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Day 28
... and I almost miss the next narrow step. A rest on the third floor to gain my breath back as the sweat runs down my back. So much for the shower. The remaining three floors are completed slowly as am now tired. All the bags are down. One last trip to get Carmen and the garbage. Up and down I go again. The garbage is disposed of and I start to finish dressing, but can't cool down. Jacket, sloppy Joe and shirt are left undone to let the cool air do its job. We ...
Versailles and Chartres
... lot of interior construction going on, which detracted from the sense of hugeness that it should have, and it was also very dark, but the immensity of the 12th C construction was still incredible.
In mid-day we drove just over an hour to Orleans. We are camped on a roadside just actor the flooding Loire river from the town. We spent a couple of hours bicycling around the town, including the gothic cathegral, ...
Peter's version - he posts at last!
... that the European parliament is drafting up the framework to make it all happen seamlessly. Will there be a Euro zone the next time we come?
The waiter at our restaurant last night - La Vieille Maison - gave us a book for our journey, a guide of restaurants and hotels, but all based around the Chefs - their smiling photos, their specialties and the price range. Gastronomy rules here. The listing for that ...
Built in thirty years.
... worse than her English!. We will have to make do with wifi in hot spots. Peter did manage to get his phone going, but it is expensive.
Saw the Musee des Beaux Artes which was a great gallery in what was the Bishop's palace. I was interested in a collection of early pianos, clavichords and spinets going back to 1721. I also loved the stained glass shop with old and contemporary glass work and was very tempted to buy ...
Parlez vous Francais?
... very pleasant because at one stage I said dan (Indonesian) instead of et. Our default second language is too strong! It doesn't matter much as I don't think he understood much of what we said and it works just to point at the menu.
Will write about the cathedral next entry as we plan to spend some time there today, explore the Old Town and maybe take in a Christmas concert right here in this building this ...

