wpSrgL6JeidVWMxoJVf4mMbhI24CibEYMPpMuLznF5bL-6T2xpsXQlIDALKzDaAP9guwd_S9QsfzlXCYx3jJls-vBXGqwki8kNPtDmJtjwQzs716mGj_CSL1IWWZyWb7hmm0WTyxGVy99ebdlF1OfTD5IqSrTwlMnIYS4fMxTWgSiC/s4000/IMG20230710173407.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrFJU7mzu4fLQGo3wpSrgL6JeidVWMxoJVf4mMbhI24CibEYMPpMuLznF5bL-6T2xpsXQlIDALKzDaAP9guwd_S9QsfzlXCYx3jJls-vBXGqwki8kNPtDmJtjwQzs716mGj_CSL1IWWZyWb7hmm0WTyxGVy99ebdlF1OfTD5IqSrTwlMnIYS4fMxTWgSiC/s320/IMG20230710173407.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo1rmEmZSDHvlXnf1HRrj4QJmPpHFQftS20owDaE2U4j9qT7i9MN_SwLey28adpwdrO7yn-RAdoQQflQKLPb74nNMgi3tKWjkuR-Cg20FMxhcIfC15A79j-HKGNVNznnsOSLROl_zIsv7PadM646N9gDxGG89MfnH6JRwiF9L8jpnMKLzvx3x97T6YliyH/s4000/IMG20230710173259.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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Urgh.</p><p>We had to back track a little to Rocamadour, which is apparently the second most visited tourist site in, what, France? (I find that hard to believe as there were no bus loads of people like Mont Saint Michel. But see video.)</p><p>It was another scorcher. News said there were three record high days last week for average world temperature. Antarctic at 8 deg, Spain at 40, here at 34.</p><p>Anyway, the town's claim to fame is being built into a cliff. Not quite the troglodyte style of Spain, but partly so.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwP7air_eAAHwop-j7nGFO-Guhfp-Yq3rvIzvKUOHomegxFLnaQFnw-w1u5d2UKPMq2jQn_oWSX_xFRAwggYxykVeAotY2F7jR4MkqNLeHdHHYv5oHYtpkWqf5LHZyVBo4tceUlzwNyWOTbJgLX1vVpHIiF_64HHtY6nzvlTi6Gv2n8tUhtdM4idr7fwTy/s3648/DSC03466.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3648" data-original-width="2736" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwP7air_eAAHwop-j7nGFO-Guhfp-Yq3rvIzvKUOHomegxFLnaQFnw-w1u5d2UKPMq2jQn_oWSX_xFRAwggYxykVeAotY2F7jR4MkqNLeHdHHYv5oHYtpkWqf5LHZyVBo4tceUlzwNyWOTbJgLX1vVpHIiF_64HHtY6nzvlTi6Gv2n8tUhtdM4idr7fwTy/s320/DSC03466.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD0ZzzK-ZgrOymqp-y8G7vS6oUYiVSmxve-tINIS58QF0agU_bnArDS5urFSeOujoFRQgZIIPm10iWUu4rHQ6273RBlk849MYsGHXj_1a-Jm-M61Nw2CBn6IZct_0ju8czAYfGkLOJJm_xBIWgQfpQ-sHML6_NRmzG1KNj4nP9Hj29W8bMM6-QClLGtF9s/s4000/IMG20230709142502.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD0ZzzK-ZgrOymqp-y8G7vS6oUYiVSmxve-tINIS58QF0agU_bnArDS5urFSeOujoFRQgZIIPm10iWUu4rHQ6273RBlk849MYsGHXj_1a-Jm-M61Nw2CBn6IZct_0ju8czAYfGkLOJJm_xBIWgQfpQ-sHML6_NRmzG1KNj4nP9Hj29W8bMM6-QClLGtF9s/s320/IMG20230709142502.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">216 steps to the sanctuary, in 34 degrees. Madness.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXxfiVYrO5QEj6P4-MduuINFnHFLxwbHp29H79sQCTdPMv1eslcgKCXyJ6t67KNH3_lahuoSn1vUubsAYrB2P4Tw_oYLvDe0zjsUZRl3qRW4fGPLiqMOETG_3AmmKDdZcAFT4_Hqmc4f6irm_FnXOFvN5jmH5EVY-FTbbPHsOOAnfei5dtg-D5EPpEKIrQ/s4000/IMG20230709153512.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXxfiVYrO5QEj6P4-MduuINFnHFLxwbHp29H79sQCTdPMv1eslcgKCXyJ6t67KNH3_lahuoSn1vUubsAYrB2P4Tw_oYLvDe0zjsUZRl3qRW4fGPLiqMOETG_3AmmKDdZcAFT4_Hqmc4f6irm_FnXOFvN5jmH5EVY-FTbbPHsOOAnfei5dtg-D5EPpEKIrQ/s320/IMG20230709153512.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglIsCMEDZ1Lb5mojxpmk9_H0-m_MN6l5dxod7Uqsee4V4efhWBT77hKrII26zgG_qGjeAyogl5BLpFU2BsYdr1muVkjMTojF0iD96O80WWxQvzT5iciMbLwrARZaZkyZ_yM-TMI4-h-Yfl_-KL4wf9vnMq047YFsh2evk1GiEZ-BESlfuYATcMx4BG4GTG/s4000/IMG20230709153700.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxcojsVU9_zuHhgCdN1Xkx2G2AV0LCIHoqSJ-va6VVmkGwIa8w4GlD4_ze2Y5sar9pqrLazr6Gpjshc4GvfhA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><br /><p><br /></p>Ropeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03359273144714619141noreply@blogger.com024200 Sarlat-la-Canéda, France44.890891 1.21729216.34586822250699 -33.938958 73.435913777493013 36.373542tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3496560184562111487.post-83744939438462474282023-07-08T19:08:00.003+01:002023-07-08T22:40:49.046+01:00Arty farty<p> The rain petered out in the middle of the night, so we woke to another fine day. </p><p>We wandered over to the art exhibition which was the local village society's amateur work. Some we admired, others, well...</p><p>One display was of marquetry and it turned out it was by the grandmother of the member. She was born in Ukraine in 1898 but left Russia after the Revolution. Her husband was a Bolshevik. Their home was Avdiivka which is currently in the front line, so I'd heard of it. Lovely work. </p><p>Another did fine stitcheork flowers and even I could appreciate the craftspersonship.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheBVKWhhyJcB5qikTHyOrwkUdcQqAArinoU1V6u6UPo7kJ2XXLPz4G1tXbk6ckAuUjqgUDuTfvLK1_50rW96mDjMeY5wbrIqX-5MqP1nC_U7wiPT2QQPAt1CpTkcV_EJTyaSbBdFK1RNR_GQkDet3mUJ7eYLiAUWkTVwjX-rlfjfWd2u4tn_x9Tg_qjAXc/s4000/IMG20230708104544.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheBVKWhhyJcB5qikTHyOrwkUdcQqAArinoU1V6u6UPo7kJ2XXLPz4G1tXbk6ckAuUjqgUDuTfvLK1_50rW96mDjMeY5wbrIqX-5MqP1nC_U7wiPT2QQPAt1CpTkcV_EJTyaSbBdFK1RNR_GQkDet3mUJ7eYLiAUWkTVwjX-rlfjfWd2u4tn_x9Tg_qjAXc/s320/IMG20230708104544.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>We wended over hill and Dale, stopping to check this viaduct for its engineering.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhowNBYDZtPonfpWuh0Vd_iTyXq06SB8dpyzfAo6pwXOf5wCj8_lymen5VK5sPUxiY5ndlOWmaBu4hfci9WS2oqpQBQz5XTgiRt8d_3967TSUr5ESlzaG7f4kc1lIKxOs66aIyRTDtg2wdLOLzJa9Tqwi_IY4US-XwH1U7JC2GTsgRkXMF22icZN2mu0qXJ/s4000/IMG20230708145346.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhowNBYDZtPonfpWuh0Vd_iTyXq06SB8dpyzfAo6pwXOf5wCj8_lymen5VK5sPUxiY5ndlOWmaBu4hfci9WS2oqpQBQz5XTgiRt8d_3967TSUr5ESlzaG7f4kc1lIKxOs66aIyRTDtg2wdLOLzJa9Tqwi_IY4US-XwH1U7JC2GTsgRkXMF22icZN2mu0qXJ/s320/IMG20230708145346.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>We are heading to the Dordogne, which is known for its beauty, and for chateaus/castles.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhziuCzfteduKNN4pT-ewAof4wgWIcVsIpm89F42zAoaMcnS1x80GpLFu9rPr2c92A9a1wdxuWPYU3V1J1IMOpR1mQ6RWf0a0I2jdCzAbq5Svi2doDW7AgAqkeOfdR1XGADagTjE1XtQF8vqmsqpOevTK6grpV-oJ0vK4lhL2PdBklnoxV1pwpbs1Z6BUIE/s4000/IMG20230708153951.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhziuCzfteduKNN4pT-ewAof4wgWIcVsIpm89F42zAoaMcnS1x80GpLFu9rPr2c92A9a1wdxuWPYU3V1J1IMOpR1mQ6RWf0a0I2jdCzAbq5Svi2doDW7AgAqkeOfdR1XGADagTjE1XtQF8vqmsqpOevTK6grpV-oJ0vK4lhL2PdBklnoxV1pwpbs1Z6BUIE/s320/IMG20230708153951.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuX_QdD_IZSbJ6LgoVRSnxNzOu29BcL5Afos85CJsYG65IxzQz7JB5FEUwrhIAicUTsm5BtOH4Y0LmFNureEEe1mpHYFJrU-ZXqz-KDlol7wUiqcU5wiHxDN_lmMHOTyCNEzJSSDELOc4zydDLgld0iI7Hcn6VAgjLiqtUCQP4mJQdRpqT6ulbzSwX4Dhz/s2120/IMG_20230708_232342.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1590" data-original-width="2120" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuX_QdD_IZSbJ6LgoVRSnxNzOu29BcL5Afos85CJsYG65IxzQz7JB5FEUwrhIAicUTsm5BtOH4Y0LmFNureEEe1mpHYFJrU-ZXqz-KDlol7wUiqcU5wiHxDN_lmMHOTyCNEzJSSDELOc4zydDLgld0iI7Hcn6VAgjLiqtUCQP4mJQdRpqT6ulbzSwX4Dhz/s320/IMG_20230708_232342.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>We stopped in Beaulieu which is another well preserved ancient town. 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Fingers crossed it doesn't run too late, though they extended invites to us...</p>Ropeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03359273144714619141noreply@blogger.com019120 Beaulieu-sur-Dordogne, France44.978148 1.84038716.667914163821152 -33.315863 73.288381836178843 36.996637tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3496560184562111487.post-79679989877011225132023-07-07T22:11:00.003+01:002023-07-08T19:06:41.412+01:00France rocks<p> We'll, that should be French rocks, as we went to see some unusual granite formations.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy66dmAPzKf1uAcPl6ArCSefoKWW2Mji4pKru0U2XMYXyZkKuc72GBjwUOmhiApXn8rJbGCgv4OI_6M8WMT-D8kFton7UNfyjma-KXlgxZFHNhc8lKkhStKpebtI7r-YZ8T6uT2CANSytcqa_8PZQWBHTCHRs_jDmp24O0F5GqzDm45c-CG-SqFz3la5Cp/s4000/IMG20230707140226.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy66dmAPzKf1uAcPl6ArCSefoKWW2Mji4pKru0U2XMYXyZkKuc72GBjwUOmhiApXn8rJbGCgv4OI_6M8WMT-D8kFton7UNfyjma-KXlgxZFHNhc8lKkhStKpebtI7r-YZ8T6uT2CANSytcqa_8PZQWBHTCHRs_jDmp24O0F5GqzDm45c-CG-SqFz3la5Cp/s320/IMG20230707140226.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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The final destination is a old village - a bastide, but the ride was enlivened by a tree branch blocking ther road. It had obviously only recently come down and was on top of power lines. Two cars of locals pulled up behind us and dragged it off one side of the road, though I was rather wary of it pulling down the lines.</p><p>We explored the village and got back just in time for the thunderstorm to start.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZRCVkrPh9q6je7JyxNoaeULkq_jXkXxasZ2RFjjWx1la4hmDfSTGlzGfyyLf96ikX2XqnnqONk1rj1QACsoytMrdpDCNtOcwhPze3VowYhdcdlptXbIp60uqOjKFZZxd4-Hp3s8SdJmt2m8U4Bja6l7t-ibXr7-Lcwk1wozAfqtvpUqMM8Geu-3IKe6OL/s4000/IMG20230707193842.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZRCVkrPh9q6je7JyxNoaeULkq_jXkXxasZ2RFjjWx1la4hmDfSTGlzGfyyLf96ikX2XqnnqONk1rj1QACsoytMrdpDCNtOcwhPze3VowYhdcdlptXbIp60uqOjKFZZxd4-Hp3s8SdJmt2m8U4Bja6l7t-ibXr7-Lcwk1wozAfqtvpUqMM8Geu-3IKe6OL/s320/IMG20230707193842.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDK0VwE6t_hON7nnt7ar59wdAH1r5GTsNjL9h4MhCr9B-IlIryihfqhSJLgRm-39ag3Tre3pILR9coxmQfx047O-Dij2hLX_aA2BWQ1R5lJ8HJ5GHYqVNgsy32rb-CXELJbglR5krcVOBDc6XPwwLn_T7hIgEQZS5CxHnthJCUXZKvJz9sBYhdE26gq9t7/s4000/IMG20230707194023.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDK0VwE6t_hON7nnt7ar59wdAH1r5GTsNjL9h4MhCr9B-IlIryihfqhSJLgRm-39ag3Tre3pILR9coxmQfx047O-Dij2hLX_aA2BWQ1R5lJ8HJ5GHYqVNgsy32rb-CXELJbglR5krcVOBDc6XPwwLn_T7hIgEQZS5CxHnthJCUXZKvJz9sBYhdE26gq9t7/s320/IMG20230707194023.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRzS8W1v_tAV1K1HhON314OvL06yTX87zLsIjoyYmjsfohMMgCRmOdTQzqHMeFKXl37os_lvb_O350ZT_c69UjvmOY-JeTgXSj6fvGB5Of9xLxp4HKghiFkqUhVgnZ0ktE17UzkRo2XCeFn8VW9KbRkidnUeOyCi9SQGinTE8kJ-LbIW0_WlVDtxcnfvz8/s4000/IMG20230707194119.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRzS8W1v_tAV1K1HhON314OvL06yTX87zLsIjoyYmjsfohMMgCRmOdTQzqHMeFKXl37os_lvb_O350ZT_c69UjvmOY-JeTgXSj6fvGB5Of9xLxp4HKghiFkqUhVgnZ0ktE17UzkRo2XCeFn8VW9KbRkidnUeOyCi9SQGinTE8kJ-LbIW0_WlVDtxcnfvz8/s320/IMG20230707194119.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1mQEsDshdyO7GYJVrH9PTakFfOfvYWR5hvTGnL4jXZwjfkOTXx65JVcxekKyOloK4bNSLNmL0IxD9semk5E5P1Ya53CC0FxqnAC4nsRP7RxosasBmRgjzzjU25IQMHS4uVULIgRIageEFyxWUoYx80pOHcaUq-pz0IAcDfyx2dbpJIoFBim6lFcFq8DUO/s1694/IMG_20230707_231219.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1694" data-original-width="1270" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1mQEsDshdyO7GYJVrH9PTakFfOfvYWR5hvTGnL4jXZwjfkOTXx65JVcxekKyOloK4bNSLNmL0IxD9semk5E5P1Ya53CC0FxqnAC4nsRP7RxosasBmRgjzzjU25IQMHS4uVULIgRIageEFyxWUoYx80pOHcaUq-pz0IAcDfyx2dbpJIoFBim6lFcFq8DUO/s320/IMG_20230707_231219.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>Ropeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03359273144714619141noreply@blogger.com0La Bastide-l'Évêque, 12200 Le Bas-Ségala, France44.341409 2.1367216.031175163821153 -33.01953 72.651642836178837 37.29297tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3496560184562111487.post-4134183020835895462023-07-06T22:01:00.003+01:002023-07-06T22:09:48.344+01:00The sound of silence<p> OMG. What a difference. Reggie is so quiet I may fall asleep at the wheel.</p><p>Wheel bearing replaced. Some drama as the part didn't arrive until 5pm, but all is well, and quite a bit cheaper than we expected! It did mean hours killing time in cafes, and shopping for a replacement for our cigarette lighter multi-charger. (Reggie is very slowly falling apart. Things fixed with tape are falling off due to the high temperatures. Our reversing camera has died, LED strips turn on when they want, and so on.)</p><p>Camp is in a field in the countryside. Lovely. We were invited to barbecue with fellow traveller Henri, and owner Pierre. Very pleasant, though conversation was by Google translate. Aside from campervan pitches Pierre has around 25 weddings a year in his mediaeval building. His wife's family has lived here for 300 years, but he has travelled the world, including backpacking in NZ. Henri was a chef and a DJ but now seems to be a YouTube content provider.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrHGFM5S8Gk-pZaqbUn4igrM_UxyWWB5-hjI-gPYgZxLWqBlnjQ23VvpFz5w6lTBzSI7OGMmVjK7nJW4nFrnEnhU5ydWy-HjiEKH2ZvaAN6vq5WglKwXw3NbLT2U9fT4iejsQpzBEtD-kW3QxLRqg4ZqteNo0eQVgNZflrWS4TbFLTibHVQ4w88jFfno4M/s4000/IMG20230706214057.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrHGFM5S8Gk-pZaqbUn4igrM_UxyWWB5-hjI-gPYgZxLWqBlnjQ23VvpFz5w6lTBzSI7OGMmVjK7nJW4nFrnEnhU5ydWy-HjiEKH2ZvaAN6vq5WglKwXw3NbLT2U9fT4iejsQpzBEtD-kW3QxLRqg4ZqteNo0eQVgNZflrWS4TbFLTibHVQ4w88jFfno4M/s320/IMG20230706214057.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBepPc6BwVmYFzRBCpMfQk-vIsXeSoEO4tBHTycrcOBYzbKzrZLqolQaNCEx0IKITU6bEqk5f5TfYVjo32Y_WTcQoSCvlxUPXrrD_2QkGW9zhpxODWcFJSfBx1MkW1ISt4ot7F3KvTlfaPrK6cLSW6ZT9kaRfXdQMvNFmXI0scD5byJio4nQwbalPeZeO3/s4000/IMG20230706214902.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBepPc6BwVmYFzRBCpMfQk-vIsXeSoEO4tBHTycrcOBYzbKzrZLqolQaNCEx0IKITU6bEqk5f5TfYVjo32Y_WTcQoSCvlxUPXrrD_2QkGW9zhpxODWcFJSfBx1MkW1ISt4ot7F3KvTlfaPrK6cLSW6ZT9kaRfXdQMvNFmXI0scD5byJio4nQwbalPeZeO3/s320/IMG20230706214902.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju29BY2pzaK5cp3NR0pcOBCtfnjcuAgGbX3lDUFJMYp7EM9nXxhr8Ubwmzx3bpAZtq-KorG6B27LfNX82Wj1mb90zZYNEZpJLVjnI2lKoxuKw5iDkDEzaCins_jc91TlAtI7hxisIMiULH5JGbv5GnZv1RX6PtGKlthFnsro5TjqSVxdwDttqGW7sqqdBQ/s2615/IMG_20230706_225715.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1961" data-original-width="2615" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju29BY2pzaK5cp3NR0pcOBCtfnjcuAgGbX3lDUFJMYp7EM9nXxhr8Ubwmzx3bpAZtq-KorG6B27LfNX82Wj1mb90zZYNEZpJLVjnI2lKoxuKw5iDkDEzaCins_jc91TlAtI7hxisIMiULH5JGbv5GnZv1RX6PtGKlthFnsro5TjqSVxdwDttqGW7sqqdBQ/s320/IMG_20230706_225715.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>Ropeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03359273144714619141noreply@blogger.com081440 Vénès, France43.727582 2.19204315.417348163821153 -32.964207 72.037815836178851 37.348293tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3496560184562111487.post-18209807604304394832023-07-05T18:24:00.000+01:002023-07-05T18:24:01.271+01:00Stop whining!<p> No, not Jude. We went to a mechanic to get the noise sorted in Reggie. First one was booked up but second was very obliging and looked at it straight away. Even came for a demo drive. It was, as suspected, a wheel bearing, though not the one I suspected. They've ordered a replacement which they will fit tomorrow, so fingers crossed we will be able to converse after that. Meanwhile, we park up and wait. There's worse places to be stuck for a day...</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigD2CrX9yC1oJhvZebKiMnxVvQ09_QP5L9cbHUR6SqzqpAmW_fZbjcXJ7DbB-YCepu_T3CeBqL-0jGisCfNnu9uFqebcnKzNIVI613F9vDcFyNH4uhy9dYpN-CFyxCVgHRJ3XlTj-4vqph7JiAHH9IwiDGdxM8nb7AsnE7iH5LL535WDJrbNvOW_-UKWjp/s2311/IMG_20230705_191945.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2311" data-original-width="1733" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigD2CrX9yC1oJhvZebKiMnxVvQ09_QP5L9cbHUR6SqzqpAmW_fZbjcXJ7DbB-YCepu_T3CeBqL-0jGisCfNnu9uFqebcnKzNIVI613F9vDcFyNH4uhy9dYpN-CFyxCVgHRJ3XlTj-4vqph7JiAHH9IwiDGdxM8nb7AsnE7iH5LL535WDJrbNvOW_-UKWjp/s320/IMG_20230705_191945.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcxhRZyoA1Ly2nnWCUUweTG_-DNHfoB9S1JQ7E8wUZikCOmLi9tbtUIn2JIpDFA1PhIFuDXi1RQMRK1SmzsfkWN4Vjvx9nYuDOUN-VCB_SQTvropF7eNNrT-EuLVAmogpeASXEBhUrjmNIrk1TwBIqBj5MzlNhfi5eJB2-EuIshLD3r-QI3rpU7IEJ8xwz/s3060/IMG_20230705_192023.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2295" data-original-width="3060" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcxhRZyoA1Ly2nnWCUUweTG_-DNHfoB9S1JQ7E8wUZikCOmLi9tbtUIn2JIpDFA1PhIFuDXi1RQMRK1SmzsfkWN4Vjvx9nYuDOUN-VCB_SQTvropF7eNNrT-EuLVAmogpeASXEBhUrjmNIrk1TwBIqBj5MzlNhfi5eJB2-EuIshLD3r-QI3rpU7IEJ8xwz/s320/IMG_20230705_192023.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>A shock to find our diesel up from around 1.40€ to 1.70€ after crossing back to France. Ouch.</p>Ropeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03359273144714619141noreply@blogger.com1Mazamet, France43.490103 2.37657915.179869163821152 -32.779671 71.800336836178843 37.532829tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3496560184562111487.post-73806966084180855812023-07-04T11:49:00.027+01:002023-07-05T12:03:56.199+01:00Visiting a boardgame<p> Some of you may have seen or even played the boardgame Carcassonne. (If not, why not? It's one of the biggest selling games in the world!) Google it.</p><p>Anyway, we visited the French medieval town it was inspired by. 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There's new new Carcassonne as well.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p>Ropeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03359273144714619141noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3496560184562111487.post-59999782578584027382023-07-03T18:07:00.005+01:002023-07-03T23:19:02.220+01:00Into France<p>Our stopover was quite a pleasant village and had a very good panateria.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPjuOUDorlcKtcEh1ORC4_NXcGm8jU6tEdlQby923aAHJ5L3QE31WJVZM2nXd_L2NEuVcLReDiSzcSi5Kb2MnUBfdKQ31jDgFA2Mx6C9jD5FbuO-3M1lA7O6tWr9oUYWOvAicXh2CJp78r2sU6c2MG8-UKgllzPQJwdZgo8HDpbCUKxmsyohZlzFNxcHW9/s4000/IMG20230703111339.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPjuOUDorlcKtcEh1ORC4_NXcGm8jU6tEdlQby923aAHJ5L3QE31WJVZM2nXd_L2NEuVcLReDiSzcSi5Kb2MnUBfdKQ31jDgFA2Mx6C9jD5FbuO-3M1lA7O6tWr9oUYWOvAicXh2CJp78r2sU6c2MG8-UKgllzPQJwdZgo8HDpbCUKxmsyohZlzFNxcHW9/s320/IMG20230703111339.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The village stretches along a ridge, so these houses must have good views.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqPG1dfBSjeoOkktjiucAdJMerCU5qZkJE39HUtF8ckmxtTq3MlmAbkxahzrRlhCiNcFmD_CDrc-SwzAoC96RCvhg96VnLPd25xAa-9S6hQdOM9gngDyBQ8B2DZEp8OUB9FTfHwqB43FISnSecUztaWFeMOtaSC69w_rc9FFX9bSZudgJipdfdYbDx7VMF/s1177/IMG_20230703_185635.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="882" data-original-width="1177" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqPG1dfBSjeoOkktjiucAdJMerCU5qZkJE39HUtF8ckmxtTq3MlmAbkxahzrRlhCiNcFmD_CDrc-SwzAoC96RCvhg96VnLPd25xAa-9S6hQdOM9gngDyBQ8B2DZEp8OUB9FTfHwqB43FISnSecUztaWFeMOtaSC69w_rc9FFX9bSZudgJipdfdYbDx7VMF/s320/IMG_20230703_185635.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The hazy mountains beckon</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5Wm_lQc6pjL3Tayf22XHO0y6z2Gi9yl8Jh4gQAUNVQwOV7mXNn_gCwKoiZHKHnDsI1W2UD9rgF0PkfwIJqMQGrtE5y3rkhOx7Ib-vJDFKKaVjL03jnQhrgWAywRNnDg1wvEmuzu1uFBLgeLjLCQzXO-2OCHbINOVkFBPjib3Im3ftRYn5W_fOpqgVjH7T/s1367/IMG_20230703_185851.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1367" data-original-width="1026" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5Wm_lQc6pjL3Tayf22XHO0y6z2Gi9yl8Jh4gQAUNVQwOV7mXNn_gCwKoiZHKHnDsI1W2UD9rgF0PkfwIJqMQGrtE5y3rkhOx7Ib-vJDFKKaVjL03jnQhrgWAywRNnDg1wvEmuzu1uFBLgeLjLCQzXO-2OCHbINOVkFBPjib3Im3ftRYn5W_fOpqgVjH7T/s320/IMG_20230703_185851.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The dinosaur museum next door. Closed of course - it's Monday</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p> We drove along narrow winding roads and through gorges to cross at what must be one of the least travelled border crossing routes.</p><p>Spectacular, with cliffs actually overhanging the road and at least one switchback descent. 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There were some good mountain views, and an old dam, but I was driving </p><p>Handily, there is a pool just next to us, though we also have clouds.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIckL6IvbH1lEiKP14UeSla1mmTGxwZLCVsXQ7xBJN4EEUZGg8u6hkvTXke8bzqBiw7kWcjmwFPYJr8OEYE-XqCZ2FKfskrUgSzypmZ-XTn2q0lnlVkd7AiXB00mpp8pEEqPt361zfdo8wOwNPnwe4pgCwM6XHEHAsdeZjboeJpysTYTdkzLq9OYz_pmA3/s4000/IMG20230702162819.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIckL6IvbH1lEiKP14UeSla1mmTGxwZLCVsXQ7xBJN4EEUZGg8u6hkvTXke8bzqBiw7kWcjmwFPYJr8OEYE-XqCZ2FKfskrUgSzypmZ-XTn2q0lnlVkd7AiXB00mpp8pEEqPt361zfdo8wOwNPnwe4pgCwM6XHEHAsdeZjboeJpysTYTdkzLq9OYz_pmA3/s320/IMG20230702162819.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>It was cool watching eagles circling in the updrafts. Jude watched one swooping by the pool, but I was looking the other way. I counted 20+. Later a couple hawks/kites/raptors showed up.</p><p>Thank goodness everything is a touch cooler, particularly at night. Last night even tipped over to cold! We'll probably cross the border tomorrow, taking a route between the coast and Andorra.</p>Ropeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03359273144714619141noreply@blogger.com025793 Coll de Nargó, Lleida, Spain42.1738219 1.316197413.863588063821155 -33.8400526 70.484055736178846 36.4724474tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3496560184562111487.post-51032365622987654922023-07-01T17:03:00.002+01:002023-07-01T17:22:21.562+01:00Middle of nowhere<p> Not much to report today. We got our laundry done, got swarmed by flys when we stopped on the side of the road, and ended up next to a swimming pool in a country village. Very refreshing it was too, as the heat has headed up again. Sadly the pool also suffers from too many flies. Could be the pig farm nearby...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI3Dye06POgecTd__32XWHq69gECjnMPEaht347Ju450eNU0GNjgK05wddoKYOMBauBwHejOPu7dfTJJnRw82WDKkNoOBXj6MhW3oAUzueWZR9PphYjnKaiwjAw7v2YXSDi7X75nAaW-1jror-3d3iWM6fJ2bSQMdyjjR_pUhLSjueREuaiASoazoAEK-g/s1920/IMG_20230701_181232609.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI3Dye06POgecTd__32XWHq69gECjnMPEaht347Ju450eNU0GNjgK05wddoKYOMBauBwHejOPu7dfTJJnRw82WDKkNoOBXj6MhW3oAUzueWZR9PphYjnKaiwjAw7v2YXSDi7X75nAaW-1jror-3d3iWM6fJ2bSQMdyjjR_pUhLSjueREuaiASoazoAEK-g/s320/IMG_20230701_181232609.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>Curious countryside. If I were to guess I'd say it had been a lake for some time until a river had broken through to empty it. Terraces, and geological layers, and formations that would have to have been formed by water.</p>Ropeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03359273144714619141noreply@blogger.com025185 La Granja d'Escarp, Lleida, Spain41.4188099 0.353066618.118481876134126 -34.8031834 64.719137923865873 35.5093166tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3496560184562111487.post-32840554869569207882023-07-01T12:03:00.000+01:002023-08-18T12:14:44.217+01:00Zaragoza<p>Zaragoza, the capital of Aragon. Roman, Visigoth, Moor, Aragonese and Spain have all controlled it, so every building seems to have layers of history.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc5uxDV3AIsgfUVN_QuwGyGQuKwN8oHGUTzibV8wPWc3XvHcZiQsqVfJZz2FR0QoKTdm0RcB5BT5XKDXIOVKFOUTBYd7ww9hraTVRwbrrl159sxKgW7VkCpaLp3yxDM-F3v26XvdOxZTMRDIcRIfYXl0pgEyXrtSP74F3dxTbwnue6voD-jibGh_sQP-h_/s4000/IMG20230630103005.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc5uxDV3AIsgfUVN_QuwGyGQuKwN8oHGUTzibV8wPWc3XvHcZiQsqVfJZz2FR0QoKTdm0RcB5BT5XKDXIOVKFOUTBYd7ww9hraTVRwbrrl159sxKgW7VkCpaLp3yxDM-F3v26XvdOxZTMRDIcRIfYXl0pgEyXrtSP74F3dxTbwnue6voD-jibGh_sQP-h_/s320/IMG20230630103005.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Roman walls still stand</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDoj93IiUd8fs4l81B_FaojkNDLfNNkS3jekIQ1kY5LBTfddIsxesWYLepHEhpkbPerAHkGwtAI1g-_8C02CcCi7LuavZ7RJwnKZ2Nqsz-64DGYC5x-3lMJL7Uc2yFTjs4dMzBzGa4hfKxSDhf7g2wNh3lquFqBqIy-lNY_Wpwnc-hW0MFKzy7-gOlBDXq/s4000/IMG20230630103124.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDoj93IiUd8fs4l81B_FaojkNDLfNNkS3jekIQ1kY5LBTfddIsxesWYLepHEhpkbPerAHkGwtAI1g-_8C02CcCi7LuavZ7RJwnKZ2Nqsz-64DGYC5x-3lMJL7Uc2yFTjs4dMzBzGa4hfKxSDhf7g2wNh3lquFqBqIy-lNY_Wpwnc-hW0MFKzy7-gOlBDXq/s320/IMG20230630103124.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">What is it with wonky church towers? This one's leaning like the tower of Pisa.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCqHwpAX3yxKtKSKz6aw45jzVvU8V1A9MXJSZc1FP-uPI72z-2XKe0864AhCBPNb_q3QQ8P_szKInDXe2EcUWaq9Sh4VUf09PcYXW57XL0kiKqVhHZ7FTbha9lyH4utfH7aSJmqP2SDxddalL-4buFFV3hduFqyIw3SEz1g3zb-iI5gbycAFAqWyjgjscU/s4000/IMG20230630103237.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCqHwpAX3yxKtKSKz6aw45jzVvU8V1A9MXJSZc1FP-uPI72z-2XKe0864AhCBPNb_q3QQ8P_szKInDXe2EcUWaq9Sh4VUf09PcYXW57XL0kiKqVhHZ7FTbha9lyH4utfH7aSJmqP2SDxddalL-4buFFV3hduFqyIw3SEz1g3zb-iI5gbycAFAqWyjgjscU/s320/IMG20230630103237.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Another market</td></tr></tbody></table><br />The Aljaferia. Pretty cool restoration given the changes that had been made over time. 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Not much industry there, but a few shops</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH3gSuPw-T4p_nD9dsfFSR4oT_3rjD2Ye-Ecmc5jJlV9bGp288W_u-gustM4XUXpvXLHofHd7ADipuHVhu-U0Z6Lhed9IZ__gnrXUs6gHkxzu-VOs6ADexshYLR1WHZT4R4M3JRjc2Kz2CA4TU86QP_tUIF8efv3posQcItRXwfG-QPY000j_rlZPWDltT/s4000/IMG20230630153042.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH3gSuPw-T4p_nD9dsfFSR4oT_3rjD2Ye-Ecmc5jJlV9bGp288W_u-gustM4XUXpvXLHofHd7ADipuHVhu-U0Z6Lhed9IZ__gnrXUs6gHkxzu-VOs6ADexshYLR1WHZT4R4M3JRjc2Kz2CA4TU86QP_tUIF8efv3posQcItRXwfG-QPY000j_rlZPWDltT/s320/IMG20230630153042.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ8rRi_d1YwmycLCSBgvpu-iGo1r1k37lA5ZIJpV7NwIys_srYDAqDXXiMgvtNVKpG-GNcPFazNSlPV7Ry7Xs8Xy4BujAIfwp25IEbC1UdM-eFDNK8-HurVoo4nIz5hfOCqy4FJr0LKfBh2WlbZvB9dZP07CcL8fy_1tAB3Dl2nEdTsWsF7TXWxMN5jtMW/s2839/IMG_20230630_231234.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2839" data-original-width="2129" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ8rRi_d1YwmycLCSBgvpu-iGo1r1k37lA5ZIJpV7NwIys_srYDAqDXXiMgvtNVKpG-GNcPFazNSlPV7Ry7Xs8Xy4BujAIfwp25IEbC1UdM-eFDNK8-HurVoo4nIz5hfOCqy4FJr0LKfBh2WlbZvB9dZP07CcL8fy_1tAB3Dl2nEdTsWsF7TXWxMN5jtMW/s320/IMG_20230630_231234.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p>Low point of the day: chocolate mint tea.</p><p>The park-up is chocker. There were 22 when we went into town and I'd say 60-70 now.</p>Ropeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03359273144714619141noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3496560184562111487.post-90248082955919332642023-06-29T20:39:00.003+01:002023-08-18T12:21:37.947+01:00Going mediaeval on your a#$@<p>We explored the village which proved pretty cool.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJyb00wqBULT-L_1uQtDiM-rsX3RYrCJbloT7VUsAj8qekSy984b8cUxNiw2npCqYJ9s5Tg8SAizW1eajvLKxtg93APyCSunFnq3gJKSGIsknokOg4xtet_iZnPb1xVOPL9vFVybOpVrBbPwo2j9EkC8Fxh4WIiL3TY3Gz82Jx4guynXk_nmZoQ91DiVpz/s3648/DSC03341.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2736" data-original-width="3648" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJyb00wqBULT-L_1uQtDiM-rsX3RYrCJbloT7VUsAj8qekSy984b8cUxNiw2npCqYJ9s5Tg8SAizW1eajvLKxtg93APyCSunFnq3gJKSGIsknokOg4xtet_iZnPb1xVOPL9vFVybOpVrBbPwo2j9EkC8Fxh4WIiL3TY3Gz82Jx4guynXk_nmZoQ91DiVpz/s320/DSC03341.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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The road was through badlands with some pretty cool rock formations. Also, more church towers on angles. We've seen more wonky towers in Spain than all of our other trips so far!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">To add to the drama we drove through a big thunderstorm. I do like a bit of donder und blitzen.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We had a site recommended to us. Medinaceli, a well preserved mediaeval village stop quite a steep hill.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_bh1drK1KA9B-P5OMq_4MEquWFFSLhbf5_SbHhiMskh2kJBBHHfQcc_fAiNxhU2BWj1-eE5SB9WfsBUIoGhc4nYPDyvGJIymTwTiX8RKgC2BJDfW_dVeYwKUSSPIDK1twBDR2R1LZBTV_O5sKl9FyXeGQak-8ThFJNqBkwvyrZsXMW0vJjixbQJyGyIHp/s3648/DSC03338.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3648" data-original-width="2736" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_bh1drK1KA9B-P5OMq_4MEquWFFSLhbf5_SbHhiMskh2kJBBHHfQcc_fAiNxhU2BWj1-eE5SB9WfsBUIoGhc4nYPDyvGJIymTwTiX8RKgC2BJDfW_dVeYwKUSSPIDK1twBDR2R1LZBTV_O5sKl9FyXeGQak-8ThFJNqBkwvyrZsXMW0vJjixbQJyGyIHp/s320/DSC03338.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXszHVJc0R_nc9OHoSuPVJKROVAhTdx8Ol_uyQ7Diiahk37KM_bio3G6-VfqEc5q0whx_tHCXnE1a2CneFiWGXBlYuTLSsVNn_noHLGIcVQNgpFpt5r4TZr1QVGNnYAv3dNhHuOAyOM2AUuxCe5U7OF3k6N19qGj26Yk5QVjGHIA5r5aU5fLoKSmoWU0YA/s3648/DSC03340.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2736" data-original-width="3648" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXszHVJc0R_nc9OHoSuPVJKROVAhTdx8Ol_uyQ7Diiahk37KM_bio3G6-VfqEc5q0whx_tHCXnE1a2CneFiWGXBlYuTLSsVNn_noHLGIcVQNgpFpt5r4TZr1QVGNnYAv3dNhHuOAyOM2AUuxCe5U7OF3k6N19qGj26Yk5QVjGHIA5r5aU5fLoKSmoWU0YA/s320/DSC03340.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzQ18GBfCkmYQ4ZrKO-g5q-pQuyNWAn3AUAV_JKfb0PqSDQf9NE1Btx8U43GdT1LfqwEzAoGyMums3xMcXBQR1QgsGKXcmwIvIpfSgQm3h2qIO_pe5yJ3RIDpXRKA0F3MZ5CrDFwAWe5nxKWX4vKg1H3YkSg4n7vwNyAkOa9iQNC9Yye85I6FQ7jy5UPtW/s4000/IMG20230628172300.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzQ18GBfCkmYQ4ZrKO-g5q-pQuyNWAn3AUAV_JKfb0PqSDQf9NE1Btx8U43GdT1LfqwEzAoGyMums3xMcXBQR1QgsGKXcmwIvIpfSgQm3h2qIO_pe5yJ3RIDpXRKA0F3MZ5CrDFwAWe5nxKWX4vKg1H3YkSg4n7vwNyAkOa9iQNC9Yye85I6FQ7jy5UPtW/s320/IMG20230628172300.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>Parking was on a big open field, with quite a view.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Ropeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03359273144714619141noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3496560184562111487.post-47217173763454522392023-06-28T12:08:00.009+01:002023-08-18T11:54:19.132+01:00Prado, but no proof<p>I think it 40 today. Scorching, but still we did the tourist thing.</p><p>However, I think I had mild heatstroke as a I was pretty crook. I had lots to drink but it took two days to get over it.</p><p>Madrid's a huge city but our interest was in the Prada. 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Km 0 where all distances are measured from.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>If you visit the Prado after 5.00 it's free, so we joined the queue. You can't take photos so I have surprisingly few of Madrid this day.</p>Ropeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03359273144714619141noreply@blogger.com0Madrid, Spain40.4167754 -3.703790212.106541563821153 -38.8600402 68.727009236178844 31.4524598